Casa Calma Fa'atinoga Autu: Mamanu Fa'apitoa o le Fale Nofoaga by Chris Chen and Tc Kuo

Casa Calma Fa'atinoga Autu: Mamanu Fa'apitoa o le Fale Nofoaga by Chris Chen and Tc Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

UʻameaTotonu· 2022

Casa Calma Fa'atinoga Autu: Mamanu Fa'apitoa o le Fale Nofoaga

by Chris Chen and Tc Kuo

Client: Paradox Studio

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Casa Calma Fa'atinoga Autu: Mamanu Fa'apitoa o le Fale Nofoaga

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Casa Calma o se mamanu fa'apitoa o totonu o se fale mo se aiga e tolu tupulaga. E aofia ai i totonu o le fale le 360 mita fa'atafafa i luga o le fogafale e tasi, e lua elevita tumaoti i le ogatotonu ma faamalama i itu e fa. O loʻo faasagatau se faaputuga maualuga faalua (double-height terrace) i le vaaiga o mauga. O se faitotoa taamilo e 2.8 mita le maualuga e vaevaeina ai le fuafuaga i vaega se lua, ina ia mafai ai ona tapunia potu moe mai le potu malolo pe a i ai tagata asiasi. A o iai taimi tuto'atasi a le aiga, e mafai ona faataamilo solo i totonu o le fale i se ala faataamilo (loop). O le vali fa'aminerale ma le laina o le fauga i luga (ceiling) i le lanu bronze, o loʻo taʻitaʻia ai le gaioiga i aso taitasi i totonu o le avanoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Casa Calma Fa'atinoga Autu: Mamanu Fa'apitoa o le Fale Nofoaga, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Casa Calma Fa'atinoga Autu: Mamanu Fa'apitoa o le Fale Nofoaga e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Casa Calma Fa'atinoga Autu: Mamanu Fa'apitoa o le Fale Nofoaga ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With the nature of centered elevator core, we draw a clear line to divide the interior area into two major uses with a 2.8m tall 180 degree rotating door. The bedroom area can keep completely separated from living room when guests visit. And with the private family time, the house can be circulated as a loop.

Also, an invisible linear axis was introduced with a dominated bronze titanium plating ceiling design, emphasized the primary direction of daily activity flow.
Dimensions & Packaging: The floor footprint area of Casa Calma is W205m * L200m, total of 360 sqm, ceiling height is 3.7m hight with a 7.4 hight terrace surround living room.
Four side window with elevator core at the center, overlook mountain and city view.
Tags: Residential, Wabisabi, Sky Garden, Casa Calma, Luxury House, Huaku, Tianmu, Taiwan
Production Technology: A great harmony of high-end smart home technology and earthy interior space is well played in Casa Calma. Italian Cebos mineral coating is used widely in lobby, foyer, living, dining area and Study. And with the well temperature/ humidity/audiovisual control system, we are hoping Casa Calma can subtly take care of the need with technology and also maintain the gentle and calm interior environment.
Design Challenge: The production period was during pandemic, we had to stop the construction several times or control the number of construction team in order to cooperate with government policy. The duration was extended to a year-long which was original an 8-month construction time project.
Research: The design research was based on tailor-making an independent and co-existing space for each member of the family, including two cats. With the center elevator core in the original layout, how to design a close yet distant spatial program has become the primary research at the design stage.
Inspiration: Casa Calma is a residence for 3-generation family. Located in Huaku Sky Garden, an Iconic high-rise Building in Tianmu Taipei. The unique building layout with two owner-exclusive elevators centered at a 360-sqm floor plan has allowed us to create a private and unique entryway to double-height terrace facing Mountain View, welcoming the owner with soothing atmosphere and open view.
Project Duration: The project started in Oct 2020 and finished in Oct 2021 in Taipei
Operation Flow: Dining area and family study are the two mediated spaces carefully planted to allow space to bond and breathe. In dining area, a 2.6m wide sliding door can flexibly be used a division to create private club space. The particular sliding door is also the door of exhibit wall cabinet, the corridor can be transformed into an exhibition hallway during the party event, as the owner is also an art collector.
Forest green cabinet with soft white mineral coating sliding door is s also the end view of the corridor, set a calm and refreshing tone when entering private bedroom territory.
Team Members: Chris YJ Chen
TC Kuo
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Andrew Kan.
Image #2: Photographer Future Vision Photography.
Image #3: Photographer Future Vision Photography.
Image #4: Photographer Future Vision Photography.
Image #5: Photographer Andrew Kan.