Gallery Crossroad Hoʻolālā Kūloko Hōʻikeʻike by Hsin-Ting Weng

Gallery Crossroad Hoʻolālā Kūloko Hōʻikeʻike by Hsin-Ting Weng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KalaLoko Hale· 2021

Gallery Crossroad Hoʻolālā Kūloko Hōʻikeʻike

by Hsin-Ting Weng

Client: Ris Interior Design Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Gallery Crossroad Hoʻolālā Kūloko Hōʻikeʻike

He hoʻonohonoho kūloko hōʻikeʻike ʻo Gallery Crossroad no ka paʻi kiʻi, i hoʻonoho ʻia i loko o kekahi hale Taiwana 40 makahiki ka ʻelemakule. He 60 mika huinahā ka nui o ka wahi kūkulu ʻia. Ua ālai ʻia ka hapa nui o nā puka aniani hale kūʻai, no laila ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka wahi e ka mālamalama i hoʻomalu ʻia. Ke hiki i nā malihini ke nānā i kēlā me kēia kiʻi holoʻokoʻa ma nā paia cyclorama. He hana wireframe kila e holo mai nā kolamu a i ke kaupaku a hoʻohana ʻia no ke kau ʻana i nā ʻāpana, a ʻo kona ʻano pio e hoʻolōʻihi ʻike ʻia i ka hohonu o ka lumi. He pale papa hakahaka hoʻomālamalama e hoʻokaʻawale ana i ka pākaukau hoʻokipa mai ka hōʻikeʻike. Ua mālama ʻia ka puka ʻulaʻula kahiko a me nā ʻāpana paia grid.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Gallery Crossroad Hoʻolālā Kūloko Hōʻikeʻike i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Gallery Crossroad Hoʻolālā Kūloko Hōʻikeʻike he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Gallery Crossroad Hoʻolālā Kūloko Hōʻikeʻike e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The site was a dilapidated Taiwanese residential abode built 40 years ago. The exterior grafted textured checkerboard to renew the dotage of building with modern touches. Whereas in the interior, the steel wireframe structure, seen alongside from columns to ceilings, is functional for hanging pieces, and its arch form visually extends the building depth, suffusing with unreal impressions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Construction area 60 square meter.
Tags: Photography, Exhibition Space, Multi-functional Space for Public, Steel Tubes, Checkerboard, Cyclorama Wall, Minimalism, Red, Achromatic Colors, Complementary Colors
Production Technology: To cater for unknown images and art pieces in the future, the gallery area is filled with voids and set in achromatic color schemes. The minimalism form of contour is delineated only by light. Through different angles of framing, the shadow itself comes along with dark tonal effects, sustaining dynamic movement, building up layers of geometric arrays, and increasing the illusion of volume.
Design Challenge: In order not to interfere with the independent thinking made by observers, the cyclorama wall, which can be seen both at the storefront and inner gallery space, diminishes accessibility and allows people to view the full frame.
Research: Photography involves light and framing; thus, the interior gallery space avoids daylighting interruption by blocking most exterior windows at the storefront, creating an impactful perception to viewers.
Inspiration: Gallery Crossroad is a culture hub for photography lovers. The name, crossroad, came up from the occasion where every ordinary man makes decisions on a daily basis, implying how photographers gaze and their decision of pressing the shutter. Image is composed of how the photographer conducts framing on viewfinders every moment; however, how it will be interpreted with extended comments based on the perspective and self-experience of observers themselves.
Project Duration: Started from October 2020 and finished in February 2020.
Taichung city, Taiwan
Operation Flow: A semi-clear screen made by hollow boards, separating the information /reception desk from the gallery area. The translucent properties suffuse an indistinct glow resonant with surrealist ambiances; whereas, the old, existing, red door and grid tiles on wall are intentionally kept intact, creating a perceptual contrast and recalling the vicissitudes of times.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Ris Interior Design Co., Ltd..
Team Members: Hsin-Ting Weng
Lexie Tsai
Image Credits: YHLAA