Rackson House Lub Tsev Ua Hauj Lwm by Mei Ee Architect

Rackson House Lub Tsev Ua Hauj Lwm by Mei Ee Architect is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

ToojVaj Tsev· 2022

Rackson House Lub Tsev Ua Hauj Lwm

by Mei Ee Architect

Client: Mei Ee Architect

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Rackson House Lub Tsev Ua Hauj Lwm

Rackson House yog ib lub tsev ua hauj lwm uas tsim tawm los ntawm kev kho dua ib lub tsev qub nyob hauv George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Lub tsev qub tseem khaws nws cov qub txeeg qub teg tsim khoom xws li lub ru vov, lub verandah, cov qhov rai bay, thiab cov ntaiv, thiab yog qhov chaw tseem ceeb tshaj plaws. Ib qhov txuas tshiab uas tsim los ntawm hlau thiab iav raug ntxig rau hauv tsis kov cov phab ntsa qub, uas tseem pom tau nrog cov cim ntawm yav dhau los kev hloov kho. Lub tsev tshiab ntawd qhib dua, siab dua thiab muaj lub ru vov iav npog, thiab muaj cov chaw ua hauj lwm pab cuam. Ib lub pas dej ntshiab uas nqes tau duab nyob ze rau ntawm lub hauv paus ntawm lub qhov iav loj thiab qhia tau qhov chaw ntawd tag nrho. Lub duab tshav ntuj nkag mus rau sab hauv tsev tag nrho.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Rackson House Lub Tsev Ua Hauj Lwm yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Rackson House Lub Tsev Ua Hauj Lwm xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Rackson House Lub Tsev Ua Hauj Lwm ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Rackson house is a refurbishment project to transform the existing old building Into Corporate house. Old Meets New - The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new. Old building that have good bones and character was carefully maintain and given a new lease of live, bathed with abundance of natural lighting in the interiors. The existing building and the new extension are made up of two Interlocking programmatic blocks.
Dimensions & Packaging: Rackson house is located at Jalan Bagan Jermal, George Town and It sits humbly amidst a 2640m2 of land area surrounded by landscaped garden.
Tags: Rackson, heritage, adaptive, reuse, refurbishment, old meets new, glass house
Production Technology: The existing building and the new extension are made up of two interlocking programmatic blocks. The existing block is developed with a more closed character, maintains the heritage roof, and houses the main programmatic spaces; while the new block consists mostly of servicing spaces and is developed with an open character, with greater height, and with a glass roof. The floor plan maintains its original heritage and flavor with elements such as verandah, bay windows and stairs that reminds of the building's history. The annex, a gallery and multipurpose space is separated by a subtle corridor right next to the building. The old walls are kept without any demolition, leaving in sight the details and traces from past times and interventions that have manifested since.
Design Challenge: The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new.
Research: While the focus of the project was to rejuvenate the existing building, it strives to achieve more than just that. A series of strategies include the Introduction of new materials and features into the space are based on referencing to the existing building, its unique characteristics and function of the space within. Volumes and components made of new materials like steel and glass are inserted Into the building without touching the existing wails that is standing firm. This results in a contrast of transparency and texture, exposing the narrative between the old and the new
Inspiration: Old meets New - The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new. Old building that have good bones and character was carefully maintain and given a new lease of live, bathed with abundance of natural lighting in the interiors. The new added section is designed in steel and glass that seems to merge into the sky. The glass forms possessed its own contemporary spirit, it came to the design naturally ,finding their way into the plan.
Project Duration: The project began in 2021 in Penang, Malaysia and finished In December 2021.
Operation Flow: The existing building and the new extension are made up of two interlocking programmatic blocks. Volumes and components make of new materials like steel and glass is inserted into the existing building without touching the existing walls that is still standing firm. This results in a contrast of transparency and texture, exposing the natives between the old and the new. A calm reflective pool that comes right up to the base of the glass building mirrors the site along with the golden shower tree, heritage building, and new annex, blending them harmoniously and holding the viewers' attention.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mei Ee Architect, 2022
Team Members: Mei Ee Loh
Ni Fei Lim
Yong Rong Ooi
Chiang Teik Koay
Nur Amalina Binti Fuad
Zi Lin Chew
Ming En Lim
Chee Twan Ng
Image Credits: Twjpto