XOR Creative Research Fausaga i Totonu o Ofisa by Hsin-Ting Weng

XOR Creative Research Fausaga i Totonu o Ofisa by Hsin-Ting Weng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ApamemeaTotonu· 2020

XOR Creative Research Fausaga i Totonu o Ofisa

by Hsin-Ting Weng

Client: Ris Interior Design Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About XOR Creative Research Fausaga i Totonu o Ofisa

Tusitusiga: O le XOR Creative Research o se fale ofisa i totonu lea na fausia i totonu o se fale faapipii (terraced house) Taiwan na fausia i le 1972 i le aai o Taichung. O le toe faaleleia o loo faatasia ai le taimi ua mavae ma le vaitau o loo iai nei. O le pito i fafo o loo ufiufi i faamalama lattice paepae, ae o totonu o le fale ua faaonapo nei ma faatasia ma faasinomaga faaleaganuu. O se apefai fesoasoani (spiral staircase) e faavae i le golden ratio o loo tu i luma o pito pogisa lanumoana loloto. O le fola tile moni a Taiwan ua tele lava ina faasaoina ma tuufaatasia ma tile mosaic, laupapa parquet, ma maamora (marble) mai le lotoifale i se faatulagaga herringbone. O faitotoa fai fofoo o loo vavaeese ai le nofoaga tatalo mo fonotaga ma le faletusi swatch.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai XOR Creative Research Fausaga i Totonu o Ofisa, 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 XOR Creative Research Fausaga i Totonu o Ofisa 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. XOR Creative Research Fausaga i Totonu o Ofisa 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: XOR creative research is where creativity sprouts via design. To renovate old buildings in order to revitalize local community has been a concerned topic in recent years. This project, the building itself is an old traditional Taiwanese terraced house, built in 1972, located at Taichung city. Nearby community, dubbed by Teachers New Village, although it is close to downtown area, has been neglected by nowadays generation, due to aging population.
Dimensions & Packaging: Construction area 134 square meter.
Tags: Culture, Fusion, Modernize, Twist, Tiling, Spiral Staircase, Linear, Polyline
Production Technology: At the ground floor, the spiral staircase built on golden ratio attracts attentions. The staircase implies a symbolic and composed statement to the space, and inhabitants can observe spatial movement on each step. Deep blue backdrops set off the long-narrow plan, conveying a minimalist comparison with bygones. To preserve most building structure, the slope ceiling encompasses vernacular wooden truss framework underneath. A chamfer floor mirror echoes to poly-lines near ceiling, reflecting lush from backyard to indoors. The exposed masonry of brick wall, a remembrance our colonial influence from Japan in the past.
Design Challenge: To eliminate stereotypes to retro elements. Select our indigenous materials on the flooring: white marble from Hualien city, and emerald marble from Taitung city. Deconstructing natural stones and mismatching nowadays tiles, and retro bronze metals on flooring, comes up with a progressive herringbone array, giving a modern newness.
Research: To reminisce about traditional material technique in 1970's, authentic Taiwanese tile flooring is mostly preserved. Inspiration of ‘material paradox,’ flooring combine geometrical mosaic tiles and wood parquet to create a ‘tapestry’ effect. Flooring pairs with terrazzo table top, stimulating an intriguing connection between old/classic and new/contemporary creativity.
Inspiration: The building is an old indigenous Taiwanese terraced house at Taichung city, built in 1972. Aiming to revitalize a traditional building, we regard this project is a fusion between the past and new era, and take concepts of "twist" and "new born" instead of reborn or rebirth. The facade, cladded with white lattice window, showcases modernized interior of cultural undertones.
Project Duration: Started from September 2018 and finished in March 2019.
Taichung city, Taiwan
Operation Flow: At the stairway, wall covered with bold geometric patterns and framed by gilded metal, as a prelude to workplace upstairs. Demolish old interval walls to allow natural lights and street scenes to be seen. Open-concept meeting area and swatch library are compartmentalized by folding doors. Inhabitants are free to be involved in each or both areas.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Ris Interior Design Co., Ltd.
Team Members: Hsin-Ting Weng
Jen Chen
Meng-Hsun Li
Image Credits: Hey!cheese Photography