Paper for Light Hana Nui: Hoʻolālā Ā Loko Home by Ya-Jung Yvane Hsieh

Paper for Light Hana Nui: Hoʻolālā Ā Loko Home by Ya-Jung Yvane Hsieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2021

Paper for Light Hana Nui: Hoʻolālā Ā Loko Home

by Ya-Jung Yvane Hsieh

Client: Limo Design

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

8,983

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #121779

View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Paper for Light Hana Nui: Hoʻolālā Ā Loko Home

Kikokikona Puke: ʻO Pepa no ka Mālamalama he hoʻolālā ā loko home i hana ʻia i wahi mālie no ka noʻonoʻo hohonu. Hoʻohana ke home 100 mika huinahā i ke ʻano nui o ka hana pepa hikina. Hiki ke hoʻoneʻe ʻia nā papa Shoji hapa-ʻikea ʻeono ma ke ala e hoʻomalu ai i ka ikaika a me ka palupalu o ka mālamalama kūlohelohe a e alakaʻi ai i ke kahe ʻana o ka ea, kahi e hōʻemi ai i ka pono no ka mālamalama hana lima a me ka hoʻomehana ea. Hoʻomanaʻo ke kaupaku i hana ʻia me ke ʻano o ka pepa i pelu ʻia i ka Origami ma luna o kahi papahele lāʻau palena. ʻO ka lāʻau, ka pepa laiki a me ka lepo diatom ka mea e kaulike ai i ka mahu wai a e hōʻemi ai i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka plastika.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Paper for Light Hana Nui: Hoʻolālā Ā Loko Home i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Paper for Light Hana Nui: Hoʻolālā Ā Loko Home he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Paper for Light Hana Nui: Hoʻolālā Ā Loko Home i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: To create a calm space for meditation, oriental paper art is the concept applied through the project in responding to the light. The Shoji Gate can mediate the intensity of light, which help decreasing the usage of artificial light. To reduce the consumption of plastic and balance the humidity, wood and timber structure became the main material and construction way. In the main space, the layers of light from the movement of Shoji Gate and the from Origami become the space’s response to nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: The space dimension is 100m square.
- The layers of semi-transparent Shoji Gate can not only mediate the intensity and softness of the natural light but also lead the airflow, which helps reduce the usage of the air conditioner and the artificial light. Meanwhile, the designer applied abundant wood and Diatom mud in this project to balance the humidity and the temperature of the environment.
- The cantilever bench combines two functions: the seat for users and the track of Shoji Gate, which reduces the usage of furniture and provides the space with flexibility.
Tags: Oriental space, Shoji Gate, Origami, Engawa, Nature light
Production Technology: The concept of Origami (paper folding) is expressed from the form of ceiling and the patterns of Shoji Gate. The paper-crease-shaped ceiling and the horizontally-arranged wood floor create the axis of the main corridor, which not only extends users’ vision and provides two different atmospheres (steady and flowing) of the public area. By overlapping the six pieces of Shoji Gate, it becomes the diaphragm of natural light that mediates its softness and influences the user’s senses.
Design Challenge: A new idea by inspiration from oriental paper with real material and concept form to balance the indoor light brightness, air flow, temperature, humidity, etc based on the combinations non-aritfitrual constructed by local wood, rice paper, diatom, natural paint, which the space composited by elements of Shoji Gate, Origami, Engawa, Ceiling into a contemporary building. Break the boundary of traditional Shoji Gate - the six pieces of semi-transparent can be adjusted at any position on the track according to the direction and intensity of the light.
Research: Combine diverse patterns of paper to create the contrast of solid and void in the space: the Shoji Gate versus the dim light; the paper-crease-shaped ceiling and the horizontally-arranged wood floor as the imaginary paper of the vision. - This project is a place for the users to meditate, so 60 percentage of the whole space is designed for the public area. The window bench seat and Shoji Gate in this area serve as the Engawa which create a semi-transparent boundary between the outdoors and the indoors.
Inspiration: Recall the importance of natural material- Paper has gradually lost its importance now owing to the development of plastic. However, compared to the plastic products, paper can naturally compose and is more eco-friendly. Furthermore, the characteristic of oriental paper makes it suitable for mediating the light and creating an ambiguous boundary for space, which makes it different from other materials. Therefore, the designer contributes to recall the importance of using natural material in this project. By applying the wood, paper, and Diatom mud, the usage of plastic, artificial light, and air conditioner can be efficiently decreased.
Project Duration: The project is finished in Jan 2018 in New Taipei City.
Operation Flow: A Zen space for meditation with naturally oriental paper art, to enjoy the Empty Spirit. One big space invites host to stay in the ambience.
Team Members: Ya-Jung Yvane HSIEH