Framed Sanctuary ناوەوەی ژیانی مینیمالیستی by Chien Hao Tseng

Framed Sanctuary ناوەوەی ژیانی مینیمالیستی by Chien Hao Tseng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn in Dîzayna Cihê Hundurîn û Pêşangehê Competition Category.

TuncHundurîn· 2025

Framed Sanctuary ناوەوەی ژیانی مینیمالیستی

by Chien Hao Tseng

Client: CHT Architect and Partidesign Studio

Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn Winner in Hundurîn Category

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The Design

About Framed Sanctuary ناوەوەی ژیانی مینیمالیستی

پەناگای چوارچێوەدار ناوەوەیەکی مینیمالیستییە کە شوقەیەکی ٤٠ ساڵە دەگۆڕێت بۆ شوێنی ژیانێکی ئارام و بیرکەرەوە. چوارچێوەیەکی پۆڵایین بە ئەستووری ١.٥ سەنتیمەتر سنوورە شوێنییەکان دیاری دەکات بەبێ دیوار، ڕێگە بە ڕووناکی و هەوا دەدات بە ئازادی بجووڵێن. کۆنکرێت، دار و تۆنە یەک ڕەنگەکان جیاوازی مادەیی و قووڵایی هەستی بەرز دەکەنەوە. پلانی دووبارە ڕێکخراو دەستڕاگەیشتن بە ڕووناکی ڕۆژ، سووڕانەوە و ڕوونی شوێنی باشتر دەکات، بە گرنگیدان بە دیمەنە چوارچێوەکراوەکان و نەریتە ڕۆژانەکان. پرۆژەکە جەختی لەسەر پێکهاتە، بەتاڵی و ڕووناکی دەکاتەوە بۆ دروستکردنی کەشێکی بێدەنگ بەڵام سەرنجڕاکێش لە ناوچەیەکی شارستانی چڕدا.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn

Framed Sanctuary ناوەوەی ژیانی مینیمالیستی xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên berbiçav ên bi afirînerî, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiyê têne cudakirin re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Tuncînê karên bi têra xwe jêhatî û bi awayekî balkêş afirîner in, yên ku ezmûna fireh, xeyal û çareserkirina sêwiranerên xwe piştrast dikin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Framed Sanctuary ناوەوەی ژیانی مینیمالیستی tiştekî pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal be, bi awayekî berbiçav pîşekar û nûjen. Ev sêwirana bi Tuncînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê digire nav xwe û ji bo baldariya li hûrgiliyan hêja ye. Framed Sanctuary ناوەوەی ژیانی مینیمالیستی pêdiviyan bi rengekî xweş tîne cih, destê xwe dide daxwazan, hestan dihejîne û meraqê dikişîne.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This project reimagines a 40 year old apartment into a minimalist sanctuary. Monochrome materials black steel, concrete, and oak are integrated with precision, forming spaces that feel both structured and calm. Light flows through reconfigured openings, enhancing spatial clarity and emotional comfort. Without traditional partitions, the home invites reflection, reading and peaceful daily living through considered composition and material warmth.
Dimensions & Packaging: The interior space covers 110 square meters. Key materials include 1.5 cm square steel frames, brushed concrete surfaces, oak wood flooring, and fluted tiles. The lightweight metal frame system is securely wall mounted and engineered to support heavy objects while maintaining a minimal visual presence.
Tags: Minimalist Interior, Adaptive Reuse, Steel Frame, Urban Apartment, Spatial Framing, Modern Zen, Monochrome Design, Daylight Optimization, Concrete and Wood, Taipei
Production Technology: The project required precise engineering to integrate steel, concrete, and wood with seamless connections. A 1.5 cm steel frame was custom fabricated to be lightweight yet load bearing. Wall integration, anchoring systems, and surface junctions were resolved through prototyping and testing. The outcome is a structure that supports both aesthetic clarity and technical reliability within a minimalist framework.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge was integrating ultra-slim 1.5 cm steel frames that are both visually light and structurally strong. Achieving seamless connections between materials metal, concrete and wood required extensive prototyping. The project also overcame challenges in optimizing daylight within a poorly lit 40 year old layout, requiring total spatial reconfiguration under government renovation regulations.
Research: This design is based on applied design research aiming to transform old apartment layouts for modern minimalist living. Qualitative research included spatial behavior studies and lighting simulations. Physical prototypes and material stress tests were conducted to refine the metal framework. The result is a structurally optimized and visually calm environment, which promotes both spatial clarity and emotional well being. The research contributes to adaptive reuse practices in urban housing design.
Inspiration: Inspired by the Japanese concept of Ma, this project explores the balance between structure, emptiness, and light. Natural light becomes a compositional element, casting shifting shadows across raw concrete and warm wood. A 1.5 cm metal frame defines spatial boundaries without walls, while material transitions emphasize quiet beauty. The result is a spatial sanctuary where simplicity supports reflection and everyday rituals.
Project Duration: The project began in November 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan, and was completed in July 2024 after eight months of structural redesign and interior construction.
Operation Flow: Residents move freely through the open plan living, kitchen, and reading areas. The space naturally guides the user through light, texture, and material transitions. Custom built elements such as the metal frames and furniture are positioned to define function zones without physical barriers, encouraging fluid, intuitive interaction.
Patents: Copyrights belong to CHT Architect and Partidesign Studio, 2024.
Team Members: Architect: Chien Hao Tseng
Creative Director: Tzu Yu Liu
Image Credits: Image #1: Architect / Photographer Chien Hao Tseng, Framed Sanctuary, 2024.
Image #2: Architect / Photographer Chien Hao Tseng, Framed Sanctuary, 2024.
Image #3: Architect / Photographer Chien Hao Tseng, Framed Sanctuary, 2024.
Image #4: Architect / Photographer Chien Hao Tseng, Framed Sanctuary, 2024.
Image #5: Architect / Photographer Chien Hao Tseng, Framed Sanctuary, 2024.