DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
HCAHC : Inspired by the historical stories of Beitou, hot spring culture, and natural resources.
DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
HCAHC : Thinking about how to integrate biological and humanistic elements into the interior space.
DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
HCAHC : This is a successful experiment, and there may be opportunities for other designs to be modeled on this and continuously optimized.
DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
HCAHC : I think it's about 3~6 months
DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
HCAHC : We are worried about the lack of soul in the design, so we searched for the elements that can give soul to the work.
In addition to commissioning, it also allows us to find inspiration.
DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
HCAHC : Already sold, and will continue to produce new works in the future
DI: What made you design this particular type of work?
HCAHC : My life experience and current state of mind
DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
HCAHC : I drew on the work of some famous Japanese designers. Because in addition to modernism, it is also very important to integrate Zen philosophy
DI: Who is the target customer for his design?
HCAHC : Construction Company and house owner
DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
HCAHC : From environment to building, building to interior, the overall interior it's carried out outside to inside. The materials are interlocked and echo each other to create a natural atmosphere so that the overall space has the most comfortable vocabulary.
DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
HCAHC : The team considers the linkage between architectural elements and indoor space, using solid wood, air-faced concrete, natural stone material, and light to collide.
It also symbolizes the awakening of this space, where every day is full of hope like the dawn.
DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
HCAHC : Alienware NB, iPad Laser scanner, Sketchup 3dsmax revit autocad Lumion Twinmotion Enscape AdobeCC VR etc.
DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
HCAHC : Indoor space is the spirit and soul of architecture. The project is in the hot spring area of Taipei. The design introduces unique natural resources and rich local culture and tries to use natural elements as the main elements of the space.
DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
HCAHC : HsingHung Chen and HaoYun Chi Collaborated on this work.
Sure, we have design skill, but it also need great construction company to fullfill it
DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
HCAHC : Good construction skills make our design works can be perfectly presented
DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
HCAHC : We have a series of analyses and system applications based on our PhD research results in architecture and interior space design
DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
HCAHC : The challenge in the project is how to make the unique natural resources set off the indoor space.
DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
HCAHC : Because this work has put in a lot of effort and the result is what our team feels satisfied with
DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
HCAHC : In terms of residential space, this is a relatively large area, and this design experience has taught us a lesson
