Timber Shadow uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweNdawo yokuHlala ngu-Tzu-Chun Yen and Jhih-Wei Chen

Uyilo olubizwa ngokuba yi-Timber Shadow uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweNdawo yokuHlala olwenziwe ngu-Tzu-Chun Yen and Jhih-Wei Chen ngumwini obekekileyo webhaso elinobukhazikhazi le-2026 Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lokhuphiswano lwe-Uyilo lweNdawo yangaPhakathi kunye noMboniso.

IbhronziIngaphakathi· 2026

Timber Shadow uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweNdawo yokuHlala

ngu Tzu-Chun Yen and Jhih-Wei Chen

Umxhasi: W.Design

Umwini we-Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lwe-Ingaphakathi

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Malunga ne-Timber Shadow uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweNdawo yokuHlala

I-Timber Shadow luyilo lwangaphakathi lwendawo yokuhlala kwifleti engama-56.2 eemitha ezisikweri eTaipei. Ubume balo buvulekile, buneendonga ezigobileyo ezidibanisa isiqithi sasekhitshini nendawo yokuhlala. Iiplanga ezimileyo ezinesingqisho ze-oki emnyama eyenziwe ngokwesiko zigqume iindonga kwaye zithambisa imida yesithuba. Imiphezulu igqityezelwe ngezaluko zeminerali ezifakwe ngesandla ezinemibala yegolide ethobekileyo, kwaye umgangatho ubekwe nge-oki ye-chevron. Iikhabhathi ezifihliweyo ezinezikhewu zesithunzi ezingama-10 mm kunye nokukhanya kwe-LED okungathanga ngqo kwe-3000K kugcina ikhaya elincinci lizolile kwaye lingenaxakaxaka.

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Malunga ne-Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award

Timber Shadow uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweNdawo yokuHlala ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo ephawulekayo eyahlukaniswa kukuyila, ubukrelekrele nobukrelekrele. Abaphumeleleyo beBhronzi ziimveliso ezinobuchule obukhulu nezidala ngokumangalisayo ezingqina amava aphangaleleyo, ukucinga nokwazi ukuzenzela kwabayili bazo. Timber Shadow uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweNdawo yokuHlala iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimpahla exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo enobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award ubandakanya iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu kubugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha kwaye ugqwesile ngenxa yokunikela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha. Timber Shadow uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweNdawo yokuHlala iyanelisa iimfuno ngokumangalisayo, ichukumisa iinqwenelo, ikhwebela iimvakalelo kwaye itsala umdla.

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Iimpawu Ezizodwa: Timber Shadow transforms a 56.2-square-meter residence into a tranquil sanctuary. It distinguishes itself by balancing organic warmth with architectural stillness, creating an expansive feel in a compact footprint. Key features include custom-curved walls and rhythmic vertical timber slats that dissolve spatial boundaries. The design integrates specialty mineral paint with understated golden undertones and chevron wood flooring to add a tactile, luxurious dimension. By merging seamless storage with strategic lighting, the project achieves high-density functionality in a sophisticated urban environment.
Imilinganiselo nePakishini: Total Floor Area: 56.2 square meters. Materials comprise custom-milled dark oak timber and hand-applied mineral coatings with understated golden undertones and a tactile matte finish. Flooring features precision-laid chevron oak. Lighting specifications include high-grade 3000K indirect LED strips and bespoke architectural pendant luminaires. Technical details involve precision-fabricated concealed cabinetry with 10mm shadow-gap detailing at ceiling and floor junctions.
Iithegi: Residential Interior, Minimalist Design, Curvilinear Forms, Timber Slats, Light and Shadow, Compact Living, Specialty Finishes, Chevron Flooring, Taipei Residence, Modern Sanctuary
Ubuchwepheshe Bokuvelisa: Advanced precision engineering was employed to realize a seamless minimalist aesthetic. Key technologies include custom-milled vertical timber slats and hand-applied mineral coatings with understated golden undertones on complex curved substrates. Integrated concealed cabinetry was executed with millimetric precision, incorporating shadow-gap detailing at floor and ceiling junctions. Strategic indirect LED integration ensures a uniform light wash, enhancing the tactile quality of materiality across the 56.2m2 footprint.
Umngeni Woyilo: The primary challenge was balancing a deep, atmospheric palette with the requirement for spatial expansion in a 56.2m2 footprint. We overcame visual confinement by implementing curved architectural transitions and rhythmic vertical elements that direct focus upward. Technically, integrating seamless concealed cabinetry into complex curved substrates required extreme precision and advanced joinery. This synthesis of light and materiality successfully transformed a restricted urban space into an expansive, restorative sanctuary.
Uphando: Type: Environmental psychology. Objectives: Enhance spatial perception in 56.2m2. Methodology: Light-shadow interplay analysis. Tools: 3D modeling and material prototyping. Participants: Urban dwellers. Results: Seamless curves and vertical slats dissolved boundaries. Insights: Dark palettes can evoke openness via strategic texture. Effect: Elevates residential well-being and provides a scalable, sophisticated design model for dense urban societies, redefining small-scale luxury.
Inkuthazo: The design is inspired by the ephemeral interplay of light and shadow observed within a dense forest, aiming to integrate the inherent tranquility of nature into a modern urban residence. The core concept of Timber Shadow reflects a profound desire to balance organic warmth with meditative stillness. By abstracting natural textures into minimalist architectural forms, such as rhythmic vertical slats that mimic tree trunks and fluid curved walls that mirror natural landscapes, the project establishes an introspective sanctuary. This spatial narrative offers essential emotional breathing room within a compact 56.2-square-meter apartment, emphasizing a harmonious connection between the inhabitant and the environment through the meticulous application of specialty mineral paint with understated golden undertones and layered indirect lighting.
Ubude Beprojekthi: The project commenced in September 2024 in Taipei and was successfully completed in January 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. This intensive five-month timeline encompassed both the comprehensive design development phase and the meticulous on-site realization of the custom curvilinear forms and integrated lighting systems, ensuring that every detail of the 56.2-square-meter sanctuary was executed to the highest professional standards.
Ukuhamba Komsebenzi: The home orchestrates a seamless daily ritual through an intuitive open-plan flow. Residents are guided by fluid curved walls that dissolve boundaries between the kitchen island core and the living area. Interaction is driven by natural light filtering through rhythmic vertical slats, creating a dynamic dance of shadows that evolves from dawn to dusk. Hidden storage ensures a clutter-free environment, allowing the tactile specialty finishes to foster a profound sense of tranquility and space.
Iipathenti: Copyrights belong to Tzu-Chun Yen and Jhih-Wei Chen, 2025. Trademark (2025) W.Design.
Amalungu Eqela: Tzu-Chun Yen
Jhih-Wei Chen
Amagunya Emifanekiso: Image #1: Photographer W.Design, Timber Shadow, 2025.
Image #2: Photographer W.Design, Timber Shadow, 2025.
Image #3: Photographer W.Design, Timber Shadow, 2025.
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Image #5: Photographer W.Design, Timber Shadow, 2025.