Aesthetic of Modern Forest Hoahoa: Hoahoa Roto Kāinga by Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development

Aesthetic of Modern Forest Hoahoa: Hoahoa Roto Kāinga by Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

HiriwaRoto Whare· 2020

Aesthetic of Modern Forest Hoahoa: Hoahoa Roto Kāinga

by Chien Wei Lin and Chun Fu Development

Client: Chun Fu Development

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Aesthetic of Modern Forest Hoahoa: Hoahoa Roto Kāinga

Ko te Ātaahua o te Ngahere Hou he hoahoa mō ngā wāhi tūmatanui o tētahi whare noho i Hsinchu, Taiwan. Ka whakamahia e te tomokanga tētahi mata ahua koretake me tētahi tuanui wehewehe hei whakaatu i te āhua o te ngahere. Ka honoa e ngā matapihi papa-ki-te-tuanui te roto ki te taiao o waho. Ka whakatakotoria ngā nohoanga āhua kōhatu o ngā rahi rerekē ki mua i ngā matapihi. He āhua tapahi koretake tō te tepu tuatahi, he mautini te whakaotinga e hāngai ana ki te rawa o te pakitara. Ko ngā rawa ko te whakarewa, te kiri rākau, ngā papa uku me te kōhatu. Ka manako te hoahoa ki te māmā, te pūmau me te pai iti o te tiaki.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Aesthetic of Modern Forest Hoahoa: Hoahoa Roto Kāinga 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 Aesthetic of Modern Forest Hoahoa: Hoahoa Roto Kāinga 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 Aesthetic of Modern Forest Hoahoa: Hoahoa Roto Kāinga 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

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The lobby design adopts an irregular facades and the divided ceiling to present the image of forest, using minimalist German-style floor to ceiling window. The front desk design uses an irregular cut mass shape and arranged with marble finish to have a good correlation with the wall material. Various sizes of stone shaped couches are arranged in front of the floor to ceiling window, and together with the exterior landscape they form a natural Zen meaning. The overall design emphasizes functionality and practicality, pursuing simplicity and low maintenance also durability.
Dimensions & Packaging: The doors on the public space are hidden in the irregular division of the facade, moreover the unique lighting design makes the entire space appears to be spacious and very modern looking. The gym area uses warm color tone, and the entire wooden floors up to the walls match the wooden louvers of the ceiling, at the same time mirrors are used to give bigger space effect .The modern book wall as a partition in order to create a semi transparent reading area. The orange leather chair is matched with the main grey stone brick wall also the paintings and the fireplace bring out a noble and elegant feeling.
Tags: Irregular division, Modernism, Natural, German style, Forest aesthetics.
Production Technology: The entire space materials are dominated by metal and wood veneer, while the walls are covered by high grade ceramic tiles and stone materials. Besides the light colored walls in lobby area, front desk and the couches, the light color tone is mainly used; the other space elements are using dark color to bring out the classy texture. Furthermore, the lighting of each space also uses customized durable and environmentally friendly LED light. The lobby floor uses dark marble stone, while the gym and reading area use wooden floors.
Design Challenge: How to present the forest vocabulary in a modern way is a challenge for the design team. During the implementation, the construction team took a lot of effort with the usage of irregular cutting materials since it needs to be accurate.
Research: This apartment building is facing the corner of Touqian River, so that the design is expected to respond to the outdoor natural environment and use modern style to create a comfortable and relaxing yet elegant public space for the residents. Since the residents are IT engineers, and professionals, the design team proposes a simple yet elegant design style, avoids gorgeous and complicated elements, and uses clean and simple design techniques, combined with appropriate materials to create durable and low maintenance public space.
Inspiration: As the site is located in Hsinchu city with windy environment, so that the public space on the top floor has a minimalist design style. Around 70% to 80% of the residents are professionals who work in the science park, at the age of around 30, 40 years old. After busy at work, they admire to get back to a simple yet elegant life, so that the space design is inspired by the modern German style. The design team avoids using complicated design, also not integrating gorgeous decoration or luxurious classical elements, yet shaping the space with elegance atmosphere that meets the expectation of the residents.
Project Duration: The project finished in Oct 2019 in Hshinchu, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Bianco carrara is looking for suitable pattern and breadboard,The spilt joint of black mirrors and iron sheet also need to be accurate.The design of geometric cabinet has many sharp angle and also need to be accurate and sanforized.
Team Members: Chun Fu Development
Chien Wei Lin
Image Credits: Chun Fu Development
Fu Ming Lin