Boundless Symbiosis Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o nā Wahi Lehulehu o ka Hale Noho by Urbane Design

Boundless Symbiosis Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o nā Wahi Lehulehu o ka Hale Noho by Urbane Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KalaLoko Hale· 2026

Boundless Symbiosis Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o nā Wahi Lehulehu o ka Hale Noho

by Urbane Design

Client: Urbane Design

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Boundless Symbiosis Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o nā Wahi Lehulehu o ka Hale Noho

He hoʻolālā kūloko ʻo Boundless Symbiosis no nā wahi lehulehu kaʻana like o kekahi hale noho ma Taichung. Ma kahi o 624 mika huinahā ka nui o kēia papahana. Ua hoʻolōʻihi ʻia ka pōhaku maleka Bamboo Green mai ke alo o waho a i loko o ke keʻena hoʻokipa, a ʻo kahi papa kiʻekiʻe pālua me ke aniani mōakāka e wehe ana i ka loko i ke alanui a me nā pāka kokoke. Ma ka papahele ʻelua, ua uhi ʻia nā kia paʻa i ke kila kila ʻaniani like ʻole, no laila ʻike ʻia ke ʻano māmā aʻe o ka hale puna paʻa. Kākoʻo kekahi hale hōʻikeʻike puke a me kahi hoʻonohonoho noho ʻano mokupuni i ka heluhelu mālie a me ke kamaʻilio kaʻana like.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Boundless Symbiosis Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o nā Wahi Lehulehu o ka Hale Noho 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 Boundless Symbiosis Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o nā Wahi Lehulehu o ka Hale Noho 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 Boundless Symbiosis Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o nā Wahi Lehulehu o ka Hale Noho 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: Boundless Symbiosis dwells softly in the Section 2, Dunhua Road, Beitun District of Taichung, where the edges of city dissolve into the verdant whispers of Shuinan Xinping Park and Central Park. Here, architecture breathes with nature, under the gentle philosophy of boundless symbiosis, a dialogue woven into walls and light, giving space a story both tender and deep.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project covers an area of approximately 624 square meters.
Tags: Marble, Mirror Finished Stainless Steel, Glass, Iron Components
Production Technology: To dissolve the boundary between internal and external, the lobby design continues the ethos of understated luxury of building, extending the Bamboo Green marble from the exterior facade into the interior space. Drawing from the Eastern art of borrowing scenery,the interior unfolds through a dual height frame, a living canvas that layers vision into poetry. Clear glass breathes with the seasons, gathering street whispers and garden hues into the room, stretching space into a soft, expansive dream.
Design Challenge: In Social Archipelago space, rigid seating gives way to an island-hopping layout, where ergonomic furnishings drift like tranquil isles in an open expanse. This fluid arrangement returns freedom to the form, allowing the space to breathe and adapt, equally welcoming to solitary reflection or shared conversation. A sunken topography gently lowers the sightline, dissolving visual barriers and drawing occupants deeper into the landscape.
Research: The design concept of the second-floor circulating book gallery centers on dematerialization. By cladding structural columns with high-precision mirrored stainless steel instead of concealing them with decorative wood, the heaviness of the concrete structure is visually dissolved. These visual barriers are transformed into reflective surfaces, ingeniously merging the natural ambiance with the architectural space.
Inspiration: With humanity at its heart, this design threads together structure, earth, and time. Boundless Symbiosis borrows from the ancient art of the Eastern garden, where scenery is lent, and views are framed, then stirs in whispers of dematerialization and organic growth. Indoor halls and outdoor gardens blur like ink meeting water, initiating a poetic dialogue between urban density and wild grace. The result is a spiritual sanctuary where structures recede and nature reclaims the center stage.
Project Duration: Boundless Symbiosis project locate in the Section 2, Dunhua Road, Beitun District of Taichung. This project is scheduled for completion in April 2025.
Operation Flow: On the ground floor, the flow of movement is conceived with poetic restraint, framing street scenes and gardens like living paintings brought softly indoors. Residents are invited to wander with a gentle curiosity, tracing a path that unveils each corner of space as a quiet discovery. The spatial atmosphere of second floor shifts toward a tone of humanistic intellect.
Team Members: Chien Yu Chen
Image Credits: Kevin Wu