Unit of Desire

Usually in Taiwanese old city view, most the windows are equipped with another layer of metal framed window. This kind of minor structure became an unique Taiwanese street landscape. It not only tested the limit of the light structure could be but also shown the different idenity of the resident which lived here.

I would like to call this interesting landscape phenomenon as "The Unit of Desire." You can barely see the original facade of the building. But the building became more close to the reality: by showing the desire for living of every resident.

The main idea of this project is to re-think the possibility of architecture which is built by no architect.

Normally in architecture, every living rules was set by the architect. It controls humans' daily life, but sometimes becomes lack of humanity. If we can make an architecure which only keeps a kind of building rule, and let the resident show their idenity through thier building. It will become a more creative thinking of architecture.

Space of Desiring

I think that humans desire is beyond the form. If we can put every different kind of the desire into every same box, let the desiring change the space.

With one aspect showing all the boxes at the same time, the difference and the identity of every desire will become more readable and energic at the same time.

Joyful

Recall

Small Talk

Wondering

Sad

Regret

Just like the Cafe apartment in Ho Chi Minh City, all the desires are simplely based on the original rule of the architecture. But result in a very vitality city landscape, composing another living order which is very different from the previous one.

[ About Site ]

The site is chosen at Huanhe viaduct. Because of the history of Wanhua, poor workers usually live in this district. The needs of hardwares became important, so the shop of hardwares and food gathered under

the viaduct for the low-pricing rent. Even living in this harsh situation, the residents can still find their way to express their own desire for living.

Main Highway

Shop

[ Viaduct and the Unit ]

[ Modular System ]

Setting a modular system, with every unit sized in 2M x 2M x 3M.

[ Install System ]

The panel can compose any space based on our needs, no matter it's inside or outside space.

[ Free Panel ]

With modular system , we can install the panel freely.

[ Free Module ]

Due to this system, we can quickly create a lot of living units and have multiple programs.

[ Prototypes ]

Worker's Home Barber Shop Fancy Shopwindow Co-Worker Company Personal Cafe

Main Highway

[ Original Section ]

Main Highway

[ New Section ]

[ Journey Of The Desire ]

The big gap between the viaducts is the basic infrastructure of each unit and also the sharing space of programs. On the edge of the modular structure, every unit can install the sign base on their programs. The sign will also composing another order of desire.

The sharing space on the third floor has the opening views to the both sides of the viaducts. It's also the borador of the urban and the nature. There're also some units hanging on the wall, becoming another extension to the the river park for the sharing space in the gap of viaducts.