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Sie Yun
Leo Construction
2014
Residential Interior Public Space Design｜Landscape Design ｜ Architectural Facade Design
Taiwan | Taichung
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Design Director ： Ching-Chi, Su
Team：
Lin, Wen Kai｜Hui-Ping,Yang
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Layered Mountain Formation
The architecture features minimalist, slab-like volumes arranged to create a layered mountain-like effect. Using refined materials such as stone, glass, and metal, it achieves a subtle, sophisticated texture.
Hidden Greenery and Water Amidst Urban Blocks
A space effect of "water and greenery" is crafted, allowing airflow to permeate and reducing urban heat.
Green Park-Like Base Permeability
The building is integrated within fragmented urban plots, creating a tranquil atmosphere that transitions from disorder to order.
Seasons Flowing Within the Mountain
The building terraces reflect seasonal changes, designed to evoke the seasonal imagery found in classical poetry.
Clouds Resting on the Building
The top-floor amenities are designed like a mountain peak, with hot pools and outdoor dining areas creating a unique communal space at the building's summit.
Award Records
2019｜
Taichung Urban Design Space Award - Classic Award
2020｜
Successful Design Awards, Shanghai - Space Category, Grand Design Award
The design of architecture, interiors, and landscapes is an integrated thought process, and the emotional realm of situational existence is the "intangible quality" we have always hoped to convey to people. We call this "existential space." In this project, the overall building is described as a small mountain, constructed from several minimalist, planar volumes. Between these volumes, clean glass predominates, presenting a silhouette of "mountain shape" at night. These strokes, reminiscent of Chinese ink wash paintings, must be expressed through relatively delicate materials such as stone, glass, metal, or tiles, using detailed planning and design to avoid becoming a rough conceptual sketch. Thus, many details and intricacies unfold together.
The building's base is situated between Taiwan Boulevard to the south and a narrow alley to the north. To best alleviate the feeling of pressure from the alley, we have cut through the lower part of the base, allowing sight lines to penetrate and view the tall trees to the south. Consequently, the overall lower part of the base is elevated, with small indoor spaces complemented by water green tones, unfolding within the winding streets and alleys. The site is embedded within fragmented plots, seamlessly integrating with the surrounding environment through the natural growth of plants from its broken edges.
At night, layered upward lighting washes the walls from low to high, creating bright patches that accompany the tranquil, deep alley. Amidst the bustling commercial streets around it, this contrast deepens the atmosphere—transforming from disorder to order, suddenly evoking a sense of tranquility.
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