Formosan Blue Magpie Calchīhualiztli īhuīcpa Cē Cal-Netlālīlōyān by Joyce Yi-Ching Yang and Sunya Wu

Formosan Blue Magpie Calchīhualiztli īhuīcpa Cē Cal-Netlālīlōyān by Joyce Yi-Ching Yang and Sunya Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli in Callitic Tlacauhtli ihuan Tlanextilizpan Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

TepoztliCallitic· 2022

Formosan Blue Magpie Calchīhualiztli īhuīcpa Cē Cal-Netlālīlōyān

by Joyce Yi-Ching Yang and Sunya Wu

Client: Heng G Design

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Winner in Callitic Category

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The Design

About Formosan Blue Magpie Calchīhualiztli īhuīcpa Cē Cal-Netlālīlōyān

Formosan Blue Magpie in ītōcā cē cal-netlālīlōyān tlacpahco tlācatl in ōnoc Taichung, Taiwan. In ītech nemōhuayān quipiya 148 metros cuadrados īhuān quipiya cē ohtli calaquiyani, cē tlapiyalōyān chāneque, cē tlacualōyān, ēyi cōchiyāntin, ōme āltepōyān īhuān cē xōchitlah ilhuicac. Cē tepētlacaltōntli coyoctic quixeloa in tlapiyalōyān chāneque īhuān cē āmoxpōhualōyān ītech itech xōchitlah ilhuicac, quimaca canāh tlapiyalōni īhuān no quicāhua motta xināchpanōhuayān. In tepāntli in cāmpa moteca televisión mochīuh ica tlapechtli in huel monēxtia, ic in cal-netlālīlōyān huel mocuepa īhuān mopatla in cāhuitl īpan. Cē ilhuicatzintli tlīltic tezcatl, cuahuitl, texohtli īhuān iztac quitēmachtia in nēhnemiliztli ītechpa in cal-nemōhuayān.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli

Formosan Blue Magpie Calchīhualiztli īhuīcpa Cē Cal-Netlālīlōyān ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Formosan Blue Magpie Calchīhualiztli īhuīcpa Cē Cal-Netlālīlōyān ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. Formosan Blue Magpie Calchīhualiztli īhuīcpa Cē Cal-Netlālīlōyān quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Perforated shelving divides the space into a living room and a reading area connected to the sky garden. It affords occupants privacy, encouraging them to leave the view open to its sky garden, rather than closing it from the prying eyes of neighbours. The perforated shelves by surreptitiously providing storage space and gives the living room a clean appearance, while allowing the reading area to bathe in natural sunlight. The ceiling creates a subtle demarcation between different spaces using a combination of both timber and a simple white, apartment and house typologies enjoy a harmonious coexistence.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project covers an internal space totaling 148 square meters, excluding balconies. The layout comprises an entry corridor, living room, dining room, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a sky outdoor garden.
Tags: Open layout, modern lifestyle, interior design, minimalism, timber ceiling, artistic, residential apartment living
Production Technology: As individual preferences and needs change over time, flexibility of space is the key to effective interior design. With this in mind, this project gives the occupants freedom to customize their own living room, dispensing with the idea of a traditionally fixed TV wall.
The TV wall is treated as one piece of sculptural form, the wall is made with removable panels, as opposed to using a fixed construction methodology, which means the entire wall can be removed if need be. Black mirrors also fold down from the split ceiling, wrapping the wall with a stone base, which gives the wall a three dimensional feel.
Design Challenge: Different colours and materials all come together as one, while also complementing one another through well-managed proportions and compositions. The use of colour treatment and built form circulation guidance enriches the design intention, echoing the theme of sky living and enlivening the true essence of being at home.
Research: An observation of human behavior, activity and interaction with space. It explores the definition of home, creating feelings of calm, recuperation and being immersed. The relationship between space and furniture composition, coming together in one integrated design approach.
Inspiration: Blue magpie nests, suspended in the sky garden, serves as inspiration for this project. Regarded traditionally as an auspicious symbol as well as a national treasure. Hence, a home in the sky places great emphasis on vitality, happiness, playfulness and relaxation. Every space can accommodate habits and different activities of the inhabitant, while also creating a sense of connection between them. The dialogue and balance between the colour of each space, as well as the furniture composition, draws people in to discover the true essence of what is means to be at home.
Project Duration: This project started in August 2020 and completed in January 2021 in Taichung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The ceiling forms the circulation guidance, gently ushering occupants through the apartment. To start, the black mirror ceiling continues from lift lobby through to the corridor at the entry, creating a sense of fluidity leading into the dining area. At this point, the material shifts from mirror to timber, bringing with it a serene sense of calmness. The timber ceiling then splits into a combination of blue and white, transporting occupants into the living room and sky garden.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Heng G Design Studio
Team Members: Joyce Yi-Ching Yang and Sunya Wu
Image Credits: BCS