Bright Corridor Hoʻolālā Loko Home Noho by Chien-Hwan Wang

Bright Corridor Hoʻolālā Loko Home Noho by Chien-Hwan Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

HaoLoko Hale· 2023

Bright Corridor Hoʻolālā Loko Home Noho

by Chien-Hwan Wang

Client: Chien Hwan Associates

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Bright Corridor Hoʻolālā Loko Home Noho

He hoʻolālā loko home noho ʻo Bright Corridor no kahi hale kamaʻāina ʻehā papahele ma ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Taichung. Ua hoʻoponoponoʻia ka hale no kekahi mau kāne wahine hoʻomaha hana i mea e hiki ai ke kahe ʻole nā keʻa i loko o ka hale. Ua hoʻokomoʻia kahi ʻelekaina a ua hoʻonohonoho hou ʻia ke ala kūpono. Ua hana ʻia kahi pā mālamalama ma ke kikowaena o ke kaupaku, ma luna o ke alapiʻi meli kila, i mea e lawe mai ai i ka mālamalama lā i loko o kahi ala hele i mua he lōʻihi, haiki, a pōʻeleʻele. Hoʻohana ʻia ke kala uliuli ma ke ʻano nui. ʻO nā mea hana e like me ke kāpeti Bolon, ka pōhaku pālahalaha, ka papa lāʻau paʻa, ka lāʻau, ke pauka (concrete), ka metala, a me ka umeke aniani.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Bright Corridor Hoʻolālā Loko Home Noho i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Bright Corridor Hoʻolālā Loko Home Noho he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Bright Corridor Hoʻolālā Loko Home Noho no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With a modern style, the design team chose blue as the main tone of the space, expecting to create a low-key and calm atmosphere. The design team combines traditional totems and metal parts with various design techniques to realize the rich layers of different materials in the same tone. In addition to reorganizing the vertical route of the space and installing an elevator, the public area is also designed with a transparent route and multifunctional activity area. The private areas have excellent lighting in the bedrooms, allowing sufficient daylight and efficient use of space.
Dimensions & Packaging: The design team created a patio in the center of the building and planned it above the staircase. The steel staircase not only reflects the sunlight from the patio but also eliminates the dark and cold feeling of the space and makes the house look more transparent. The circular line extends to the dining table on the first floor, allowing daylight from the patio to shine from the center to each corner and giving the whole family an area for dining and communication, which is the theme of the project.
Tags: Patio, elevator, Single-family house, Steel staircase, Barrier-free space, Bolon carpet, Prussian blue.
Production Technology: Bolon carpet, tile, plywood, wood, concrete, screen, metal, glass tile.
Design Challenge: When the design team re-planned the vertical route, in addition to avoiding beams and floor slabs, they also had to confirm whether the location, depth, and size of the elevator shaft met the requirements of equipment and evaluate the structural strength of the building with structural technicians before finalizing the plan.
Research: The design team not only used the corners as a storage room but also reshaped the layout and reduced the irregularity of the building's contours to maximize the use of space. Created more spacious and ventilated independent bathrooms. The multi-purpose room on the second floor is separated by four sliding doors, which can be expanded as a living room or study room. The door can be fully closed and locked from the inside to become a temporary room and can be used as a projection screen by lowering the white roller shutter.
Inspiration: The retired couple wants to install an elevator in their four-story house, which is more than 25 years old, to make their home barrier-free. The design team demolished the original layout and reconfigured the vertical route, which not only eliminates the disadvantage of the long and narrow corridor that is closed and dark but also reorganizes the corners to make full use of the space. It is worth mentioning that to solve the problem of poor lighting, the design team has created a patio in the center of the roof to introduce the sunlight to the staircase.
Project Duration: The project started and finished in Taichung City.
Operation Flow: After the creation of the patio, the clients have repeatedly commented that they do not need to turn on the lights when it is sunny and that they can sense the weather changes better. The original polished stone flooring was replaced by Bolon carpet so that the clients can walk around barefoot in winter without getting cold. Increased the size of the small bathroom to three to four times after the renovation. After re-planning, each bedroom can accommodate a double bed and a dressing room.
Image Credits: CHIENHWAN associates