OPEN MOSQUE

Urban Religious Space

NTUST 2019 Design Studio V Instructor

Yu-Hua, Wong(Partner of HCCH&ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS) Collaborator N/A

Distinction Honor

2019 Published in five east asian universities urban architecture studio 2021 Architecture Masterprize Student _Winner in the Public Space interior design category

2021 Conti Awards For Arts and Interdisciplinary Desgn-Environmental Design Awards

Looking through the mosques in Taiwan, I see their structure and aesthetic display styles of the Persian period, which were transplanted entirely to our land without many modifications. To integrate into the local culture and community structure, I analyzed the development of the forms of religious buildings; thus came up with a set of rules: applying spatial textures of Taiwan to deconstruct various spatial elements, light elements, and form elements of Taiwan, increase communication by adding bathhouses, forming an exclusive Taiwanese mosque building.

This design attempts to implant a living room-like area for community participation in the staggered space of the Gongguan district, Taipei, blending different religions and cultures. The initial development of the design aimed at the care and engagement of religious minorities in Taiwan. Therefore, I chose to create a Muslim space for pilgrimage and worship and attached rooms for the community's needs. More, through the setting of exhibiting space, nearby residents or tourists could understand the unique Islamic culture and get a glimpse of Muslims' faith and daily life.

The main concept of the walking experience in the "Open Mosque" is to sense the flexible nature ingredients from the light, plant, and water. Due to the "Gap" in the architecture, the light and air can easily come in. It makes the Pilgrimage Corridor being more comfortable to walk through and tried to find the holy feeling in every corner of this building.

People on the first floor can see the steam trail below and witness the religious process from Muslims quietly. The fluctuant water's voice will spread out in the whole area. The population in Taiwan can join the activities in the mosque but not try to bother them. Also, because of Taiwan's rainy weather, "Open Mosque" offers shelter on the first floor, by creating an open plaza to welcome different ethnicity to join the community's activities and understand more about the Muslims.

Children's Island, Adult's Home Social Housing in Touyun City

2019 Design Studio IV Instructor i-Hus, Chiu Collaborator

Chi-shuan, Chieng

Distinction HonorMy Works in Team Concept Development Floor Plan

Revit Model

Render drawings

Brief Introduction.

Taoyuan’s Qingpu area is a developing urban area. The surrounding arts and culture and public facilities have become complete, attracting many young people to live here. Therefore, starting from young family members as the conceptual starting point extends an attempt to create adults and children.

Concept.

The attempt to connect uses space to express the self-evidence of different worlds, but they are interdependent. In the end, we call this imagination an "island" and develop a form, "Island Hopping," by stacking the weights and bodies. Create a whimsical world for children, free to change the island where they are located; the "floating island" raises specific floors to form a transparent floating space, creating a resting space for adults, independent and not wanting to be disturbed but taking care of children Vision, to explore the spatial characteristics of adults more in-depth compared to children's more concentrated "islands"; "children's islands, adults' homes" is a new and warm life proposal for families who are preparing to start a family in the future.

Program.

This community house with parent-child issues as the primary development axis has produced many exciting activities, such as parent-child reading room, outdoor performance stage, parent-child kitchen, and most importantly, the "inclusive play equipment" is placed in the base. Ideas to match each public function with the idea of communion, to create the most friendly children's play space, and hope to stimulate children's senses and imagination through changes in colors, scales, and materials.