Absolute Nature Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi by Li Hsu Tsai

Absolute Nature Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi by Li Hsu Tsai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ime Ụlọ na Ngosipụta Competition Category.

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Absolute Nature Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi

by Li Hsu Tsai

Client: Tsong Yo Interior Design

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ime Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Absolute Nature Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Absolute Nature bụ nhazi ime ụlọ obibi maka ụlọ nwere ogo anọ dị na Pingtung City, Taiwan. Mbara ala ya niile bụ mita kwe ntụgharị 245, gụnyere ogige e wusiri n'èzí. Nhazi a sitere n'echiche ụlọ nkume ọdịnala na nka na ọrụ aka ndị obodo aka aka nweta ume ya. E jiri windo ukwu nke a mere na glass dochie obere windo mbụ nke ụlọ ahụ, tinyekwa windo elu ụlọ (skylight) na ụfọdụ elu ụlọ dị elu karị. Ewepụrụ steepụ etiti wughachi ya dịka otu ụzọ steepụ (single stringer staircase) na ngwụsị ụlọ ahụ iji mepụta usoro mepere emepe. E jikwa sement, glass, osisi mmiri kpọtara kpọta (driftwood), tael, na osisi eji rụọ ọrụ ọzọ (recycled timber) rụọ ọrụ a.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Absolute Nature Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Absolute Nature Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Absolute Nature Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project restores its original beauty, at the same time incorporate recyclable materials to reduce waste and save energy. Open plan layout introduces natural lighting and ventilation, complimented with garden pool landscaping and greeneries to resemble immortality. A wide variety of handicrafts is utilized to reactivate the space and act as a presentation of life style. The project tends to integrate natural ecology with arts and humanities while promoting a healthy lifestyle environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: It is a four-story building with a total area of 245 square meters including the outdoor garden. The interior spaces are mainly comprised of living room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor, reading area and multi-purpose room on the second floor, studio and lounge with storeroom on the third floor, and bedroom, washroom, steam room, etc. on the fourth floor.
Tags: Reformation of old building, aboriginal arts, natural habitat, sustainable design, residential design
Production Technology: Cement, Glass, driftwood, Terracotta tiles, Ceramic Tiles, Metal pieces, Wood crafts
Design Challenge: The casting of the cement walls is a major challenge during the construction process. As the overall space has to maintain the original appearance of the cement mortar, the casting needs to be completed in very limited time and parts of the wall surface that contain totem design with lines and uneven corners have all increased the difficulty of the application.
Research: The facade of the old building is covered with traditional, non porous iron gates and iron windows. Openings on both the front and rear sides of the building are increase ventilation, while introducing greeneries to regulate microclimate. The reconstruction and design have revolved around the existing building structures which reflect local culture and respond to the surrounding context. The use of raw materials for decorations and recycled waste timber made furniture revitalize the old space.
Inspiration: The site is situated in Hengchun Peninsula in Southern Taiwan which is rich in verdant scenery and aboriginal settlement. Since the client is involved in the creation of aboriginal arts and crafts, the initial concept of the spatial characters is hence inspired by the stone slab house and the ecological characteristic, utilized sustainable materials and construction methods to sustain the architecture, while integrating aboriginal cultures and arts elements into the design.
Project Duration: The project is completed in June, 2018 in Pingtung City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The original windows are too small, and the stairs located in the center of the house leads to poor internal ventilation and insufficient natural lighting. After the transformation, the original windows are replaced with glass walls and high-ceiling design and skylights are introduced. The interior staircase that obstructed the spatial connections and circulations is removed and replaced with a more porous, single stringer staircase at the end of the building to allow an open, unobstructed internal layout.
Team Members: Designer: Tsai Li Hsu
Designer: Lin Cheng Chuan
Image Credits: image #1 : Mei De Advertisement Design Photography, 2019
image #2 : Mei De Advertisement Design Photography, 2019
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image #5 : Mei De Advertisement Design Photography, 2019