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The Chen House, Taïwan

A découvrir, « The Chen House« , une étonnante maison bioclimatique, synthèse du design traditionnel et des modes de vie contemporains, construite à Taïwan par C-laboratory, un collectif d’architectes, de designers, d’artistes et de scientifiques réunis par une même volonté de re-concevoir l’environnement direct des hommes. Toutes les images dans la suite !

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Description originale

The house is realized on an old Japanese cherry-farm in the Datun -mountains of North-Taiwan. It is designed as a vessel to react on the demanding wind, flooding and heat conditions on the site.

The house is a stick raised above the ground in order to let the flood waters run under it. The different spaces are connected to a flexible movement within the axis of outdoor and indoor functions. The smaller bathroom and kitchen unit acts as a kicker stabilizing the wooden structure during the frequent typhoons and earthquakes.

The bio-climatic architecture is designed to catch the cool breeze from the Datun -river during the hot days and to let in the small winds circulating on the site between the fresh water reservoir pond and the farmlands. A fire place is used during the winter for heating and for cooking tea. In connection with the bathroom is a small sauna.

The house is not strong or heavy – it is weak and flexible. It is also not closing the environment out, but designed to give the farmers a needed shelter. Ruin is when man-made has become part of nature. With this house we were looking forward to design a ruin.

Spécifications techniques

Architects : C-laboratory: Marco Casagrande, Frank Chen
Construction work : Marco Casagrande, Frank Chen, Shi-Ding Chen, Nikita Wu, Shu-Gi Bai
Local Knowledge : Missis Lee
Location : Sanjhih, Taipei County, Taiwan
Site : 3890 m2 farm land, Datun Mountains Building foot print: 138 m2 Interior space: 62,5 m2
Materials : mahogany, concrete
Completed : 2008

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Actuellement : 3 Commentaires

jacky dit :

03.07.2009 à 11:00

Très belle réalisation qui doit vraiment bien convenir à l’environnement local.
L’article est très bien fait, merci.
Small Bathroom Remodeling dit :

03.07.2009 à 13:00

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MARIE-PIERRE dit :

04.11.2009 à 22:33

Voila c’est beau et je peut tres bien imaginer cette maison en pleine nature(en dordogne par exemple)Cette maison peut tres bien s’ouvrir comme se refermer,elle est erigèe sur des structures rondes en bèton qui allege la facture et evite l’humiditè.J’aime.