Wave Fale Nofoia by Minwoo Ahn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ApamemeaTotonu· 2023

Wave Fale Nofoia

by Minwoo Ahn

Client: Ahn and Partners

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Wave Fale Nofoia

Ole Wave ose fale tu'utasi e fa'afefiloi lelei ma lona si'osi'omaga fa'anatura. Ua mamanuina e fausia ai se poto masani ola e fetaui ma manaoga o ona tagata. O itu uma o le mamanu ua fa'atonuina ma le fa'aeteete ina ia maua ai se poto masani e fa'aleleia ai le tulaga lelei o le olaga o tagata o lo'o nofoia. O nofoaga e nonofo ai ma pa ua fuafuaina e tu'ufa'atasia le nofo to'atasi ma avanoa fa'alaua'itele e maua ai se siosiomaga e mo fa'afiafiaga. O faʻalo maualuluga ma faʻamalama tetele e mafai ai e le malamalama faʻanatura ona lolovaia i totonu, faʻatupuina se mafanafana ma faʻafeiloaʻi e faʻaleleia ai le malologa ma le mafanafana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Wave Fale Nofoia, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Wave Fale Nofoia e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Wave Fale Nofoia e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Wave is a single detached dwelling embracing the natural landscape drawn from the surrounding environment. The project focused on the elements that comprise the everyday experience of the users. In particular, the living area and bar were designed as fused spaces to facilitate a solitary and communal space for entertainment, and the bathroom in a guest room on the basement floor is enhanced by the presence of skylights placed along the sun trajectory to capture its natural light.
Dimensions & Packaging: 29,650mm x 1,1000 mm x 16,300 mm
Tags: Interior Design, Residential Interior, Luxury House, Modern House
Production Technology: With elaborate details of the staircase, glass railing, and post were designed with a harmony with the natural landscape scenery. The open kitchen on the first floor conveys the meaning of central space with a prominent book matching hanging wall. The landscape and wall structure are revealed and the linear pendant connected to the curvilinear form of the architectural exterior accentuates the space. visual and tactile conditions were examined in advance through computer simulation and sampling of materials to reduce interference between the structure, function, and finishing.
Design Challenge: With a theme of landscape scenery, the project suggests various ideas related to the context of architecture. The design of a guest bathroom with a high ceiling, a heavy natural stone wall as a part of the landscape scenery, a mirror pond on the ground level, and the landing part of the garden stairs allows user experience to connect from the indoors to outdoors. The hanging fireplace separates the living space and kitchen while both spaces share the warmth upon which the fireplace is used as a new design element to divide the space.
Research: We contemplated diverse means of appreciation derived from a single detached dwelling by the user. The project intends to elevate the user fulfillment by reflecting spatial and functional elements and lifestyle. Aside from transient trends and style, our profound concerns included the type of experience that embraces every day. we assigned each experience in the space to encourage the daily life to be absorbed in the dwelling. By delivering the basic functionality of dwelling as a space of security and relaxation, a therapeutic space for family, a space for close interaction with nature.
Inspiration: The main objective of the project is to offer the living experience inherent to a single detached dwelling. The house presents general yet unique, and visceral interaction with nature. The uninterrupted mutual fusion of the landscape inside the house is especially emphasized, and the outdoor layout involves unacquainted elements amidst urban complex housings such as the front yard and pond. The project concept focuses on the space in the landscape.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2019 and finished in February 2021 in Bundanggu, Seongnamsi, Gyeonggido
Operation Flow: The open kitchen is used as a shared space for guests and the scullery as a private space for the family is compartmentalized to increase utility. Also, the divided areas of the basement area and shared living room reflecting the owner’s preference induce usability. The front door is 3 meters in height using high performance hardware that can easily be controlled by a woman and promotes a pleasant experience. Also, the motorized blinds are installed to be adjusted by the user for preferable lighting. The user reduces repetitive housework and experiences stability and aesthetic value.