Common space of a residential tower

This project proposes to replace the partition walls of the common space with one single undulating “surface wall.” The more private programs were tucked beneath the surface, whereas the more public functions were placed above. By a single gesture of redefining the notion of the “wall,” a two-dimensional compartmentalized space was transformed into an expansive three-dimensional realm, weaving together all functions and people.

The “Common space” of a residential tower is supposedly the most “public” space in the building. However, once the functions were inserted and their partition walls erected, space becomes a maze of closed-off rooms and corridors. Such space ceases to display any traits of “publicness.” When I think of the word “public,” I picture an expanse of open landscape where everyone on it is connected. This became the experience I set out to achieve. The immediate obstacle was the vertical partition walls, which I propose to replace. The resulting space is a truly public “Common space.”

Form: Common space

Type competition

Year 2017

Program exhibition

Location Taipei, Taiwan

Team Carla Chang

Role project leader

Taiwan Student Interior Design Award

3rd prize

Create choices

Mapping routes

Create vantage point

Form: Exhibition