Strolling Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho by Mingchun Hsu and WenYu Hsieh

Strolling Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho by Mingchun Hsu and WenYu Hsieh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

ParahiRoto Whare· 2020

Strolling Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho

by Mingchun Hsu and WenYu Hsieh

Client: Mojian Design

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Strolling Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho

Ko te Hīkoi he hoahoa roto whare noho mō tētahi whare kāinga tāone-tuawhenua i Taipei. Kua wehewehea te whakatakotoranga kia toru ngā wāhanga ōrite, kotahi rau tekau mā rima mita pātaka te rahi o ia wāhanga: he māra, he papa raro tūmatanui, me tētahi papa moenga tūmataiti kei runga ake. Ko te arawhata te tohu o te rohe i waenga i ngā wāhi tūmatanui me ngā wāhi tūmataiti. Ko te wāhanga raro o te arawhata he mābara te hanga, hei whakaatu i te kōhatu me te pūmau, engari ko te wāhanga runga he pereti rino U-hangahanga 9 mirimita te matotoru, e iri ana mai i te tuanui. Ka whakamahia te rahinga, te āhua, te momo rauemi me te atarangi hei hanga i tētahi wāhi rangimārie, whai tā, e tata ana ki te taiao.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Strolling Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho 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 Strolling Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho 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 Strolling Hoahoa Roto Whare Noho 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: The design is trying to find the relationship between space and environment, thus they called Find In Between. 1/3 courtyard with 1/3 public space and 1/3 private space. The house is in suburb which has a natural and greenish courtyard. Through their intent concept and using diversity material, they try to communicated with nature to find an appropriate image can illustrate Nature. By using scale,form,material and shadow,people can feel thick,light,bright and deep when they are walking or seating in the house to enjoy a quiet and coziness space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Ground floor : 115 square meters.
First floor : 115 square meters.
Garden : 115 square meters.
Tags: Strolling, Communicate, Nature, Relationship
Production Technology: In order to express the status between public of ground floor and the privacy of first floor, the designer chose two different materials to present both of them have difference via in materials. The lower half stairs used marble to present rocks,original and wilderness while the upper part illustrated light and penetrate which shows obvious difference and contrast. The stairs used suspension system to replace load bearing system or cantilever system which was also a challenge for designer.
Design Challenge: The stair is the main point in this project.It also play an important role divide public and private space.The stairs were made of two parts.It indicated the boundary about public and private area.The upper part is made by U-shaped steel plates which hang on from first floor celling:the lower parts is made by marble on the ground.They represent "light" and "heavy",the upper part seems like ribbon drop from sky compared with lower part is sedate and solid,even though they show different characteristic but have the commonality on form which is the dividing line.
Research: The stairs was also a challenge for designer on structure system.
The thickness of U-shaped steel plate is 9 millimeter, the longest suspension element of these has 5.3 meters. Handrail increased the stability and safety, it through many tests to find appropriate location.
Inspiration: Nature is the main axis of the design. The design includes three different spaces :garden and public space in ground floor and personal bedroom in first floor. The design need to think about the relationship between people in space and in nature. The project is telling the difference between nature and people which they play a role in each space. Through the specific expressions of scale, shape, material and shadow, people can feel the thick, light, bright when they walking or lying in nature.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2018 and finished in October 2018 in Taipei.
Patents: Copyright belong to Mojian Design ( MingChun Hsu, WenYu Hsieh ),2018
Team Members: MingChun Hsu
WenYu Hsieh
Image Credits: Photographer:MD Pursuit.