Silver Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2025
Time Flow Residential House
by Hsieh Tsung-Hsuan and Wu Pei-Hsuan
- A' Design Award 2025 Silver Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
- CLIENT: WPH_HTH_Architects
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 22,725
- Verification code 7BD8973CDB · Verify this award
About Time Flow Residential House
In this project, the designer uses natural materials and changes in light and shadow to create a sense of tranquility within the space. When considering residential design, the focus should be on creating a space that reflects the residents lifestyle and values. In the design process, aim to integrate natural elements by incorporating natural materials and maximizing the use of natural light and ventilation to create an environment that harmonizes with nature.
WPH_HTH_Architects's Time Flow Residential House participates in a compelling dialogue between contemporary Scandinavian design philosophy and traditional East Asian spatial sensibilities, creating an interior environment that embodies the temporal awareness suggested by its evocative title through careful orchestration of natural materials, considered proportions, and meditative atmosphere. The work demonstrates sophisticated understanding of how material choices communicate cultural values, with the deliberate selection of timber, microcement, and natural fibers establishing a palette that privileges tactile authenticity over synthetic perfection. One observes the careful calibration of horizontal planes, where ceiling and floor establish a warm timber dialogue interrupted by the cool mineral presence of the plaster wall, creating a spatial envelope that suggests both groundedness and contemplative openness. The composition reveals masterful control of light as architectural material, evident in the precisely integrated illumination of the display niche that creates focal hierarchy through luminous emphasis rather than formal centrality. The inclusion of the wishbone chair, perhaps evoking the enduring legacy of mid-century Scandinavian craft traditions, introduces an element of design heritage that positions the space within broader conversations about modernist humanism and the relationship between form and function. The timber screen's rhythmic verticality suggests traditional machiya townhouse aesthetics translated into contemporary vocabulary, demonstrating how cultural memory can be evoked through material and proportion rather than literal quotation. The overall effect invites consideration of how domestic space might serve as sanctuary from contemporary acceleration, with the carefully composed stillness suggesting time's passage measured not in productivity but in moments of presence. Viewers might contemplate how material choices in their own environments communicate values and shape experience, and whether spaces designed for dwelling rather than merely living might offer meaningful alternatives to the contemporary condition of perpetual motion.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This project is a four-story residential building that uses simple materials and changes in light and shadow to create a sense of tranquility within the space. Time brings a gentler understanding and appreciation of life, hoping to create a warm, profound, and elegant space that promotes a slower pace of living.
The space is interpreted through openness,release and serenity. Immersing itself in the gradual transitions under soft light and portraying a life theater where reality and romance blend - Dimensions & Packaging
- Total floor space: 231㎡
Number of the floor: 4 floors - Tags
- Time Flow, Openness, Release, Serenity, Natural
- Production Technology
- The design incorporates special paint with brush marks to complement the layers of dark wood tones, balancing the intensity of the space with structure and color. In this low-saturation ambiance, the colors of life become richer and more vivid, allowing for the delicate appreciation of every moving moment. As time changes, the warmth of light and shadow deepens, and the space immerses in the gradual transitions under soft light, portraying a life theater where reality and romance blend.
- Design Challenge
- Real company is not doing the same thing in the same space, but rather, for this family of four, it means setting up the context through which each can fulfill their own private and shared needs in different corners. Re-spacing is the game-changing idea, as it is all about having fun, creating a new lifestyle for the family to build familial relationships anew.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2021 and finished in
February 2022 in Taiwan. - Operation Flow
- Skillfully integrates natural elements into the architecture, creating a seamless blend between the residence and its surrounding environment. The hard furnishings of the residence are designed with simplicity and clarity, with harmonious and unified proportions that evoke a sense of comfort.
The layout of the residence thoroughly considers the living habits and needs of the occupants. Each functional area is reasonably divided, maintaining independence while ensuring the continuity and flow of the space. - Research
- As residents immerse themselves in the evolving scenery, they can experience an immersive sense of depth from the lines and geometric compositions, navigating through the tension of parallel spatial realms, and flowing with vibrant vitality. The environment undergoes constant changes with light and shadow, enveloping a sense of inner-born comfort.
- Inspiration
- The aim is for home to be a source of tranquility, providing a refuge from the relentless pace of urban life. The design advocates for an open-plan layout where living areas are interconnected, promoting harmony between spaces and encouraging a sense of freedom and flow within the family. This makes it an ideal place for a modern lifestyle.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Lee Yi-Hsien / Designer WPH_HTH_Architects, Time flow, 2022
Image #2: Photographer Lee Yi-Hsien / Designer WPH_HTH_Architects, Serenity, 2022
Image #3: Photographer Lee Yi-Hsien / Designer WPH_HTH_Architects, Openness, 2022
Image #4: Photographer Lee Yi-Hsien / Designer WPH_HTH_Architects, Release, 2022
Image #5: Photographer Lee Yi-Hsien / Designer WPH_HTH_Architects, Time flow, 2022
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