Cloister Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba Yokhalamo by Te Chih Lo

Cloister Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba Yokhalamo by Te Chih Lo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Mkati mwa Nyumba ndi Mawonekedwe Competition Category.

BronzeMkati· 2022

Cloister Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba Yokhalamo

by Te Chih Lo

Client: Ideas Design

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Mkati Category

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The Design

About Cloister Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba Yokhalamo

Cloister ndi kapangidwe ka mkati mwa nyumba yokhalamo ka banja la mibadwo itatu ku Mzinda wa Hsinchu, Taiwan. Malo awiri osiyana adaphatikizidwa kuti akonze mapangidwe oyambirira opapatiza a nsanja. Zinthu zowonetsera ngati magalasi ndi zowonera zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pansi, padenga ndi makoma, kotero kuwala kwachilengedwe kumadutsa m'malo ogwiritsidwa ntchito ndi onse. Galasi loyikidwa pansi pa denga limapangitsa kuti pakhale maonekedwe autali kwambiri. Khoma la marble lokhala ndi TV limagawa malo ogwiritsidwa ntchito ndi onse pomwe likusunga mapangidwe otseguka. Pansi pamatabwa ndi marble amene analipo kale adasungidwa kuti achepetse zinyalala.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Cloister Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba Yokhalamo ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Cloister Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba Yokhalamo akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Cloister Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba Yokhalamo amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

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.