*2층집 [ Atelier Boter ] The Second Floor

집의 제목처럼 2층집은 1층에 위치한 티크가구 쇼룸 위, 주인을 위한 거주공간이다. 집안 내부에 설치된 가구는 쇼룸의 연장선상에서 미니멀한 바탕공간과 어울리도록 배치되었다. 

기존 구조물이 철골구조물이라서, 냉난방을 위한 추가적인 단열재를 보강, 거주성을 확보하였다.

The Second Floor, as it’s named, is situated on the second floor of a teak furniture show house. It is the residence of the show house owner, overlooking the show house on its balcony.

The space is designed to emphasize the teak furniture as the residence also acts as a platform to showcase how their furniture is accommodated in a living space. Light coloured materials are used as a background to highlight the dark brown colour of teak. 

As the original structure is of steel with iron sheet cladding, trapping undesired transferred heat in the space, the roof and exterior walls have been strengthened with heat insulation, with added wall openings on the south and north sides, in response to the high heat of summer. 

The layout of The Second Floor allows cross ventilation albeit having partitions along the south side. Utilizing the height of the space, the height of the bedroom walls has been compromised with a gap on top, allowing south-north airflow even when the doors are closed. 

An offset along the bedrooms is given in order to allow airflow in the east-west direction. It allows an extended semi-private space for the bedrooms, expanding their space physically and visually. 

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Interiors Designers: Atelier Boter

Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Category: Houses Interiors

Lead Architects: Wen Shan Foo, Chung Kai Hsieh

Client: Wenfung Furniture Design

Blacksmith: NamiXII Design Work

Area: 200.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Milu Wang

Manufacturers: LOTOS

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