Gentleness Fale Nofoaga by Kuan Ting Liu

Gentleness Fale Nofoaga by Kuan Ting Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

UʻameaTotonu· 2024

Gentleness Fale Nofoaga

by Kuan Ting Liu

Client: Incore Design

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Gentleness Fale Nofoaga

O le galuega o se fale nofoaga e 105 mita sikuea i Taipei. O le manatu o lenei galuega o le fusiaga, lea e manaʻo ai le au faʻataʻitaʻiga e tuʻuina atu se lagona o le taliaina i le fale. O lea la, ua faʻaaogaina lanu faʻavaivai le malosi e fausia ai se vaai filemu ma o se vaega o le uamea titanium plated ua faʻaaogaina e faʻamatagofie ai le avanoa. O le faʻataʻitaʻiga o foliga pito e le na o le faʻaitiitia o le mamafa vaai ae faʻateleina foi le saogalemu mo sui o le aiga. Ma le mea mulimuli ae le itiiti lona taua, o le avanoa atoa ua faʻataʻitaʻiina i lanu māmā lea e faʻamoemoe ai le au faʻataʻitaʻiga e maua e sui o le aiga le siosiomaga mafanafana ma matagofie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Gentleness 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 Gentleness 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 Gentleness 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: The project is a new apartment and there are three generations under the same roof, parents, their daughter and grandpa. Therefore, the design team particularly considers the safety of the child and the aged. Arc shape is designed to make better relationship between users and the spaces and also to avoid the danger. As for the materials, light grey Germany mineral paint with a soft texture is widely used to increase the quality of the space and give the family.
Dimensions & Packaging: The interior design area is 105 square meters. The design layout consists of entrance, living room, dining room and 3 bedrooms.
Tags: Interior Design, Residential design, Residential, Living space, Modern style
Production Technology: The space is designed in light color tone to show a warm and elegant atmosphere. A modern style is adopted, with light color veneer, marble, metals, grey iron mirror, Titanium-plated stainless steel and Germany mineral paint being ingeniously used to make the entire space harmonious.
Design Challenge: At the design stage, the design team spends time to integrate the arch shape in three dimensional spaces to create the entire harmony. At the same time, the design idea needs to meet the client’s expectations and requirements. On the other hand, due to the age of the users that might causes some eye diseases, the designers need to consider carefully the lighting plan that is both aesthetic and functional.
Research: The overall concept of this project is “hug”, which the design team wants to deliver a feeling of welcoming home. Therefore, the low-saturation color is applied to create a calm look and Titanium-plated stainless steel is partly used to embellish the space. The design of arch shape not only reduces the visual stress but consider the safety of family members.
Inspiration: Feeling that people nowadays are under lots of pressure, the design team hopes to present an imagery of a huge hug to give each family member a feeling of welcoming home. Therefore, the ceilings, walls and corners of the cabinets are designed in arc shape to increase the visual tension and create the imagination.
Project Duration: The project is completed in Feb. 2023 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The public areas the private areas are clearly defined, and the attention is particularly paid on all surfaces and textures which the users may touch. To visually break the boundary between living room and dining room, the arch cabinets from the entrance is extended to the dining room. The dining room is created as the focal point of this project, with a chandelier on the top to catch people’s eye.
Team Members: Kuan-Ting Liu
Image Credits: Incore Interior Design Ltd.