Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Wohnbauprojekt by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Wohnbauprojekt by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Eisen in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.

EisenArchitektur· 2021

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Wohnbauprojekt

by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Wohnbauprojekt

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh ist ein Wohnbauprojekt mit 88 Reihenhäusern in Kambodscha. Reihenhäuser sind in Phnom Penh weit verbreitet, wobei sich große Gruppen ähnlicher Einheiten kaum voneinander unterscheiden lassen. Das Projekt bewahrt die bestehende Struktur und überarbeitet eine Fassadenzone von 1,5 Metern. Versetzt angeordnete Balkone sind auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen zurückgesetzt und schaffen so Pufferzonen zwischen den benachbarten Häusern. Das Zusammenspiel von Masse und Leerraum lässt Licht und Schatten über die Ansicht hinweg wandern. Jedes Haus wird unterscheidbar – mit den anderen verbunden und dennoch eigenständig.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Wohnbauprojekt ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Wohnbauprojekt wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Wohnbauprojekt wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a development with a total of 88 row houses, of which 2 show flats was constructed in the first stage. In order to express the individuality of the each row house and residents, a negative space is inserted between the row houses. The staggered negative space is a recessed balcony. The balcony serves as a divider, forming buffer zone in-between houses, transforming the anonymous big complex into distinguishable individual houses. The row houses are connected, yet separated.
Tags: residential, house, alterations, addition & alteration, rebuilding, traditional row houses, phnom penh, cambodia, cocoon architecture, facelifting facade.
Production Technology: The traditional row houses are decorated with features and patterns. In this project the row houses are decorated with negative spaces instead. By the positioning of balconies, the facades are enriched by solid and void. The activities in the balconies, the light and shadow in those in and out become a vivid form of elevation, making the individual row house distinguishable.
Design Challenge: Phnom Penh is becoming the upcoming developing city in the South East Asia, the standard of living for the general citizens elevates too. The young generation becomes more adapted to a new and modern culture. They become keener on individuality and privacy of city life.

Different from traditional row houses, balconies are inserted to individual row houses in this project, forming buffer zones in-between them, and transform the anonymous complex into distinguishable individual houses.
Research: The target users are of this project is the younger generation of Phnom Penh. The modern form and emphasizing on individuality help the branding of the project as a new home for young couples.
Inspiration: Row houses are common in Phnom Penh. They are individual in nature, but together become a mega complex, which you can hardly distinguish one house from another.

The site is an unfinished project with only structural skeleton completed. The existing structure of traditional row houses is kept while the intervention focuses on the 1.5m façade zone- a literal “facelift”. Staggered balconies are inserted at different levels of individual row houses, forming buffer zones in-between them. The solid and void encourages the play of light and shadow, in and out of activities, transforming the anonymous complex into distinguishable individual houses.
Project Duration: completed at 2019 in Cambodia, Phnom Penh
(for the 2 row houses as show flats)
Operation Flow: Other than architectural intervention of negative spaces, the original features of a traditional row houses: - the balcony, covered roof garden, etc, are kept to respect local culture as well as to accommodate the sub-tropical climate. Some enhancements are introduced to fit the modern life. The balcony is recessed to prevent a direct view from street and the main window is tilted to avoid overlooking of facing houses.
Team Members: YUNG Chung Kwong, CHIU Hang Mei Mary Grace
Image Credits: cocoon architecture Ltd.