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12 Degrees ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ መንበሪ ቤት by Po Chuan Kao

12 Degrees ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ መንበሪ ቤት by Po Chuan Kao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ውሽጣዊ ቦታን ምርኢትን Competition Category.


ሓጺንውሽጣዊ· 2026

12 Degrees ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ መንበሪ ቤት

by Po Chuan Kao

Client: ACG Design International

ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ውሽጣዊ Category

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The Design

About 12 Degrees ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ መንበሪ ቤት

12 ዲግሪ ንሓደ ኣብ ማእከላይ ክሳብ ላዕለዋይ ደርቢ ዝርከብ ሰለስተ መደቀሲ ክፍልታት ዘለዎ ኣፓርታማ ዝተዳለወ ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ መንበሪ ቤት እዩ። መደረባት ናሕሲ ብኽልተ ኣንፈት ደዪቦም ይራኸቡ፡ በዚ ድማ ዓንድታት ይሽፍኑን ብርሃን መዓልቲ ናብ ውሽጢ ብዕምቆት ይመርሑን። እቶም ዝተዘንበሉ ገጻት ኣብ መንጎ 6ን 12ን ዲግሪ ተቐሚጦም ኣለዉ። መንደቕ ተለቪዥን ብምስምማዕ ተዘንቢሉ፡ ነቲ ዝሑል ሕብርታት ዘሙቕ ምልክት እቶን ይሓዝል። ከም ደሴት ዝመስል ኣቀማምጣ ንኸባቢታት መቐመጢን መብልዒን ይውስን፡ እንተኾነ ግን ምንቅስቓስ ክፉት ኮይኑ ይጸንሕ። ብህንጻዊ ጥበብ ዝተሰርሐ እምንን ዝተጸንዐ ጠራሙዝን ዝተሰርሑ ኣቕሑ ጽንዓትን ግሉጽነትን የወሃህዱ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award

12 Degrees ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ መንበሪ ቤት ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ካብ ጽቡቕ ዝተዳለዉ ፍጥረታት ዝጽበዩ ሞያውን ኢንዱስትሪኣውን ጠለባት ንዝመላኡ ጽቡቓት ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ሓጺን ዓቢ ክእለት፣ ልዑል ፍሉይነት፣ ክኢላዊ ርድኢትን ፈጠራዊ ዓቕምን ፈጣርዮም የርእዩ። 12 Degrees ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ መንበሪ ቤት ብብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን፣ ተግባራውን ሓድሽን ፍጥረት ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ንዝበለጹ ልምድታት ኢንዱስትሪ የጣምር፣ ምስ ፍልጠትን ተውህቦን ዝተኣሳሰሩ ብቑዓት ቴክኒካውያን ባህርያት ድማ ኣለዎ። 12 Degrees ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ መንበሪ ቤት ብጥንቃቐኡ ይኽበር፣ ንዓለም ዝሓሸ ቦታ ክትኸውን ዝሕግዙ ምምሕያሻት መዓርግ ህይወት ንምቕራብ ድማ ዝተዳለወ እዩ።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
'12 Degrees' features dual-directional ascending ceiling planes that intersect, concealing beams while directing daylight deeper into the space. The TV wall tilts in alignment, integrating a fireplace motif that warms the cool palette. The social area uses a dual-division 'island' layout, defining living and dining zones while preserving negative space. Engineered stone and tempered glass furnishings combine solidity with transparency, enhancing visual flow and spatial flexibility.
Dimensions & Packaging
The residence retains its original three-bedroom layout, with adjustments refining the master bedroom and dressing room for improved flow. Boundaries between social and private areas remain clear, and two guest rooms accommodate visitors. Subtle elevation changes and ceiling integration expand the horizontal scale of the social area, enhancing visual depth and supporting larger gatherings without altering the overall room count.
Tags
Sloped Planes, Angles, Open Plan, Island-Like Circulation, Modern Design, Eco-Friendly Materials
Production Technology
The social area is composed of silver-gray and soft white tones. Imported special paints, Italian tiles, and metal panels layer subtle gradations. Large floor tiles reduce joint lines, reinforcing spatial purity. In private area, the color palette shifts to deep graphite black. Low- saturation coatings envelop the master bedroom and dressing room, forming strong contrast. Light acts as a colorist-cool by day, warm at night.
Design Challenge
The challenge lay in enlarging the perceived scale of the social area without altering the layout, while integrating complex existing beams and ductwork. The sloped planes required precise control within 6 to 12 degrees, dynamic yet balanced. Even slight deviation would alter spatial perception. Repeated calibration at the junctions between ceiling and elevations ensured alignment between visual focus and lighting placement. Each adjustment sought equilibrium between order and tension.
Research
'12 Degrees' transforms angled ceilings into spatial syntax, guiding sightlines from social to private areas while integrating beams and ductwork. Dual-sided daylight and city views enhance openness. An island-like layout positions the sofa, kitchen island, and table as independent yet responsive elements. White sloped planes draw light inward, creating the sensation of moving aboard a vessel. Night lighting and fireplace glow trace contours, blending black and white rhythms.
Inspiration
Located on a mid-to-high floor with expansive views and abundant daylight, the residence sought transformation without overturning the existing layout. Titled '12 Degrees,' the project introduces slanted planes ranging from 6 to 12 degrees as visual catalysts within the space. The angle becomes more than a physical inclination; it represents a shift in perspective. When one is willing to tilt away from the established horizontal line, light and possibility begin to flow.
Project Duration
The project finished in Taiwan.
Operation Flow
The owner's most immediate impression is a sense of freedom. In the social area, the long table becomes the center of gatherings, seating easily adjusted while circulation remains unobstructed. In the private area, expansive sloped surfaces and floor-to-ceiling windows create a calm backdrop, with sightlines shifting alongside natural light. The space accommodates both lively social moments and quiet contemplation, like a flexible stage where daily rhythms adapt to the angle of inclination.
Team Members
Po Chuan Kao
Image Credits
ACG Design International

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