Birds Flying High Mahi Tuatahi: Hoahoa Rāwaho Kāinga Noho by Jun-Bin Huang

Birds Flying High Mahi Tuatahi: Hoahoa Rāwaho Kāinga Noho by Jun-Bin Huang 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

Birds Flying High Mahi Tuatahi: Hoahoa Rāwaho Kāinga Noho

by Jun-Bin Huang

Client: Yangger Artists

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Birds Flying High Mahi Tuatahi: Hoahoa Rāwaho Kāinga Noho

Kōrero Pukapuka: Ko Birds Flying High he hoahoa rāwaho kāinga noho mō tētahi whare kua whakahoutia i Taipei City, Taiwan. E 149 mita tapawhā te rahi o te kāinga, e mau ana i ngā rūma moe e toru, tētahi rūma noho, tētahi rūma kai, tētahi kīhini, e rua ngā rūma horoi me tētahi mahau. Ko ngā tuanui piko me te rama kai piko e whakamaharatia ai ngā parirau me te rere o te hau. Ko te māramatanga autaha mai i ngā rama pakitara me ngā rama roa ka whakakapi i te nuinga o ngā mea whakauru-tāpuke. Kua peintatia te rāwaho ki te peita kore-VOC, ā, ko ngā taonga whakapaipai ka taea te tango, te whakatika me te neke. I whakawhānuitia ngā kūaha me ngā taiwhanga kia āhei ai ngā tamariki te kori haere wātea.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Birds Flying High Mahi Tuatahi: Hoahoa Rāwaho Kāinga 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 Birds Flying High Mahi Tuatahi: Hoahoa Rāwaho Kāinga 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 Birds Flying High Mahi Tuatahi: Hoahoa Rāwaho Kāinga 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 core concept that pervades the overall design of this refurbishment residential project is maximizing the living contentment for the younger generation, who are expected to grow up and become the heir of this property. Featuring indirect illumination, detailed selection of materials, and flexible furnishing throughout, the house is filled with thoughtful details and warm blessings toward the young ones.
Dimensions & Packaging: Overall 149 sqm, with 3.15 meters height.

One master bedroom, one kid bedroom, one guestroom, one living room, one dining room, one kitchen, two bathrooms, one balcony.
Tags: Refurbishment, fenshui, ceiling shape, bird wing
Production Technology: Since this property is a gift to the young ones, the long-lasting, adaptive design is taken and realized in various of ways. Having in mind allergies in children, the overall interior is painted with Benjamin Moore zero VOC paint in 2019 color trend palette, trimmed with matching color tiles and anti-dust mite curtain. Able to sustain and adapt to children growth, all the furniture is detachable, repairable, and movable, hence the space for activities is maximized as well.
Design Challenge: Layout restructure, combining with pipework rearrangement, is one of the biggest challenges from this project. To make the pre-existing centered guest restroom the new kid bedroom, it took huge amount of works to reroute and connect the pipelines. The other obstacle came from the support beam that was too low for comfort. To overcome this issue, it was then redesigned to have arched silhouette, yielding less perceivable pressure from above.
Research: The restructure of the layout is conceived with the study of Feng shui. From the pre-existing layout, the guest restroom occupied the most important cardinal direction that represents prosperity and career success. In this ancient Chinese geomancy, studying at such place would make the learner mind clearer, enlightened, hence the learning efficiency doubled. After assessment and redesigning floor plan, the guest restroom was moved toward sides to make room for the kid bedroom, so that the Chi of success could be obtained by the children.
Inspiration: The overall design is inspired by the name of the host HSIANG, meaning flying high in Mandarin. This notion then was reinterpreted to the encouragement, a blessing to her offspring with great success. From the curvy ceiling design to the lamp on the dining room, curves that resemble wings and airflows can be seen everywhere. The bedroom is also decorated with flying themed wallpaper, with two gigantic paintings of birds to bring vitality to the grey toned room.
Project Duration: Finished in October 2019 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Through reducing the usage of traditional lighting fixtures like recessed lights and track lights, illumination has been taking great care of to maximize comfort and relaxation. With indirect lighting such as wall lamp and strip light, the space is immersed in a pleasant ambience, while the linear track of light is placed as directional hint for guests to move along with. Doorways and hallways were broadened for kids to run freely, and the living room is equipped with home cinema and projector for a family movie time.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Yangger Artists.
Team Members: Chief Designer: Jun-Bin Huang
Image Credits: Dirk Heindoerfer Photography