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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. The Second Floor in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan by Atelier BoterMay 20th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Atelier Boter The Second Floor, as it’s named, is situated on the second floor of a teak furniture show house. It is the residence of the show house owner, overlooking the show house on its balcony. The space is designed to emphasize the teak furniture as the residence also acts as a platform to showcase how their furniture is accommodated in a living space. Light coloured materials are used as a background to highlight the dark brown colour of teak.  Dining kitchen, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang
 Dining kitchen, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang As the original structure is of steel with iron sheet cladding, trapping undesired transferred heat in the space, the roof and exterior walls have been strengthened with heat insulation, with added wall openings on the south and north sides, in response to the high heat of summer. The layout of The Second Floor allows cross ventilation albeit having partitions along the south side. Utilizing the height of the space, the height of the bedroom walls has been compromised with a gap on top, allowing south-north airflow even when the doors are closed.  Dining, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Living, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang An offset along the bedrooms is given in order to allow airflow in the east-west direction. It allows an extended semi-private space for the bedrooms, expanding their space physically and visually. The selection of materials for the roof and walls is according to different spatial requirements. The ceiling, of locally made wood wool cement board, performs good sound insulation for the open dining/living/tea tasting space; diatomite wall finish is used for the tatami room in order to mediate the humidity in the closed space; OSB boards are used as a wall finish at the stairs combined with colours that give depth to its height.  Entrance, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Bedroom 2, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Bedroom 1, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Bedroom 2, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Partition, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Corridor, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Tatami room, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Dining tatami, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Corridor, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Tatami room, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Stairs, Image Courtesy © Milu Wang  Website plan 2, Image Courtesy © Atelier Boter  Website section 2, Image Courtesy © Atelier Boter
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