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Sumit Singhal
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.

Hotel Proverbs Taipei in Taiwan by RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

 
March 24th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

The site of Hotel Proverbs is located at the heart of Taipei City central where the MRT, night market, department stores, public park and densely occupied apartments create a vibrant and busy area 24-7. To take full advantage of – and to mediate – this lively and yet extremely intricate urban condition, the building splits diagonally into two parts: the upper 42 hotel rooms and the lower hotel amenities. The lower part is pushed back from the park side to make space for the trees indigenous to the site. The upper part, on the other hand, is shifted forward to lean into the park while maintaining an accommodating distance from the apartments closely situated behind the hotel.

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

  • Architects: RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS
  • Project: Hotel Proverbs Taipei
  • Location: No.56, Sec.1, Da’an Rd., Da’an District, Taipei 106, Taiwan
  • Photography: Shawn Liu Studio; Takahiro Nedachi
  • Client: Gloria Hotel Group
  • Structural System: Reinforced concrete beam-column system
  • Exterior Finish: Off-form concrete + expanded metal screen
  • Interior Design: Ray Chen International
  • Building Floors: B3-11F
  • Site Area: 834 sqm.
  • Project Area: 2500 sqm
  • Completion: 01/2016

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Between these two volumes, there is a stepping void linking a bakery, a restaurant, the hotel reception, the lounge bar and an outdoor cigar terrace at different levels, creating one flowing and continuous space.

Image Courtesy © PWH

Image Courtesy © PWH

This void, by day, brings in light, air and the vibrant street life to its guests, luring them out to the cityscape or sit by the balcony to take them in. At night, the chandeliers hanging high above the grand dining hall add a subtle touch of glamour as well as an interesting contrast to the busy night market layered in the background.

Image Courtesy © PWH

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Taking on two challenges with one solution was the best part of the project: designing a small 42-room hotel with a mixed and overwhelming environment; and creating a luxurious entity to quietly contrast the crowded, busy night market.

Image Courtesy © PWH

Image Courtesy © PWH

The black, metal screen façade veils the main volume and communicates between its two seemingly contradicting spaces. It serves as a strong signature to the architecture, allowing the building to shad itself, while guarding its guests’ privacy. The openings of the screen are oriented in such a way that allows people from afar to see through but gradually blinds the view in when one approaches.  The design aims to encourage its guests to truly experience the local life, while enjoying the exclusive quality stay the hotel has to offer.

Image Courtesy © PWH

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Image Courtesy © Takahiro Nedachi

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Image Courtesy © Shawn Liu Studio

Image Courtesy © PWH

1F-Restaurant-1, Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

2F-Private Dining-1, Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

2F-Private Dining-2, Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

3F-Lounge Bar-2, Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

3F-Reception-1, Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

3F-Reception-2, Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

Room-1, Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

Room-2, Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

Image Courtesy © RAY CHEN +PARTNERS ARCHITECTS

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Categories: Commercial Building, Hotel




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