House W by Cheungvogl Architects.
18/06/2014.
Pok Fu Lam, [Hong Kong] China.
metalocus, ALEX DURO.
metalocus, ALEX DURO.
House W is built within a very valuable natural environment, one of the most peaceful and picturesque places in Hong Kong. The house, built in concrete, has a simple aesthetic with white walls and parquet timber flooring and new oak ply furniture.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
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House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
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House W by Cheungvogl Architects. Photography © courtesy of Cheungvogl Architects. Click above to see larger image.
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All decisions regarding the architecture and aesthetics are important within the project, but while these make it up visually, for architects 'preferred material' is time. The house is designed as 'a container that could enable time to exist in multiple dimensions', always keeping in mind the history and memories of where it is built.
Moreover, images from inside the house that give us a glimpse of the beautiful scenery that speaks its architects, set partly by ships that cross the canal daily and we talk about the next activity around the house.
Description of the project by Cheungvogl Architects.
Gazing into the South China Sea with Lamma and Lantau Island across the East and West Lamma Channel and the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir with the Country Park at the back, House W is set within one of the most tranquil and scenic locations in the Hong Kong Island. Cargo ships cross the channels day in and day out, witnessing every detail of change within the natural landscape and built environment; forming a perfect framework not only for dwelling, but also carving within its landscape a home for the mind to rest and reflect. The project evolved, engaging with sequence of past events, nothing in a linear dimension and yet every fragment seemed to happen for reasons as they led to new directions. As we begin to record these life events in fine details, it was obvious that the house would become a container that could enable time to exist in multiple dimensions. Respecting history, memories and time as an integral part of the structures, layers of added elements have been stripped down to reveal its original concrete structure. The two spaces on either side of the stair and service core are designed to maximize site potentials and flexibility to adapt to future changes. To redefine time, new elements are added to enhance what had been there for years; fair face concrete, parquet timber flooring and new oak ply furniture are used to form the primary material palette. This project expresses far beyond architecture and aesthetics. Throughout the project, conversations have turned into admiration, respect into friendship and design into a translation between past and future, allowing for the use of our most preferred material: Time.
Text.- Cheungvogl Architects.
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Architects.- Cheungvogl Architects.
Area.- 80 m² (site area), 300 m² (gross floor area).
Date.- 2011- 2012.
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Judy Cheung and Christoph Vogl. CHEUNGVOGL ARCHITECTURE STUDIO
Cheungvogl is a multilingual and multicultural international design studio founded by Judy Cheung and Christoph Vogl in 2008. The practice’s creative team is based in Hong Kong with site offices in China and Germany.
Prior to founding Cheungvogl, Judy Cheung and Christoph Vogl worked with Lord Norman Foster in London on conceptualization and realization of major projects in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, New York, Australia and North Africa. Collectively, they designed, realized and participated in more than 100 international projects varying in scales, which include Wembley Stadium in London, Sama Dubai Towers in Melbourne, Sama Dubai Towers in Casablanca Morocco, EO Tower in Dubai, Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan, Madison Avenue Tower in New York, Centralised Science Laboratories in Hong Kong and University of Student Housing in Pennsylvania.
Judy Cheung currently lectures Art, Design and Architecture at the Hong Kong University Space and Middlesex University, United Kingdom.
Awards Obtains.- Design for Asia DFA Awards 2012 Merit Award: Aesop, Lane Crawford, Canton Road, Hong Kong; German Design Award 2013, Rat für Formgebung, The German Design Councils Premier Prize Nomination: Aesop I.T Installation, Hong Kong; Frame Magazine, 2012, Top 3 Most Popular Installations: Aesop I.T Installation, Hong Kong; Asia Tatler, 2012, Top 5 Pop-up Retail Spaces International: Aesop I.T Installation, Hong Kong; Condé Nast Traveller Innovation & Design Awards 2011, Category: Infrastructure; KAT-Ohno, Tokyo, Japan, Invited Competition, 2010, First Prize; TDW Exhibition, Tokyo Designers Week 2012, Tokyo, Japan: Shinjuku Gardens, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan; 'Picturing "Home-for-All"' Exhibition, 2011, Toyo Ito Museum of Architecture, Imabari, Japan : “Home-for-All”, Toyo Ito, Riken Yamamoto, Hiroshi Naito, Kengo Kuma, Kazuyo Sejima.
