Onyx Lit House in Yilan, Taiwan by Emerge Architects &

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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.

Onyx Lit House in Yilan, Taiwan by Emerge Architects & Associates

February 6th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Emerge Architects & Associates

Our first impression of Toucheng Village and Wishi Harbour in Yilan was the smell of salty waves, the sound of splashes on the glossy shingle beach, and the sight of distant Guishan Island. The image of dissolving waves and glittering sea foam became the source to the guesthouse’s design element.

Clusters of round openings on the black façade allow light beams and diffuses inside like roaming foam in the air. The building morphs into an obscure lantern whose dim light glowing upon the voyagers.

Image Courtesy © Studio Millspace and Lucas K. Doolan

Architects: Emerge Architects & Associates
Project: Onyx Lit House
Location: Yilan, Taiwan
Photography: Studio Millspace, Lucas K. Doolan
Architect in Charge: Sam Yang, Ally Chang, UZ Liu
Participants of Project: Ying-Chen Ling
Structural Engineer: K.C. Structure Engineering Office
Hydropower Engineer: Kai Jian Engineering Office

Image Courtesy © Studio Millspace and Lucas K. Doolan

Site Area: 180.77 sqm
Construction Area: 101.12 sqm
Gross Floor Area: 270.97 sqm
Floors: 3 Floors above ground
Construction Cost
- Architecture: 12,000,000 NTD$
- Electrical Engineering: 1,600,000 NTD$
- AC: 600,000NTD$
- Interior: 2,000,000 NTD$
- Landscape: 400,000 NTD$
Years of Design: Nov,2013- Aug,2014
Years of Construction: Dec,2014- Aug,2016

Image Courtesy © Studio Millspace and Lucas K. Doolan

Climbing up the narrow staircase directly to the 3^rd floor, long and gloomy, but a flickering radiance in the far end. Imitating the experience of running through the longest tunnel in the country from Taipei, expecting Yilan’s open plain to come and guide, just like the starry lighting placed above.

In the guest rooms, light holes in sizes on the wall filter out buzzes and leave serene frames of streetscape.

Balconies are open but not exposed; every guest may savor exclusive scenery, whether courtyard or hillside, whether sunlit or drizzly, in their own comfort.

Image Courtesy © Studio Millspace and Lucas K. Doolan

Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

: Image Courtesy © Studio Millspace and Lucas K. Doolan

: Image Courtesy © Studio Millspace and Lucas K. Doolan

: Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

: Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

: Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

: Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

: Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

: Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

: Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

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Tags: Taiwan, Yilan

Categories: Apartments, House, Residential

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