Fluid and Form Primary Function: Mamanu Totonu o le Fale Nofoia by George PC Kao

Fluid and Form Primary Function: Mamanu Totonu o le Fale Nofoia by George PC Kao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ArioTotonu· 2020

Fluid and Form Primary Function: Mamanu Totonu o le Fale Nofoia

by George PC Kao

Client: ACG Design International

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Fluid and Form Primary Function: Mamanu Totonu o le Fale Nofoia

Book Text: O le Fluid and Form o se mamanu totonu o se fale nofoia mo se fale eleele tasi le fola i le Aai o Taipei, Taiwan. E tatala le faatulagaga i le vaaiga o le togalaau ma le malamalama faanatura. O le tafe o le autu autu, e faaalia e ala i se faalava o le laoa laupapa fasi tafe e fesootai ai avanoa lautele. E faaaoga pou laupapa mautu ua vali, tile maa faanatura ma vali minerale. E vaeluaina e se faitotoa tele e see avanoa lautele ma avanoa tumaoti a o tumau pea le vaaiga faaauau. Ua fuafuaina le taamilosaga mo tagata faaaoga nofoa faataavalevale, ma o se ala lanumeamata e vaeluaina ai le potumoe autu mai potumoe o tamaiti.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Fluid and Form Primary Function: Mamanu Totonu o le Fale Nofoia, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Fluid and Form Primary Function: Mamanu Totonu o le Fale Nofoia e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Fluid and Form Primary Function: Mamanu Totonu o le Fale Nofoia o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The site for this project is a single-layer residence on the ground floor with natural lighting and vista backyard. Having anchored on framed oriental natural landscape evoking the natural motif of Chinese mountain cloud and Hokkaido snowfield of which the theme of fluidity emerges as the spatial linkage throughout the interior, an epitome of the minimalist and flowing spatial visuals of post-modernism while evoking the natural ambiance and motif of oriental landscape.
Dimensions & Packaging: In terms of functional layout, the design satisfies the living functionality and entertaining needs with large sliding door demarcating the public and private domains while maintaining spatial continuity and openness. Apart from affording a complete and open area usage and vista for the public domain, it features circulation design for any disabled users so the independent functional spaces accommodate the social function while preserving privacy for the private domains.
Tags: Timber Grille, Fluidity, Chinese Landscape, Art History, Masonry Slate Tile, Mineral Paint
Production Technology: As Fluidity emerges as the styling theme of the overall design, large volume of dyed genuine timber posts, along with cascading and aligned spatial linkage of the ceiling of public domain links up different functional spaces articulated with natural and beautiful organic and flowing styling. Through the natural masonry materials on large wall surface and floor, it aids the visual extension of natural vista flowing into the interior, a most relaxing natural ambiance.
Design Challenge: While the public domains adopt large amount of genuine timber grille as the formwork for the flowing ceiling, the irregular form does require consideration for the movement of junctional joint material due to temperature changes, which dictated the subsequent time-consuming detailing and paintwork, while the external landscaping planning and construction were affected by the weather. Furthermore, how to minimize the effect of construction on the neighbors were indeed challenging.
Research: As the interior, user needs and beautiful scenarios are linked up naturally and rationally, they formed balance and individuality. As a large number of genuine pine posts and natural masonry tiles, and mineral paints were used, the design also called for aligned, rhythmic, symmetrical and asymmetrical design techniques in the flowing large-area and asymmetrical ceiling form in the name of linking up two spaces of different natures.
Inspiration: The Fluid and form originate from the spatial ambition of the design team, as oriental landscape painting pursues an ambiance of spirit, in contrast to the rational realism portrayed in western painting. The strokes of repetitive symbolism often featured in Chinese landscape painting, complemented by cloud and spatial layers, as the blank void serves to create a balanced proportion left for imagination of beholders.
Project Duration: The project was finished in June, 2019 in Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The gree corridor between the public and private domains serves as the connecting path and medium space in between, which further divides the master bedroom and children bedroom. While the master bedroom inherits the external space styling of soft arc styling and bedroom lighting for a light and bright visual rhythm, while children bedrooms feature favored colors and play-hole storage customized to their plans to their liking for optimal flexibility and storage volume.
Team Members: George PC Kao
Shang-Ni Chung
Image Credits: Squid Image Studio.