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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Sky Villa in Taipei, Taiwan by CJ StudioMay 4th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: CJ Studio The house is located on the top floor of a high rise building in downtown Taipei. Due to the shift of the family member and the passing of ten years since its completion, the house is in need of a renovation. The main layout remains the same, but two single bedrooms are converted into another master bedroom with a walk-in closet and an adjoining bathroom. Additionally, the upper roof floor is designed for a roof garden and a lounge space.  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee
 Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee The most unique feature for this project comes from the idea of “sky villa”, which brings the encounter of nature and manmade environment within a courtyard above the ground. To achieve this goal, one third of the roof was eliminated and replaced with a skylight through which light sprays all over the lobby and its surrounding area. The skylight is supported by a series of thin columns which also defines the edge of the lobby where furniture and plant pots are arranged in an organic order to implicitly guide the circulation without completely hiding the space behind. The lobby, as a courtyard of a villa, is treated virtually as an exterior space organizing the spatial configuration as well as regulating the nature into the interior.  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee Besides the courtyard that plays the crucial element to regulate the space, the ceiling as well conducts the flow in the space. By removing the old ceiling and partially adding new ones, the original concrete structural material is revealed with more texture in contrast to the new added smooth white ceiling, as a dialogue between the past and the present, the old and the new. The newly added ceiling which hides the wiring facility splits into multiple layers to guide the dynamic meandering like passing circulation or sight movements, as well as enrich the spatial hierarchy by separating space into differentiated parts. In addition, lights are installed along the fracture of the ceiling to transform space into a furniture and merge the role between them. The design strategy by reduction rather than adding, such as the ceiling and illumination, sometimes brings even more attractive features that sit on the experiential edges.  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © Kuo-Min Lee  Image Courtesy © CJ Studio  Image Courtesy © CJ Studio
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