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Commercial Space Primary Function: Moralo oa ka Hare oa Ofisi by Shu Yuan Chang

Commercial Space Primary Function: Moralo oa ka Hare oa Ofisi by Shu Yuan Chang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Sebaka sa Ka Hare le Dipontsho Competition Category.


SileveraKa Hare· 2020

Commercial Space Primary Function: Moralo oa ka Hare oa Ofisi

by Shu Yuan Chang

Client: Fontal Interior Design Co., Ltd.

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

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The Design

About Commercial Space Primary Function: Moralo oa ka Hare oa Ofisi

Book Text: Sebaka sa Khoebo ke moralo oa ka hare oa ofisi o entsoeng nakong ea nchafatso ea ntlo ea khale Taipei. Lerako le lelelele le potolohileng, le hahiloeng hoo e batlang e le lilemo tse mashome a mahlano tse fetileng, le ile la tlosoa ho bula jarete e ka pele ho leba seterateng. Konkreite e phethiloeng le lejoe le lesoeu li theha tikoloho e ncha, ha lerako la limela le tlisa botala haufi le mohaho. Ka hare, bokaholimo ba pele ba litene tse khsubelu bo ile ba bolokoa, 'me menyako e mecha e tšehetsa phallo ea moea le taolo ea mocheso maemong a leholimo a mongobo a sebaka sena. Serapa se bulehileng se lumella baahisani le maoto-samariti ho tsamaea ka har'a sona le ho lula.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Commercial Space Primary Function: Moralo oa ka Hare oa Ofisi ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Commercial Space Primary Function: Moralo oa ka Hare oa Ofisi e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Commercial Space Primary Function: Moralo oa ka Hare oa Ofisi ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
While the broken down boundary allows the domain axis to extend, the plantation wall continues to fuse with its surroundings, and with the tall wall erected almost 50 years ago was removed to allow the opened-up front yard with finished concrete landscaping and white stone materials to form an artistic domain. As a plantation wall was built on the other side, it serves to break down the barrier between people and their hearts for building a great community.
Dimensions & Packaging
As there is a green plantation wall on the left of the stair, the budding vegetation also symbolizes the rebirth of the old residence. With the external wall of the original building as a plantation wall while the interior has reserved the original red brick surface for environmental control, for which there was also an opening made in the perimeter barrier to control temperature through ventilation as well.
Tags
Synergy, Seeking The Common Good, Energy-Saving, Finished Concrete, Plantation Wall
Production Technology
As Taipei City is situated in a basin with a damp and humid climate, this project, being an office space, deliberately leveled the garden and lowered the perimeter barrier to promote ventilation and temperature control while totally eradicating insect infestation. As the garden features finished concrete, a plantation wall was erected on the other side, and the interior brick wall surface was preserved for micro-climate control.
Design Challenge
With the Wall-Less open garden concept proposed by the design team, it was first rejected by the client, as the barrier bears significance in safety and order, however, with many efforts of simulation to ensure the safety concern was addressed, the concept was allowed to progress ahead, and after it was completed, with the admiration of the neighbors, the design was also preserved with changes to local parking regulation which has led to a beautiful scene without chaos.
Research
As the barrier is a physical boundary that shapes a spatial order but separates people from one another, the design team, after the site visit, proposed the concept of open space by removing the barrier, by featuring a plantation wall wich the greenery penetrating into the interior, along with rainwater recycling system allowing the greenery embellishing the interior even more while the finished concrete wall exhibits power and depth in its stern and refined finishing.
Inspiration
Upon first site visit, the old wall, elongated triangular yard, insect-infested vegetation, and a run-down garden, with the nicely maintained garden of the neighboring public housing, a bold idea was raised to remove the barrier, which presented a major challenge for the client, however, the openness prompts us to head towards a better future, as taking the initiative, engaging the public, and seeking the common good would be the touchstone for the future generation.
Project Duration
The project was completed in February 2019, in Taipei.
Operation Flow
With the dense population in Taiwan, scooters have become a major mode of transportation, and as the site has incorporated urban renewal and vegetation policy, the liberated domain has contributed to a lane rid of random scooter parking but a beautiful place where pedestrians enjoy staying and walking through, which has been very welcomed by the neighbors.
Team Members
Shu-Yuan Chang
Image Credits
KPS Huang Yu Wei/2019

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