坦白 Confession / 城市鬱言 Whisper of the City Blues 2020-2021

2021

城市鬱言

坦白

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WANTED

In a city where everything is unethical, where fraudsters drive around in new luxury cars, where sexploitationist spend money in high-end clothing stores, where corrupt officials sit in restaurants and drink expensive red wine, only the idle must hide on street corners for fear of being recognized for their imperfections.

Even if a person is not busy, even if he is moral and has a good look, he still looks suspicious because he must have something to hide, otherwise he would not be left with nothing to do.

Story 02 Ms.Idle

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Ms.Idle

REWARD 3

WANTED

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蔡 宜恩 作品集

Ian, Tsai Portfolio

WANTED

Story 01 Mr. Perfectionism

most valuable employee Mr. Perfectionism

REWARD

MVE

good evening !

Holy crap !

good morning !

Hi !

3.2.1......

3

A Lonely Charmer

In In order order to to chase chase the the sun's sun's moving moving route route Mr. Mr. Perfectionist Perfectionist needs needs to to move move the the plant plant every every hour. hour.

The The signboards signboards that that are are always always flashing flashing are are the the ones ones that that he he take take great great pains pains to to unplug unplug every every 20 20 minutes minutes to to keep keep the the street street signboards signboards flashing flashing in in order. order.

He opens his home every He histhe home every dayopens to greet neighbors day to greet neighbors on the stairsthe because he is on stairs because thethe spokesman for a he is the spokesman for a beautiful home. beautiful home.

REWARD Historical area

Those crazy buildings at this jailer of the city cage.

time transformed into the To be called a philosopher, a person must not only be a great thinker, but also a frank man.

He looks so lonely......

Site - Qingtian District

the joy of being alone / the Lonely Crowd a lonely staircase / the High Street

WANTED

The city is a conspiracy to lure you stupid animals to join the circus, to be enslaved by the trainers and earn money for them.

The city people always complained about those life's constraints, but it turned out to be their only solace to prove the dignity of existence in the world.

so fake!!!

Story 03 a lonely charmer

2022

Confession

/ Whisper of the City Blues

Philosopher

REWARD

Story 04 philosopher in park

Through the details of life, we discover the existence of a fragment of our other identity in time and space, and learn the true nature behind the events.

Confession is defined as using multiple identities to parse the signals of an event.

With confession, people eventually accept what they could not accept or tell what they wanted to tell but could not.

Content

/ Research - What is Confession - Ways to perceive the confession of lives in mind - Ways to perceive the confession of lives in city

/ Research Design - small design : A Murder - Whisper of the City blues

/ Site - Character of Confession - Site Observation

/ Final Design - Confession Rehabilitation Center

Confession in Mind - confession of multiple identities -

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02

03

Rule

Reflaction

Color

Inner world Wi�� ��� s��n� ...

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My body grasps the symbols and meanings of all things in this world one step earlier than my mind.

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2015/03/17 06:30

I often feel that this body knows what I

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2015/12/12 20:05

My day was built up by senses. And between the gap of the senses, there was another me.

I often feel that this body knows what I need better than my consciousness

/ Research - What is Confession

7:30 7:45 8:20 8:57 9:00

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6:20 6:35 6:58 7:10

21:30 21:45 23:20 23:57 24:00 Outer world

sound heat spead then quiet...

I often feel that this body knows what I need better than my consciousness

Through the details of life, we discover the existence of a fragment of our other identity in time and space, and learn the true nature behind the events.

Confession is to parse the signals of events with multiple identities, so that one can accept what is unacceptable or what one wants to say but cannot.

I often feel that this body knows what I need better than my consciousness, and that it grasps the symbols and meanings of all things in this world one step earlier than my mind.

+ Time lag

Life is a collection of perceptions, and each period of my life can be regarded as a combination of several perceptions. I go through my daily routine, but at some point I feel my own existence, my present self, my past self, my dream self.

Does the same self found in each moment carry the same perceptual symbols, and if it is different, is me telling myself a different story that is happening?

+ Repeat

Color is the initial human perception of the world, the collective consciousness of a place, the emotion of a painter, and a blurred fragment of memory.

Color represents a fragment of a person's life, but just like human beings, color also has a life, changing its shape with time.

Does this also mean that in the fluctuation of time, people form different selves, reorganize their past memories, change their collective consciousness, and change their perception of themselves because of the change of color? + Reorganization

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05

06

07

Puzzle

Detachment

Doopler Effect

Fetish / warning signal

The next moment, through the change of angle, I see the golden sea reflected on the rocks.

you live my life / I live my life for you

04:�4

02:43

mental downtime 19:50

20:15 01:24

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when we turn the corner and see another person where we were,

Alzheimer's Disease 19:50

she is like me, but I look at the past me with a different deep emotion.

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emotional withdrawal

Every second, the sense of the elements changes. When we step into the sea, we feel the cold touch.

The Story they tell me.

My life

When detached from myself, the windows hanging in the night sky are the pieces that make up my day. People live for me in their own way.

Whether the lights go out late or early, whether the intensity of the light becomes different or not, becomes the basis for me to determine the movement of time. At the same time, I am aware of my existence.

