Green Nest Fausaga i Totonu o Faleuta by Yu Lin Hsu

Green Nest Fausaga i Totonu o Faleuta by Yu Lin Hsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

UʻameaTotonu· 2024

Green Nest Fausaga i Totonu o Faleuta

by Yu Lin Hsu

Client: IANMU Architects

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Green Nest Fausaga i Totonu o Faleuta

Green Nest ose fausaga i totonu o se faleuta e nofoia i New Taipei City, Taiwan. O lenei fale e 85 mita sikuea le lautele e aofia ai potumoe se lua, faleta'ele se lua, se potu galuega ma se vaega tatala mo le nofonofo, aai ma kuka. O uamea loloto ma tulaga eseese o le maualuga na mafua ai ona lagona le vaega la'ititi e pei o se mea popole. O mamanuga eseese o le faaluga faatasi ma vaega gaogao ua fatuina ai aa moli ma paolo faapea foi ma fa'aopoopo mai ni vaega e taula'i i ai. O le fola terrazzo e fesootai ai le faitotoa ulufale, umukuka ma le vaega aai, ae o tioata reeded e maua ai le malamalama ma le nofouta mo le potu galuega. O laau ma vali mineral e fa'aopoopo mai ai le loloto, ma o foliga pi'o e fa'aleleia atili ai le taamilosaga ma le saogalemu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Green Nest Fausaga i Totonu o Faleuta, 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 Green Nest Fausaga i Totonu o Faleuta 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 Green Nest Fausaga i Totonu o Faleuta 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: Located in the New Taipei city, Taiwan, this 85 sqm apartment is designed to comfortably accommodate a newlywed couple, and prepared for their next stage of life. Through considerate design, it provides an affordable option for inner city living and challenges the need for urban sprawl.
Dimensions & Packaging: It’s a 85 sqm apartment situated in New Taipei city, Taiwan. It contains 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 working studio ,and space for living, dining and cooking.
Tags: interior architecture, new taipei city, residence, retreat
Production Technology: Using terrazzo as floor material to integrate the space for foyer, kitchen and dining area, but also define the space for living space.
And the use of the reeded glass gave the working space both transparency and privacy, while the wood and mineral paint added depth and character to the space.
Design Challenge: Because this new building had lots of girders and beams not only in the living space but also in the bedrooms, how to satisfy the need of providing space for upcoming babies, friends or parents' visiting, and working at home in this 75 sqm apartment, while reducing the sense of oprresion caused by the existing structures became the main issue in this case.
Research: The goal of this project is to create a warm and inviting indoor space while addressing the sense of oppression caused by the existing deep beams. To achieve this objective, the team explored various approaches to ceiling treatments and light manipulation, drawing inspiration from numerous case studies including Valerio Olgiati, Louis Kahn, and, most importantly, ongoing plan revisions. While considering aesthetics, the project also takes into account practicality and budget constraints. Each form and void serves a specific purpose, while also concealing ample storage space within the walls.
Inspiration: This space originally had beams with different heights, making the already small space look more oppressive. However, this constraint also serves as a source of inspiration. This project utilizes various ceiling designs with hollowed-out sections to create different lighting and shadow effects, also adding focal points to the living space and alleviating the original sense of oppression.
Project Duration: Design period lasted for 4 months, and the construction took 6 months.
Operation Flow: The curved shape gave the sense of flow and became harmless for the upcoming baby. The integration of storage and pelmet made the space minimalist yet functional.
Style should not be a means, but a natural end.
Patents: Copyrights belong to ianmu architects.
Team Members: Yu Lin Hsu
Image Credits: Photographs: suiyustudio