Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Category: Private Homes
Year: 2019
Architects: Chain10 Architecture & Architects: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
Lead Architect: Keng Fu Lo
General Contractor: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design
Client: Ying-Hsiung Chiao
Photographers: Qimin Wu, Moooten Studio
The property is adjacent to the low-density residential area of the Agongdian Reservoir in the mountains of Kaohsiung. Keeping the environment in mind, we minimize the architecture’s size to ensure water resources can be absorbed by the ground and passed through to the water table as much as possible. At the same time, less artificial lighting was installed in this area, which disturbed the original habitat less and was also a savior of energy resources.
With façades on the east and west sides, we create a suspended shape to increase the shaded coverage, blocking the severe sunlight. Along with the green slope facing the southward hilly land, it not only echoes the greenness around but also secures enough privacy. We keep most windows on the north and south sides of the building, bringing in enough natural light into the building when the east-west direct sunlight is blocked to prevent high temperatures. At the same time, the windows allow the typical southwesterly wind blowing through the reservoir in summer to become a natural air conditioner. Partnered with the southside green slop, the trees become an air filter that improves the air quality of the southwesterly wind. Factoring in the wind direction with the architectural design allows better ventilation, reduces the need for electricity, and lowers to a comfortable temperature.
To us, protecting the environment is not just words but actions. Better ventilation design and lighting reduce energy consumption. Environmentally friendly materials such as the exterior building’s galvanized steel paint and sustainable interior decoration have been extensively used to reduce carbon emissions and better maintain sustainability. Our goal and priority are to create beautiful architecture in line with protecting nature.