+ Ex��action

The change of perception makes our emotions deeper in the moment, but with the rapid change of time, and we keep moving forward to experience different elements.

dual personality

"Detachment" is used to describe the process of becoming externally aware of yourself (or any other perspective).

When you think about "yourself", "stop and look", "step back and think", "take yourself out of something ", "take yourself out of a situation", you are experiencing a process of being "detachment".

+ Dissociation

Every second, the sense of the elements changes. When we step into the sea, we feel the cold touch, and the next moment, through the change of angle, I see the golden sea reflected on the rocks.

The change of perception makes our emotions deeper in the moment, but with the rapid change of time, and we keep moving forward to experience different elements, when we turn the corner and see another person where we were, he is like me, but I look at the past me with a different deep emotion. + Angle

As the years go by , the completion of various goals becomes the focus of people's lives and time passes faster.

Aware of the importance of the process, people are able to recover the lost time and the small events that have a special meaning. The presence of rituals proclaims the value of the event and the true self.

+ Desire

/ Research - What is Confession

04:�0

Confession in City - confession of multiple identities -

01

Grow

+ Trace + Blend

/ hide

/ Research - What is Confession

First find what is abnor�al in our life and later t�ansfor�ed the essence of it into notation of confession.

/ regrowth of the architecture

/ detachment

Confession in City - confession of multiple identities -

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Timer

+ Dissociation + Vag�e

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/ timer

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/ scenes

/ Research - What is Confession

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A Murder - small design -

/ the facts behind the scenes

/ the process of murder

/ Research Design- small design : A Murder

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trackdown judgement

Yin Foo-Sun's Residence

unjust pawnshop The small design is based in the former residence of Yin Foo-Sun on Qingtian Street, hoping to use "confession" to let people experience the injustice and the reasons behind several murder cases under the background of white terror.

Using the story line of the murders as the main axis, the path is built with : 01 seemingly quiet park - the outbreak of events 02 hasty bookstore - the examination process 03 unjust pawnshop - the verdict.

A Murder - small design -

A rush examination process

An unjust verdict

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morden city

program - hasty bookstore

yin foo-sun's residence

process of track down

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Bidder

white terror

program - unjust pawnshop

/ Research Design- small design : A Murder

yin foo-sun's residence

WANTED

Whisper of the City Blues

Story 02 Ms.Idle

12

Ms.Idle

REWARD

- methods to find the confession -

Through the details of life, we discover the existence of a fragment of our other identity in time and space, and learn the true nature behind the events.

Confession is defined as using multiple identities to parse the signals of an event.

With confession, people eventually accept what they could not accept or tell what they wanted to tell but could not.

Through the details of life, we discover the existence of a fragment of our other identity in time and space, and learn the true nature behind the events.

Confession is defined as using multiple identities to parse the signals of an event.

With confession, people eventually accept what they could not accept or tell what they wanted to tell but could not.

WANTED

Whisper of the City Blues

/ Research Design- Whisper of the City blues

3

A Lonely Charmer

REWARD

He looks so lonely......

Story 03 a lonely charmer

12

most valuable employee Mr. Perfectionism

REWARD

MVE

good evening !

Holy crap !

good morning !

Hi !

3.2.1......

3

In In order order to to chase chase the the sun's sun's moving moving route route Mr. Mr. PerfecPerfectionist needs to move tionist needs to move the the plant plant every every hour. hour.

The The signboards signboards that that are are always always flashing flashing are are the the ones ones that that he he take take great great pains pains to to unplug unplug every every 20 20 minutes to keep the minutes to keep the street street signboards signboards flashing flashing in in order. order.

He opens his home every He histhe home every dayopens to greet neighbors day to greet neighbors on the stairsthe because he is on stairs because thethe spokesman for a he is the spokesman for a beautiful home. beautiful home.

Historical area

Those crazy buildings at this jailer of the city cage.

time transformed into the To be called a philosopher, a person must not only be a great thinker, but also a frank man.

Site - Qingtian District

the joy of being alone / the Lonely Crowd a lonely staircase / the High Street

WANTED

The city is a conspiracy to lure you stupid animals to join the circus, to be enslaved by the trainers and earn money for them.

The city people always complained about those life's constraints, but it turned out to be their only solace to prove the dignity of existence in the world.

so fake!!!

Philosopher

REWARD

Story 04 philosopher in park

/ Research Design- Whisper of the City blues

In a city where everything is unethical, where fraudsters drive around in new luxury cars, where sexploitationist spend money in high-end clothing stores, where corrupt officials sit in restaurants and drink expensive red wine, only the idle must hide on street corners for fear of being recognized for their imperfections.

Even if a person is not busy, even if he is moral and has a good look, he still looks suspicious because he must have something to hide, otherwise he would not be left with nothing to do.

