Greenlight Manor
Designed by
Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
Title:
Greenlight Manor
Category:
Architectural Design Category
Location:
Tainan city, Taiwan
Designer:
Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
Website:
Keng-Fu Lo
Team:
Moooten Studio / Qimin Wu
Photo Credits:
Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
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As with all city dwellings, there is a lack of nature and harmony which has been remedied in this design. The building base is facing the west, so as to not be tested by the extremely hot weather in the south of Taiwan. Hot weather does not make for a comfortable living environment which is why its effect has been diminished. The design philosophy uses the basic teachings of modernism from the 1960s, and the large amount of greenery is akin to a forest in the city. The unobstructed view allows for an impressive view of the city while the projected shadows demonstrate the natural passage of time. The facade of the building utilizes a cantilever beam-column system with a sun-shaded aluminum plate for deeper light and a richness of space.
The white cortex coating of the building is conducive to the richness of the shadows that play over it and the facade of the building frame in the sunlight. The variability of the projection of light from the east to west is immediately visible. The white coating also has an additional effect in that it reflects some of the intense sunlight. Through the change of the light and shadows, we feel the variability of time and space. The trees themselves a