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Project • By WSAA Design Team • Private Houses
Hidden Mountain Dwelling
A Forest Habitat, A Borrowed Home — Living as Nature’s Neighbor
Project Overview
Hidden Mountain Dwelling carries a double meaning. One speaks of a habitat within the forest; the other is a phonetic metaphor suggesting that humans are merely temporary neighbors—borrowing a place to live within nature’s domain. To borrow is not to possess. It implies humility, respect, and a shared responsibility toward the land—an ethos of coexistence where architecture steps back, and life in nature begins to speak.
Commissioned by a successful couple preparing for retirement, the project is conceived as a secluded retreat in the mountain valleys of central Taiwan. Their intention was not to build a trophy house, but a quie... More
Project • By Phoebe Says Wow Architects • Hospitals
LeYi Counselling Clinic
Contexts
A 72 sqm former residential flat underwent an overhaul for an adaptive reuse as a counselling clinic at a bustling area of Tainan City in Taiwan. The clinic is located close to both college and high school where counseling service is in great demand for mental health support among the young community.
Concept / Design
We believe that space can impact on both our physical and emotional well-being. To respond to our client’s requirement for a bright, open, and heartwarming environment, we curated the clinic space to bring in quality natural light for soothing atmosphere and grow of greeneries in a meticulous fashion in which privacy, street noise and interior climate are addressed and improved along w... More
Project • By Phoebe Says Wow Architects • Apartments
LOUVER FLAT
Within a newly developed area of Taipei City, ever more concrete jungles are created in the neighborhood. Residential towers built right next to each other lead to certain discomfort for flat owners. We aimed to bring craftsmanship and carefully executed interventions to tackle this issue for an airy and refreshing atmosphere with desired natural lighting quality and improvement of ventilation as well as optimized layout of private and shared spaces for the family members. The apartment has continuous window openings on Southwest side of the building.
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We proposed to create a corridor instead of series of rooms along those openings to introduce natural light and ventilation for better comfort, health and mood... More