Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Fungsi Utama: Pangembangan Padunungan by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Fungsi Utama: Pangembangan Padunungan by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Wesi in Desain Arsitektur, Bangunan lan Struktur Competition Category.

WesiArsitektur· 2021

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Fungsi Utama: Pangembangan Padunungan

by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

A' Design Award Wesi Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Fungsi Utama: Pangembangan Padunungan

Teks Buku: Soleil 88 Phnom Penh minangka pangembangan padunungan kang kadadeyan saka 88 omah deret ing Kamboja. Omah deret iku umum ditemoni ing Phnom Penh, ing ngendi klompok gedhe unit-unit kang padha angel dibedakake. Proyek iki nglestarekake struktur kang wis ana lan nggarap maneh zona fasad sakwidhehe 1,5 meter. Balkon-balkon kang disusun mlengkung-mlengkung dilebokake ing tataran kang beda-beda, ndadekake zona penyangga antarane omah-omah tetanggan. Campuran antarane wangun padhet lan kothong ngidini cahya lan wewayangan owah-owahan ing sadawane fasad. Saben omah dadi bisa dibedakake, sesambungan siji lan sijine nanging tetep pisah.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Wesi

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Fungsi Utama: Pangembangan Padunungan menang A' Design Award Wesi, pangenalan sing prestisius sing diparingake marang desain sing apik sing nyukupi kabutuhan profesional lan industri sing dikarepake saka ciptaan sing dirancang kanthi apik. Pemenang Wesi nuduhake katrampilan sing gedhe, spesialisasi sing dhuwur, pangerten ahli lan kapasitas kreatif para penciptane. Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Fungsi Utama: Pangembangan Padunungan dikarepake dadi ciptaan sing dihargai banget, dikagumi lan ditresnani sing praktis lan inovatif. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Wesi iki nggabungake praktik industri sing paling apik lan nduweni ciri teknis sing kompeten sing disambung karo kawruh lan bakat. Soleil 88 Phnom Penh Fungsi Utama: Pangembangan Padunungan diajeni amarga ketelitiane lan dirancang kanggo nyedhiyakake paningkatan kualitas urip sing mbiyantu ndadekake donya panggonan sing luwih apik.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a development with a total of 88 row houses, of which 2 show flats was constructed in the first stage. In order to express the individuality of the each row house and residents, a negative space is inserted between the row houses. The staggered negative space is a recessed balcony. The balcony serves as a divider, forming buffer zone in-between houses, transforming the anonymous big complex into distinguishable individual houses. The row houses are connected, yet separated.
Tags: residential, house, alterations, addition & alteration, rebuilding, traditional row houses, phnom penh, cambodia, cocoon architecture, facelifting facade.
Production Technology: The traditional row houses are decorated with features and patterns. In this project the row houses are decorated with negative spaces instead. By the positioning of balconies, the facades are enriched by solid and void. The activities in the balconies, the light and shadow in those in and out become a vivid form of elevation, making the individual row house distinguishable.
Design Challenge: Phnom Penh is becoming the upcoming developing city in the South East Asia, the standard of living for the general citizens elevates too. The young generation becomes more adapted to a new and modern culture. They become keener on individuality and privacy of city life.

Different from traditional row houses, balconies are inserted to individual row houses in this project, forming buffer zones in-between them, and transform the anonymous complex into distinguishable individual houses.
Research: The target users are of this project is the younger generation of Phnom Penh. The modern form and emphasizing on individuality help the branding of the project as a new home for young couples.
Inspiration: Row houses are common in Phnom Penh. They are individual in nature, but together become a mega complex, which you can hardly distinguish one house from another.

The site is an unfinished project with only structural skeleton completed. The existing structure of traditional row houses is kept while the intervention focuses on the 1.5m façade zone- a literal “facelift”. Staggered balconies are inserted at different levels of individual row houses, forming buffer zones in-between them. The solid and void encourages the play of light and shadow, in and out of activities, transforming the anonymous complex into distinguishable individual houses.
Project Duration: completed at 2019 in Cambodia, Phnom Penh
(for the 2 row houses as show flats)
Operation Flow: Other than architectural intervention of negative spaces, the original features of a traditional row houses: - the balcony, covered roof garden, etc, are kept to respect local culture as well as to accommodate the sub-tropical climate. Some enhancements are introduced to fit the modern life. The balcony is recessed to prevent a direct view from street and the main window is tilted to avoid overlooking of facing houses.
Team Members: YUNG Chung Kwong, CHIU Hang Mei Mary Grace
Image Credits: cocoon architecture Ltd.