Leading By Light Hoʻokele ʻia e ka Mālamalama by Feng-An Lin

Leading By Light Hoʻokele ʻia e ka Mālamalama by Feng-An Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2020

Leading By Light Hoʻokele ʻia e ka Mālamalama

by Feng-An Lin

Client: Star Leaf Space Design

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Leading By Light Hoʻokele ʻia e ka Mālamalama

ʻO ka Hoʻokele ʻia e ka Mālamalama kahi hoʻolālā mea noho i loko o ka hale i hoʻopau ʻia ma Taiwan. Ua noho hakahaka ka hale he iwakālua makahiki ka ʻoʻoluʻu no ʻekolu makahiki, a ua hana hou ʻia ia ma ke ʻano he makana mai kahi makuahine i kāna kaikamahine. Hoʻopili ʻia ka lumi noho, ka wahi ʻaina, a me ka lumi kuke ma o kahi hoʻolālā ākea. ʻO kahi puka aniani kiʻekiʻe piha a me kahi pale aniani maʻemaʻe i loko o ka lumi haʻawina e ʻae ai i ka mālamalama ao e hōʻea i ka ākea holoʻokoʻa. Hoʻokumu ʻia nā waihoʻoluʻu keʻokeʻo i ke kua, a hoʻohana ʻia nā waihoʻoluʻu lāʻau no nā lako home a me nā hōʻike. ʻO ke aniani, ka lāʻau, ka pōhaku ʻula, ka hao, a me nā pahu kāʻei e hana ai i loko hale i loaʻa nā papa like ʻole. Hoʻoemi kahi kaola i uhi ʻia i ka veneer i ke kaumaha ʻike maka o ke kaupaku ma luna o ka pākaukau ʻaina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Leading By Light Hoʻokele ʻia e ka Mālamalama 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 Leading By Light Hoʻokele ʻia e ka Mālamalama 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 Leading By Light Hoʻokele ʻia e ka Mālamalama 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: The old house was given a new face after being slightly restructured, by using an open style to create a transparent and spacious view in the common space, in addition of the usage of full height window and glass partition of the study room, let the sunlight go through all the space, formed a warming residential place.
Dimensions & Packaging: The indoor space is approximately 151 square feet.
Tags: life aesthetic, open style, simple life, reform
Production Technology: Glass, wood brick, wood, wood, iron, brick wall, system cabinets and other materials were used to create a layered space. The designer presents an unique aesthetic of living. The designer also emphasized that every bits from the daily life form the aesthetic, through arranging the usage of materials, colors, light sources, and lines in a perfect ratio.
Design Challenge: The ceiling above the dining area is designed with a veneer wrapped beam, which helps to reduce the oppressive feeling from the ceiling. The designer also used a long table with a wood table top in the dining room to emphasize the warm and cozy ambiance while dining.
Research: To solve the problem of the lighting, this space takes white color as the background, wood tone material as the main material for the displays and furniture. Looking through the horizontal and vertical interface of the opened living space, dining space, kitchen and the clear glass partition of the study room, this design presents a sense and form of unrestrained and generous interior.
Inspiration: This old house was emptied for 3 years, and after being restructured and renovated, it became a marriage present from a mother to daughter. The interior presents a concept of simple life, with lights running through and filling the whole place, bringing a new life to the 20 years old house.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2018 and finished in March 2019 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Considering this being a 20 years old house, the water proof system, structure, and basic work such as the pipelines will be needed to go through restructure rearrange and improvement process. Since the process of shaping the environment, while adding in the preference of humanity, the art of life aesthetics, at the same time, is also an aspect that the designer puts in much efforts while constructing the space.