Soleil 88 Phnom Penh 住宅开发项目 by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh 住宅开发项目 by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

铁建筑· 2021

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh 住宅开发项目

by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Soleil 88 Phnom Penh 住宅开发项目

Soleil 88金边项目是位于柬埔寨的住宅开发项目,由88栋联排住宅组成。联排住宅在金边十分常见,大量相似的单元往往难以区分。该项目保留了原有结构,并对1.5米进深的立面区域进行了重新设计。错落布置的阳台在不同楼层向内退让,在相邻住宅之间形成缓冲空间。虚实相间的处理让光影在立面上不断变化。每栋住宅由此具有辨识度,彼此相连却又各自独立。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Soleil 88 Phnom Penh 住宅开发项目是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Soleil 88 Phnom Penh 住宅开发项目将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Soleil 88 Phnom Penh 住宅开发项目因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This is a development with a total of 88 row houses, of which 2 show flats was constructed in the first stage. In order to express the individuality of the each row house and residents, a negative space is inserted between the row houses. The staggered negative space is a recessed balcony. The balcony serves as a divider, forming buffer zone in-between houses, transforming the anonymous big complex into distinguishable individual houses. The row houses are connected, yet separated.
Tags: residential, house, alterations, addition & alteration, rebuilding, traditional row houses, phnom penh, cambodia, cocoon architecture, facelifting facade.
Production Technology: The traditional row houses are decorated with features and patterns. In this project the row houses are decorated with negative spaces instead. By the positioning of balconies, the facades are enriched by solid and void. The activities in the balconies, the light and shadow in those in and out become a vivid form of elevation, making the individual row house distinguishable.
Design Challenge: Phnom Penh is becoming the upcoming developing city in the South East Asia, the standard of living for the general citizens elevates too. The young generation becomes more adapted to a new and modern culture. They become keener on individuality and privacy of city life.

Different from traditional row houses, balconies are inserted to individual row houses in this project, forming buffer zones in-between them, and transform the anonymous complex into distinguishable individual houses.
Research: The target users are of this project is the younger generation of Phnom Penh. The modern form and emphasizing on individuality help the branding of the project as a new home for young couples.
Inspiration: Row houses are common in Phnom Penh. They are individual in nature, but together become a mega complex, which you can hardly distinguish one house from another.

The site is an unfinished project with only structural skeleton completed. The existing structure of traditional row houses is kept while the intervention focuses on the 1.5m façade zone- a literal “facelift”. Staggered balconies are inserted at different levels of individual row houses, forming buffer zones in-between them. The solid and void encourages the play of light and shadow, in and out of activities, transforming the anonymous complex into distinguishable individual houses.
Project Duration: completed at 2019 in Cambodia, Phnom Penh
(for the 2 row houses as show flats)
Operation Flow: Other than architectural intervention of negative spaces, the original features of a traditional row houses: - the balcony, covered roof garden, etc, are kept to respect local culture as well as to accommodate the sub-tropical climate. Some enhancements are introduced to fit the modern life. The balcony is recessed to prevent a direct view from street and the main window is tilted to avoid overlooking of facing houses.
Team Members: YUNG Chung Kwong, CHIU Hang Mei Mary Grace
Image Credits: cocoon architecture Ltd.