Gallery Crossroad Mahi Matua: Hoahoa Roto o te Whare Toi by Hsin-Ting Weng

Gallery Crossroad Mahi Matua: Hoahoa Roto o te Whare Toi by Hsin-Ting Weng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

HiriwaRoto Whare· 2021

Gallery Crossroad Mahi Matua: Hoahoa Roto o te Whare Toi

by Hsin-Ting Weng

Client: Ris Interior Design Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Gallery Crossroad Mahi Matua: Hoahoa Roto o te Whare Toi

Ko Gallery Crossroad he roto whakaaturanga mō te whakaahua, kua whakatūria ki roto i tētahi whare Taiwana 40 tau te pakeke. Ko te horahanga hanganga he 60 mita tapawhā. Kua ārai te nuinga o ngā matapihi toa, nā reira ka āhuahia te wāhi e te māramatanga whakahaere. Ka taea e ngā pakitara cyclorama te tirotiro a ngā manuhiri i ia anga katoa. He hanganga waea maitai e rere ana mai i ngā pou ki te tuanui, ka whakamahia ki te whakairi i ngā mahi toi, ā, ko tōna āhua pewa ka whakaroa ā-kanohi i te hōhonutanga o te rūma. He mata papa tuwhera pūataata e wehe ana i te tēpu pōwhiri mai i te whare toi. Ka pupuritia te tatau whero tawhito me ngā parehe pakitara mātiti.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Gallery Crossroad Mahi Matua: Hoahoa Roto o te Whare Toi te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Gallery Crossroad Mahi Matua: Hoahoa Roto o te Whare Toi he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Gallery Crossroad Mahi Matua: Hoahoa Roto o te Whare Toi he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The site was a dilapidated Taiwanese residential abode built 40 years ago. The exterior grafted textured checkerboard to renew the dotage of building with modern touches. Whereas in the interior, the steel wireframe structure, seen alongside from columns to ceilings, is functional for hanging pieces, and its arch form visually extends the building depth, suffusing with unreal impressions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Construction area 60 square meter.
Tags: Photography, Exhibition Space, Multi-functional Space for Public, Steel Tubes, Checkerboard, Cyclorama Wall, Minimalism, Red, Achromatic Colors, Complementary Colors
Production Technology: To cater for unknown images and art pieces in the future, the gallery area is filled with voids and set in achromatic color schemes. The minimalism form of contour is delineated only by light. Through different angles of framing, the shadow itself comes along with dark tonal effects, sustaining dynamic movement, building up layers of geometric arrays, and increasing the illusion of volume.
Design Challenge: In order not to interfere with the independent thinking made by observers, the cyclorama wall, which can be seen both at the storefront and inner gallery space, diminishes accessibility and allows people to view the full frame.
Research: Photography involves light and framing; thus, the interior gallery space avoids daylighting interruption by blocking most exterior windows at the storefront, creating an impactful perception to viewers.
Inspiration: Gallery Crossroad is a culture hub for photography lovers. The name, crossroad, came up from the occasion where every ordinary man makes decisions on a daily basis, implying how photographers gaze and their decision of pressing the shutter. Image is composed of how the photographer conducts framing on viewfinders every moment; however, how it will be interpreted with extended comments based on the perspective and self-experience of observers themselves.
Project Duration: Started from October 2020 and finished in February 2020.
Taichung city, Taiwan
Operation Flow: A semi-clear screen made by hollow boards, separating the information /reception desk from the gallery area. The translucent properties suffuse an indistinct glow resonant with surrealist ambiances; whereas, the old, existing, red door and grid tiles on wall are intentionally kept intact, creating a perceptual contrast and recalling the vicissitudes of times.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Ris Interior Design Co., Ltd..
Team Members: Hsin-Ting Weng
Lexie Tsai
Image Credits: YHLAA