Green Nest Uyilo lwangaphakathi lweflethi by Yu Lin Hsu

Green Nest Uyilo lwangaphakathi lweflethi by Yu Lin Hsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweNdawo yangaPhakathi kunye noMboniso Competition Category.

IntsimbiIngaphakathi· 2024

Green Nest Uyilo lwangaphakathi lweflethi

by Yu Lin Hsu

Client: IANMU Architects

Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About Green Nest Uyilo lwangaphakathi lweflethi

Green Nest yindawo yangaphakathi yeflethi elihlala abantu, ekwiNew Taipei City, eTaiwan. Ikhaya elingama-85 square meter liqulathe amagumbi amabini okulala, amagumbi amabini okuhlambela, isitudiyo somsebenzi kunye nendawo evulekileyo yokuhlala, ukutya nokupheka. Iintsika ezinzulu ezineendlela ezahlukeneyo zobude zenza indawo encinci ivakalise ubunyanzeliso. Uyilo oluhlukeneyo lophahla oluneendawo ezingundlobo lwenza iziphumo zokukhanya nomthunzi kwaye lwongeza iindawo eziphambili zokugxila. Umgangatho weterrazzo udibanisa indawo yesango, ikhitshi kunye nendawo yokutyela, ngoxa iglasi eneendonga zenza isitudiyo sifumane ukukhanya kunye nabucala. Umgubo wamgangatho wemithi kunye nombala wemineral zongeza ukunzulu, kwaye iimilo ezigobileyo zihlaziya ukuhamba kwaye zongeza ukhuseleko.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Green Nest Uyilo lwangaphakathi lweflethi ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Green Nest Uyilo lwangaphakathi lweflethi iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Green Nest Uyilo lwangaphakathi lweflethi iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Located in the New Taipei city, Taiwan, this 85 sqm apartment is designed to comfortably accommodate a newlywed couple, and prepared for their next stage of life. Through considerate design, it provides an affordable option for inner city living and challenges the need for urban sprawl.
Dimensions & Packaging: It’s a 85 sqm apartment situated in New Taipei city, Taiwan. It contains 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 working studio ,and space for living, dining and cooking.
Tags: interior architecture, new taipei city, residence, retreat
Production Technology: Using terrazzo as floor material to integrate the space for foyer, kitchen and dining area, but also define the space for living space.
And the use of the reeded glass gave the working space both transparency and privacy, while the wood and mineral paint added depth and character to the space.
Design Challenge: Because this new building had lots of girders and beams not only in the living space but also in the bedrooms, how to satisfy the need of providing space for upcoming babies, friends or parents' visiting, and working at home in this 75 sqm apartment, while reducing the sense of oprresion caused by the existing structures became the main issue in this case.
Research: The goal of this project is to create a warm and inviting indoor space while addressing the sense of oppression caused by the existing deep beams. To achieve this objective, the team explored various approaches to ceiling treatments and light manipulation, drawing inspiration from numerous case studies including Valerio Olgiati, Louis Kahn, and, most importantly, ongoing plan revisions. While considering aesthetics, the project also takes into account practicality and budget constraints. Each form and void serves a specific purpose, while also concealing ample storage space within the walls.
Inspiration: This space originally had beams with different heights, making the already small space look more oppressive. However, this constraint also serves as a source of inspiration. This project utilizes various ceiling designs with hollowed-out sections to create different lighting and shadow effects, also adding focal points to the living space and alleviating the original sense of oppression.
Project Duration: Design period lasted for 4 months, and the construction took 6 months.
Operation Flow: The curved shape gave the sense of flow and became harmless for the upcoming baby. The integration of storage and pelmet made the space minimalist yet functional.
Style should not be a means, but a natural end.
Patents: Copyrights belong to ianmu architects.
Team Members: Yu Lin Hsu
Image Credits: Photographs: suiyustudio