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24 Frames of Lightwell Isikhundla Esiyinhloko Sokuhweba Ngokuzizwela Ngokwangaphakathi by Jasmin Yi-Chu Shih

24 Frames of Lightwell Isikhundla Esiyinhloko Sokuhweba Ngokuzizwela Ngokwangaphakathi by Jasmin Yi-Chu Shih is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.


IbhulonziIngaphakathi· 2021

24 Frames of Lightwell Isikhundla Esiyinhloko Sokuhweba Ngokuzizwela Ngokwangaphakathi

by Jasmin Yi-Chu Shih

Client: Lightwell

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About 24 Frames of Lightwell Isikhundla Esiyinhloko Sokuhweba Ngokuzizwela Ngokwangaphakathi

Umbhalo Wencwadi: 24 Frames of Lightwell iyisitolo sokuhweba ngokuzizwela esisesakhiweni esibuyekeziwe esineminyaka engu-50 lapho e-Taipei, esimbozwe ngamamitha esikwele angu-353. Ukuhweba, ifashini, ubuciko nemvelo kudidiyelwa ndawonye esikhaleni esisodwa. Indlela yokuklama yokuncishisa ikhawulela umthelela wemvelo wokubuyekezwa. Izinto ezikhona ziphinde zichazwe kabusha ukuze kugqamiswe umumo wesakhiwo esidala. Amapanelu we-terazzo esimanje asetshenziswa esitolo sokukhethwa, futhi izitebhisi ze-terazzo zangempela ziyabuyiselwa esimweni sazo. Ukuphathwa okulula kwesikhala sokukhanyisa nokubukeka kwangaphambili kudala amafreyimu angu-24 abumba ingaphakathi kanye nendlela izivakashi ezizizwa ngayo ngendawo ezungezile.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

24 Frames of Lightwell Isikhundla Esiyinhloko Sokuhweba Ngokuzizwela Ngokwangaphakathi iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. 24 Frames of Lightwell Isikhundla Esiyinhloko Sokuhweba Ngokuzizwela Ngokwangaphakathi ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. 24 Frames of Lightwell Isikhundla Esiyinhloko Sokuhweba Ngokuzizwela Ngokwangaphakathi iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
"24 Frames of Lightwell" is an experiential space bringing commerce, fashion, art, and nature together in a renovated 50-year-old building in Taipei. The project offers solutions to old walkup-apartment renovation through material selection and subtractive design operation with minimal environmental impacts. The lightweight approach is applied to the entire lightwell and facade for the creation of "24 Frames" that influence the interior environment and magnify how visitors sense the surroundings
Dimensions & Packaging
353 m2 of the space area
Tags
rebirth, renovation, old building, experiential retail, retail, select shop, gallery, lightwell, frames, taipei
Production Technology
In terms of material selection for generating a newborn atmosphere in the old building, the project uses reinterpretation of the existing material to highlight the texture of the old building. For instance, "modern terrazzo panels" are used in the select shop while the existing "terrazzo staircase" are restored by oil-painting. The biggest challenge during construction is to figure out the restoration method since the building was built in 1967 and many material and technique was lost.
Design Challenge
As the project aiming to conserve the urban fabric and offer potential renovation solutions, the biggest challenge during construction is to figure out the restoration method since the building was originally built in 1967. For instance, "Goose yellow terrazzo staircase", "scattered wood-patterned concrete ceiling", "neon green mini tiles" are common building materials and techniques in 60’s- 80’s in Taiwan as well as the housing typology of "walk-up apartment", but cannot be found nowadays.
Inspiration
Currently most of the implemented plans for urban regeneration and development in Taipei are being carried out by reconstruction. The newly built tall walls block the surrounding environment and cut off the urban fabric. In contrast, this project offers another solution to walkup-apartments renovation with minimal environmental impacts, which is to create the "24 frames" as a framework of the space allowing client to integrate various fields together perfectly in a 50-year-old building.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2019 and built in May 2020 in Taipei
Operation Flow
Through the "24 frames", playful interactions are created among surroundings, visitors and the artworks.
Team Members
Lead Designer: Jasmin Yi-Chu Shih
Fashion Consultant: Eileen Ueng
Business Consultant: Ping-Tao Lee
Project Management: Zihting Lin
Architectural Engineering Designer: Wei Ren Chen
Artist of the Lightwell Installation: Tak-Leong Kou
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Dean Cheng, Lightwell, 2020
Image #2: Photographer Dean Cheng, Facade, 2020
Image #3: Photographer Lewis Lee, Geometry, Light and Shadow, 2020
Image #4: Photographer Lewis Lee, Concrete Texture, 2020
Image #5: Photographer Lewis Lee, The Inner Layer of the Frames, 2020

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