tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43495134445714588532012-01-06T01:26:29.871-08:00Sanjhih, Taiwan, 2008Urban Acupuncturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05698808829832462739noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349513444571458853.post-88564400096543535382008-12-04T22:44:00.001-08:002010-06-17T21:56:54.371-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oQF53cXv8yc/STjONA47RrI/AAAAAAAAAWM/kvPwYraQBvc/s1600-h/1_Chen+House_Marco+Casagrande_Frank+Chen_Photo+AaDa.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276193686436923058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oQF53cXv8yc/STjONA47RrI/AAAAAAAAAWM/kvPwYraQBvc/s400/1_Chen+House_Marco+Casagrande_Frank+Chen_Photo+AaDa.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Chen House, Sanjhih Taiwan 2008. Marco Casagrande - Frank Chen. Photo: AdDa.</span></em><br /><br />CHEN HOUSE<br /><br /><div></div><div>Architects C-Laboratory:<br />Marco Casagrande<br />Frank Chen (assist.)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Construction work: </div><div>Marco Casagrande, Frank Chen, Shi-Ding Chen, Nikita Wu, Shu-Gi Bai </div><div>Local Knowledge:</div><div>Missis Lee<br /></div><div><br />Location: Sanjhih, Taipei County, Taiwan<br />Site: 3890 m2 farm land, Datun Mountains<br />Building foot print: 138 m2<br />Interior space: 62,5 m2<br />Materials: mahogany, concrete<br />Completed: 2008<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Ruin is when man-made has become part of nature. With this house we were looking forward to design a ruin.<br /></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" class="Apple-style-span" >Viime yönä näin unessa hirvittävän myrskyn. Se riisti rakennustelineet paikoiltaan ja repi irti rautaiset liitokset. Kuitenkin, mikä oli puusta taipui ja säilyi.<br /><br />In a dream last night, I saw a great storm. It seized the scaffolding. It tore the cross-clasps, the iron ones, down. But what was made of wood, swayed and remained.<br /><br />La nuit dernière, j'ai revé d'une tempete terrifiante. Elle a arranché les échafaudages et déchiré les assemblanges en fer. Ce qui était en bois a toutefois fléchit et a été conservé.<br /><br />En un sueno anoche presencié una gran tormenta. Arrancó los andamios, tiró al suelo las piezas de hierro. Pero lo que estaba fabricado de madera, se balanceó y permaneció.<br /><br />Im Traum heute Nacht. Sah ich einen grosen Sturm. Ins Baugerüst griff er. Den Bauschragen riss er. Den eisernen, abwärts. Doch was da aus Holz war. Bog sich und blieb. </span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" class="Apple-style-span" ></div></span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br />- Bertolt Brecht</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4349513444571458853-8856440009654353538?l=chenhouse01.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Urban Acupuncturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05698808829832462739noreply@blogger.com1