Dan Mo Makazi by Ta-Hsiu Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Majengo, Ujenzi na Miundo Competition Category.

FedhaUsanifu wa Majengo· 2022

Dan Mo Makazi

by Ta-Hsiu Lee

Client: CHEN-WAI Architecture Integrated Design Co.,Ltd.

Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Usanifu wa Majengo Category

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The Design

About Dan Mo Makazi

Dan Mo ni makazi ya kustaafu yaliyokamilika mnamo Februari 2020 huko Taichung, yakichukua eneo la mita za mraba 440. Ua la yungiyungi ndilo lililohamasisha muundo huu, na vipengele vya usanifu majengo vinaonyesha mpangilio unaolingana unaoonekana kwenye petali za yungiyungi. Chokaa hupakwa juu ya nyuso kwa mbinu maalum inayofanya nyenzo hiyo kuwa imara zaidi, nzito zaidi na inayostahimili upepo na mvua. Mbali na uwekaji wa vigae vya nje unaotumika kuelekeza maji, hakuna matibabu mengine ya uso yanayotumika, jambo linalopunguza matumizi ya nyenzo. Njia ya mviringo katika ghorofa ya kwanza inaunganisha nafasi za utendaji kazi na kusaidia mwingiliano wa kifamilia.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award

Dan Mo Makazi ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Dan Mo Makazi inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Dan Mo Makazi ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The mortar used on the surface to pursue a certain texture and pattern, is carefully deployed by the designer on its elements and proportion. After applying a special technique to handle the mortar, it becomes tougher, denser and anti-pollution/corrosion from the wind and rain.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is 440 square meters.
Tags: Interior Design, Architecture, Minimalism, Lotus, Tranquility
Production Technology: Apart from water channeling purposes of the external tile cladding, no surface treatment or cladding is applied to the rest of the building surfaces inside and out. It is an epitome of the designer's realization of minimal material consumption in design, as material minimization takes precedence over the conventional approach of green material utilization.
Design Challenge: By whirling the cuboid elements and applying them on the tilted rooftop building structure, the designer changes people's common impression of cuboids placed only horizontal and vertical, creating a different visual perception. The three-floor building can thus look like the two-floor building that reducing the sense of oppression and also allowing more sunlight to shine on the street.
Research: There are endless possibilities between complete flat and excessive decorating in the performance of the building wall. The designer applies adequate yet detailed patterns onto the flat concrete to avoid dullness due to its utmost tranquility. Therefore, one can get comfortable in the environment with the biggest surface area of the building walls that offer enduring comfort. The meaning of a living space is not only to meet the functional purpose but to take care of resident's state of mind.
Inspiration: This project is a retirement living residence owned by a retiree with a pure living mindset; in the Chinese-speaking literary world, a metaphor of a pristine lotus emerging out of the earth is a subtle reflection of the life outlook of the residence owner; the designer chooses the lotus to articulate the life value of simplicity while deploying architectural elements portraying the parallel pattern on the petal of lotus.
Project Duration: This project is finished in February 2020 in Taichung.
Operation Flow: The circular path planned for the first floor of the interior amalgamates the fluidity and connectivity amongst different function spaces. Apart from the convenience-driven functionality, it gives a rise to an environment conducive for family and friendly interactions. The interior of the second floor radiates outwards from the family room as it is the interlocking part across every room on this floor to ensure optimal family interactions.