Terrace Villa
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Located at the foothill of an enclosed two acre wooded site, the housing design addresses the synthesis of two potentially opposing conditions: the modernistic model of a house with traditional Chinese building typology known as “四合院” or Chinese quadrangles as genealogy. by rethinking later model not as discrete entity but a formal and organizational strategy. This specific site also inspires us to employ topological models which operate at two scales: a volumetric organization which allows continuity between landscape and building and a fine scale surface striation that both integrates and articulates geometry and material as they shift from the intensive space of the interior to the extensive space of the exterior.
Three light wells that symbolizes the main programmatic intervention were nested within the modules established by the structural grid, these light wells generated private internalized outdoor spaces that is geometrically driven by the overall organization. On the external expression, the set back volumes promote a more didactical relationship between building and landscape, achieving a certain level of privacy and comfort. Sectional qualities of these terraced volumes with light wells encourage natural ventilations within the units and floors as well as creating a space in displaying the qualities of light and shadow throughout the day.
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光影露台
本建案位處於兩側濃密綠茵，仿如與世隔絕的鬱鬱山林裡，住宅的設計巧妙結合的兩種相應的建築形式：現代建築的形式與傳統中國合院式建築的格局，把後者的典型視為是不連續性的實體，而是一種有條理與組織的策略。這個獨特的基地激發我们去規划兩種尺度的拓僕空間，讓一個量體能夠考量四周景觀與建築物的關係，使一個較緊湊的室內空間能很自然的轉換到寬闊的室外範圍，運用幾何與材質上的表現。建築模組內因結構矩陣所創造的叄個採光井擔任了能調節光的作用，提供了內化的室外空間。在外部的表現上，也同時提供了更實用的空間，使住戶能擁有一定程度的隱私與舒適感。側邊的露台設計加上採光井，增進自然採光與室內通風，同時也讓室內空間在白天時呈現了生動的光影變化.如此的空間架構條挑戰了集體住宅的尺度。而最值得思考的方向是建築和空間本身，如給予使用者新的生活方式和體驗。本建案提供了美國，加拿大，和印度等各國工程師和教師們一個在異國的生活環境。提倡地域文化，創新的生活哲學。