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Casa Calma Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Ntlo ea Bolulo by Chris Chen and Tc Kuo

Casa Calma Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Ntlo ea Bolulo by Chris Chen and Tc Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Sebaka sa Ka Hare le Dipontsho Competition Category.


TšepeKa Hare· 2022

Casa Calma Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Ntlo ea Bolulo

by Chris Chen and Tc Kuo

Client: Paradox Studio

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Ka Hare Category

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The Design

About Casa Calma Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Ntlo ea Bolulo

Casa Calma ke moralo oa ka hare oa ntlo ea bolulo bakeng sa lelapa la meloko e meraro. Ntlo ena e koahela sebaka sa limithara tse likhoutu tse 360 fatše le le leng, e na le lifensetere tse peli tse ikhethileng bohareng le lifensetere ka mahlakoreng a mane. Terase e nang le bophahamo bo habeli e talimane le pono ea thaba. Lemati le potolohang le nang le bolelele ba limithara tse 2.8 le arola moralo ka likarolo tse peli, e le hore ka nako ea baeti likamore tsa ho robala li ka koaloa ho tloha kamoreng ea bolulo. Nakong ea nako ea lelapa e ikhethileng, ntlo e ka potoloha ka mokgwa oa tikoloho e le 'ngoe. Mokoahelo oa liminerale le mothaladi oa marulelo o mebala e le bronze li tataisa metsamao ea letsatsi le letsatsi ka har'a sebaka seo.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Casa Calma Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Ntlo ea Bolulo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Casa Calma Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Ntlo ea Bolulo e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Casa Calma Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Ntlo ea Bolulo e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
With the nature of centered elevator core, we draw a clear line to divide the interior area into two major uses with a 2.8m tall 180 degree rotating door. The bedroom area can keep completely separated from living room when guests visit. And with the private family time, the house can be circulated as a loop.

Also, an invisible linear axis was introduced with a dominated bronze titanium plating ceiling design, emphasized the primary direction of daily activity flow.
Dimensions & Packaging
The floor footprint area of Casa Calma is W205m * L200m, total of 360 sqm, ceiling height is 3.7m hight with a 7.4 hight terrace surround living room.
Four side window with elevator core at the center, overlook mountain and city view.
Tags
Residential, Wabisabi, Sky Garden, Casa Calma, Luxury House, Huaku, Tianmu, Taiwan
Production Technology
A great harmony of high-end smart home technology and earthy interior space is well played in Casa Calma. Italian Cebos mineral coating is used widely in lobby, foyer, living, dining area and Study. And with the well temperature/ humidity/audiovisual control system, we are hoping Casa Calma can subtly take care of the need with technology and also maintain the gentle and calm interior environment.
Design Challenge
The production period was during pandemic, we had to stop the construction several times or control the number of construction team in order to cooperate with government policy. The duration was extended to a year-long which was original an 8-month construction time project.
Research
The design research was based on tailor-making an independent and co-existing space for each member of the family, including two cats. With the center elevator core in the original layout, how to design a close yet distant spatial program has become the primary research at the design stage.
Inspiration
Casa Calma is a residence for 3-generation family. Located in Huaku Sky Garden, an Iconic high-rise Building in Tianmu Taipei. The unique building layout with two owner-exclusive elevators centered at a 360-sqm floor plan has allowed us to create a private and unique entryway to double-height terrace facing Mountain View, welcoming the owner with soothing atmosphere and open view.
Project Duration
The project started in Oct 2020 and finished in Oct 2021 in Taipei
Operation Flow
Dining area and family study are the two mediated spaces carefully planted to allow space to bond and breathe. In dining area, a 2.6m wide sliding door can flexibly be used a division to create private club space. The particular sliding door is also the door of exhibit wall cabinet, the corridor can be transformed into an exhibition hallway during the party event, as the owner is also an art collector.
Forest green cabinet with soft white mineral coating sliding door is s also the end view of the corridor, set a calm and refreshing tone when entering private bedroom territory.
Team Members
Chris YJ Chen
TC Kuo
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Andrew Kan.
Image #2: Photographer Future Vision Photography.
Image #3: Photographer Future Vision Photography.
Image #4: Photographer Future Vision Photography.
Image #5: Photographer Andrew Kan.

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