Cloister Te Whare Noho Tāone by Te Chih Lo

Cloister Te Whare Noho Tāone by Te Chih Lo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

ParahiRoto Whare· 2022

Cloister Te Whare Noho Tāone

by Te Chih Lo

Client: Ideas Design

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Cloister Te Whare Noho Tāone

Ko Cloister he hoahoanga roto whare noho mō tētahi whānau e toru whakatupuranga i Hsinchu City, Taiwan. E rua ngā wāhi motuhake i whakakotahitia hei whakatikatika i te mahere papa whāiti taketake. Ka whakamahia ngā rauemi whakaata pēnei i ngā whakaata me te karaehe ki ngā papa, ngā tuanui me ngā pakitara, kia rere ai te māramatanga taiao puta noa i ngā wāhi noa. Ko tētahi whakaata kua whakatakotoria ki raro i te tuanui e hanga ana i te āhua o te teitei rahi ake. Ko tētahi pakitara pouaka whakaata mābera e wehe ana i te wāhi noa i a ia tonu e pupuri ana i te mahere kia tuwhera. Ko ngā papa rākau me te mābera o mua i pupurihia hei whakaiti i te para.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Cloister Te Whare Noho Tāone te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Cloister Te Whare Noho Tāone he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Cloister Te Whare Noho Tāone i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Changing the original narrowed floor plan, the designer knocked through and combined two individual spaces. With application of transparent/translucent design technique and a smooth flow, a great amount of natural lighting is introduced, creating an ever-changing effect as if in the cloister. The overlapping visual perception creates multilayers in the living space, containing a big family of three generations.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project is 149 square meters.
Tags: Interior Design, Residence, Cloister, Marble, Modern
Production Technology: In the middle of the living space, the marble TV wall divides the common area while keeping the space open-floor plan. From the entrance, one turns right to enter the living room with the study/workspace connected beside. While lights are switched off, the glass material will appear reflective, similar to a grey mirror to maintain privacy.
Design Challenge: From the dining room, the kitchen and the study's use of glass panels and the grey mirror above the TV wall, allow the users to interact and see each other's location without any barrier. The reflective feature helps connect each family member and the common areas, making the living space greater than the sum of each part.
Research: The place is decorated with veneers of CNS F1 label that the average formaldehyde emission is below 0.3(mg/L). The eco-friendly building materials, curtains, and Dulux coating are also used in the space. The original wooden and marble floorings are kept without doing extra reconstruction or redecoration. While combining the new design with them, the designer reduces possible waste.
Inspiration: Taking "cloister" as the main visual concept of the space, all sides of the floors, ceilings and walls are applied with reflective materials such as mirrors and glasses. For instance, the mirror material used beneath the ceiling creates an illusion of duplex apartment arrangement. While solving the problem of narrowed space, the technique can thus make the residents feel like the space is heightened.
Project Duration: This project is finished in October 2021 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The warmth of wood, and the delicacy of stone, amalgamate into an elegant atmosphere. Reflective and glass materials are ingeniously used, allowing lights to stream and travel through the common area, corresponding to the outside environment, contributing to a smooth clear flow.
Team Members: Designer: Te-Chih Lo
Designer: Jia-Ru Chen
Image Credits: Image #1-5: Photographer CHIU CHUANG-CHIEH, Cloister, 2021.