Tai Quan Palace Chaw Ua Haujlwm by Shen Fu Chen

Tai Quan Palace Chaw Ua Haujlwm by Shen Fu Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hlau in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

HlauSab Hauv· 2020

Tai Quan Palace Chaw Ua Haujlwm

by Shen Fu Chen

Client: Jiun Wen Industrial Co., Ltd

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About Tai Quan Palace Chaw Ua Haujlwm

Tai Quan Palace yog ib qhov chaw ua haujlwm nyob rau hauv New Taipei City, Taiwan. Txoj kev taug hauv qab nkag mus raug tsim raws li tus qauv Suav thawj lawm, nco txog ib lub loog qub. Cov phab ntsa ntawm txoj kev taug muaj 26,000 daim kub ntawv nyias, siv tes pleev rau saum thawj txheej pleev tsis yog xim. Cov qhov rooj khub raws li tus qauv Suav thawj muaj cov ntsia qhov rooj thiab cov ntsiab txuas ntoo (mortise and tenon), ua los ntawm cov Kws txua ntoo. Cov chaw ua haujlwm yog tus qauv yooj yim dua, muaj phab ntsa dawb, tub txhab, rooj thiab rooj zaum, thiab cov ntsiab lus siv hlau thiab tooj liab. Ib txoj kev caij tsheb rojcuab tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam pab daws qhov sib txawv siab ntawm qhov chaw nkag.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Tai Quan Palace Chaw Ua Haujlwm yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Tai Quan Palace Chaw Ua Haujlwm xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Tai Quan Palace Chaw Ua Haujlwm tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The decoration style and techniques of the project are beyond the existing practice, trying to create a new harmonious aesthetics with contradictory elements in a limited space. The design team used gold foil and manually pasted the entire space surface with luxurious yet low-keyed gold color to the Chinese style corridor. Thereafter, looked for woodworkers to make traditional Chinese double doors, Mortise and tenon joints, bringing the best effort to make the entire space without ambiguity.
Dimensions & Packaging: Tai Quan Palace is not just a visual experiment. In terms of living functions, the Chinese corridor entrance is designed with barrier-free ramp, which solves the height difference on the raised floor area. In order to connect the Chinese style on the outside and simplicity of European and American style on the inside, the floor tiles are gradually decreasing to create a progressive connection effect. As the line of sight extends to the end of the space, the design team replaced the solid partition with full glass to separate the space. While enlarging the vision, it is also an interesting attempt to make the space into a painting.
Tags: Traditional Chinese Architecture, Chinese and Western combination, Hand-glued gold foil, Modernism, Office Space
Production Technology: As the main point of the Chinese style corridor, the design team used 26,000 pieces of gold foil, which was manually pasted to the entire wall surface after applying primer to replace the modern feeling of paint. Mortise and tenon joints, the Chinese double doors and door nails, are specially made by the woodworkers. On the contrary, the office space is relatively simple, which is decorated with details of different materials such as iron and copper. The gold color is used to portray the outline of the space, making a connection in a contrast differences.
Design Challenge: The palace-like entrance corridor breaks the common perception about office, and it is also technically very different with the office in the past. Whether the traditional Chinese double doors with embedded door nails on it, Mortise and tenon joints, a progressive porch tiles, while at the same time a lot of communication and discussion with the technicians are needed for the design execution.
Research: The overall design style derived from the design team concern on the importance of their own tradition and the spirit of reminiscent. Adopting a strong traditional Chinese architectural style to create an ancient-palace-like entry corridor. Using hand-glued gold foil instead of common paint to show the timeless richness. The interior space is based on all white walls, cabinets, desks and chairs, and decorated with beautiful details such as door frames, lamp holders and Chinese cultural elements. Write the design intention between tangible and intangible.
Inspiration: The designer upholds the fundamental idea of not forgetting own culture and quoting the traditional Chinese style as the main axis of the design and present the common classical elements one by one. A bold and no-hesitation design vocabulary are implemented, hoping that whoever enters the space may have the sense of acceptance, not just as a visitor but as a guest, who is well received. The style is quite different, but it creates a new balance with the extreme, which is the contradictory balance that the design team wants to try.
Project Duration: This project was completed in December 30th, 2019 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The overall design style is pushed to the extreme. Many seemingly like contrasting elements, whether it is the combination of Chinese and Western cultures, different materials, or the use of single color, which are some rare attempt to be found in commercial space. So, rather than compromising, the design team integrated the conflicting elements in an eclectic way. It is better to say that the design team retains the unique characteristics of each element to the maximum extent within the acceptable range.
Team Members: SHEN FU CHEN
Image Credits: Chuang-Chieh Chiu, Jan 2019