Wave Ka Hale Noho by Minwoo Ahn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2023

Wave Ka Hale Noho

by Minwoo Ahn

Client: Ahn and Partners

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Wave Ka Hale Noho

ʻO ka Wave kahi hale kaʻawale hoʻokahi e hui pū me kona ʻano kūlohelohe. Hoʻolālā ʻia e hana i kahi ʻike ola pilikino e hoʻokō i nā pono o kona poʻe kamaʻāina. Hoʻonohonoho pono ʻia kēlā me kēia ʻano o ka hoʻolālā e hāʻawi i kahi ʻike sensory e hoʻonui ai i ka maikaʻi o ke ola o kāna poʻe e noho ana. Hoʻolālā ʻia nā wahi noho a me nā wahi pā e hoʻohui i kahi mehameha a me nā wahi kaiāulu e hana i kahi lewa no ka leʻaleʻa. ʻO nā kaupaku kiʻekiʻe a me nā puka makani nui e hāʻawi i ke kukui kūlohelohe e kahe i loko, e hana ana i kahi ʻano mahana a hoʻokipa e hāpai i ka hoʻomaha a me ka hōʻoluʻolu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Wave Ka Hale Noho 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 Wave Ka Hale Noho 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 Wave Ka Hale Noho 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: Wave is a single detached dwelling embracing the natural landscape drawn from the surrounding environment. The project focused on the elements that comprise the everyday experience of the users. In particular, the living area and bar were designed as fused spaces to facilitate a solitary and communal space for entertainment, and the bathroom in a guest room on the basement floor is enhanced by the presence of skylights placed along the sun trajectory to capture its natural light.
Dimensions & Packaging: 29,650mm x 1,1000 mm x 16,300 mm
Tags: Interior Design, Residential Interior, Luxury House, Modern House
Production Technology: With elaborate details of the staircase, glass railing, and post were designed with a harmony with the natural landscape scenery. The open kitchen on the first floor conveys the meaning of central space with a prominent book matching hanging wall. The landscape and wall structure are revealed and the linear pendant connected to the curvilinear form of the architectural exterior accentuates the space. visual and tactile conditions were examined in advance through computer simulation and sampling of materials to reduce interference between the structure, function, and finishing.
Design Challenge: With a theme of landscape scenery, the project suggests various ideas related to the context of architecture. The design of a guest bathroom with a high ceiling, a heavy natural stone wall as a part of the landscape scenery, a mirror pond on the ground level, and the landing part of the garden stairs allows user experience to connect from the indoors to outdoors. The hanging fireplace separates the living space and kitchen while both spaces share the warmth upon which the fireplace is used as a new design element to divide the space.
Research: We contemplated diverse means of appreciation derived from a single detached dwelling by the user. The project intends to elevate the user fulfillment by reflecting spatial and functional elements and lifestyle. Aside from transient trends and style, our profound concerns included the type of experience that embraces every day. we assigned each experience in the space to encourage the daily life to be absorbed in the dwelling. By delivering the basic functionality of dwelling as a space of security and relaxation, a therapeutic space for family, a space for close interaction with nature.
Inspiration: The main objective of the project is to offer the living experience inherent to a single detached dwelling. The house presents general yet unique, and visceral interaction with nature. The uninterrupted mutual fusion of the landscape inside the house is especially emphasized, and the outdoor layout involves unacquainted elements amidst urban complex housings such as the front yard and pond. The project concept focuses on the space in the landscape.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2019 and finished in February 2021 in Bundanggu, Seongnamsi, Gyeonggido
Operation Flow: The open kitchen is used as a shared space for guests and the scullery as a private space for the family is compartmentalized to increase utility. Also, the divided areas of the basement area and shared living room reflecting the owner’s preference induce usability. The front door is 3 meters in height using high performance hardware that can easily be controlled by a woman and promotes a pleasant experience. Also, the motorized blinds are installed to be adjusted by the user for preferable lighting. The user reduces repetitive housework and experiences stability and aesthetic value.