WANTED

Story 01 Mr. Perfectionism

Character of Confession

Constantly Growing Architecture

- Redefining chaos in Qingtian Street -

- system : substance -

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character

A Lonely Charmer

REWARD

- Busy City WANTED

mental illness

- Daan Park -

Philosopher

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pressure

Ms.Idle

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Mr. Perfectionism

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/ Site - Character of Confession

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A House of Collage

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Hillside House

Light Chaser 1F 2F

2020

Qingtian seems to be the most peaceful and pure place in Taipei, but there are still chaos to be found. I translated them into characters to confess the times phenomenon and the historical memories -the blues of Qingtian Street.

elevation of times

without effectiveness

live by the sun

- Folding Wall of time -

- Idle Terrace -

- Restaurant without Sunset -

2020

photo : actual conditions

plan : confession of society

character

The Timer of days

Belief

- system : psychology -

- system : psychology -

character

character

Parasitic Temples

booty

organic evolution

- Lonely Chimney -

- Deconstruction Temple -

Warning Signal

100

80

40

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- Timer Staircase -

character

character

/ Site - Character of Confession

Puzzle

Exposed Kitchen

Confession in Qingtian - Site Observation -

/ Site - Site Observation

The Story of Qingtian District to Confess - residents’ memories -

01 Antique Market

02 Professor’s House

Aſter the death of his lover, he ret�r�ed to his hometown.

He said, "People will leave one day, and if there is nothing leſt behind, or if there is nothing that g�ows with you as you age, then life is lonely.

My Old Home No. 6, Lane 7, Qing�ian St�eet, Taipei Cit� It has been sunk into memor� for a long time I deliberately don't think about this place Because there are too many sor�ows -Liangx�an

In the antique store people sell their memories so that more people can come into their lives.

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09

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06

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The Experience of Qingtian District to Confess - visitors’ experience -

03 Old Trees

04 90-year-old House

05 Ended Bookstore

06 Stair Case

07 Heping East Road

08 Back Alley

09 The Door to Nowhere

10 Parking Lot

In Taipei, the sky here is the g�eenest.

Even if you fly high and far, you can recog�ize the way back at dusk.

-Liangx�an

Tur�ing the cor�er of the alley.

Looking at those g�ay-haired g�andparents standing in front of the house, weeping and reminiscing about childhood memories, I found that different times were linked in the same space.

The sig�board by the door, reflecting the faint light of the lamp, is like a piece of letter paper on which a few words are written “It is for��nate that a man like me, in these times and circumstances, is not star�ing to death.”

-Yin Haig�ang, March 16, 1966

Standing in front of the window, and countdowning for a new day.

5th - The clear blue sky.

4th - The lush g�een leaves.

3rd -The sound of parents. urging their children to wake up.

2nd -The smell of gasoline from the car star�ing up.

At 9:00 p.m., the st�eet was still noisy, as if night had never come.

She walked along the noisy st�eet, passed through the busy lanes, and t�r�ed around the church at the end of the lane.

As a leaf fell, she realized that in the deepest par� of the night, she could hear the t��e silence.

Compared to the neat st�eet façade, here in the back alleys that you can see the real life of the residents.

Follow the damp smell into the alley, the sky is wrapped in bar�ed windows and in each room, a stor� is told.

There are many doors to nowhere here.

A shor� wooden door on the wall of parking lot, The metal doors with only frames at the end of the alley, The glass door by the barber shop that has become a tourist att�action.

And the red door in front of the old house that can never be opened again.

He Drived away from the busy road and went into a quiet alley.

Tur�ing into the parking lot on the cor�er.

A few moments later he found the world quiet.

Take a deep breath and it's time to face a new day.

A woman walks through the bar�ed door and smokes a cigarette.

The back alley is an intimate immensit� for her.

When the light peeks through the door�ay, people walk by just in time.

All the past is still visible.

There were the shor� wooden doors on the fence and the few remaining window sills.

When people happened to pass by, the world seemed to go back in time.

/ Site - Site Observation

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Confession Rehabilitation

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WANTED

A Lonely Charmer

REWARD

- Busy City WANTED

- Daan Park -

Philosopher

REWARD WANTED

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pressure

Ms.Idle

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Mr. Perfectionism

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/ Final Design - Confession Rehabilitation Center

mental illness

Qingtian seems to be the most peaceful and pure place in Taipei, but there are still chaos to be found. I translated them into characters to confess the times phenomenon and the historical memories -the blues of Qingtian Street.

Under the reflection of two identities, past and modern, the experimental characters is translated into entrance and four confessional architectures, ”Entrance of Antique Market”,”Folding Wall of time”,”Lonely Chimney”,”Idle Terrace”,”Timer Staircase”, for people to interpret their memories and sentiments from different angles and finally confess to themselves.

-Space of Blue conveys the memories of the times and the psychological condition of the society.

-Space of Red is the rehabilitation center of city.

-Yellow Axis shows the essences of Qingtian bring the residents into the new exis to observe the alleys.

Entrance of Antique Market ( Civic Gallary )

Folding Wall of time Book Store + Flower Shop

Lonely Chimney Cafe Bar + Fragance store

Standing in front of the window, and countdowning for a new day.

5th - The clear blue sky.

4th - The lush green leaves.

3rd -The sound of parents. urging their children to wake up.

2nd -The smell of gasoline from the car starting up.

Take a deep breath and it's time to face a new day.

Timer Staircase Hotel + Tatoo Shop

Turning the corner of the alley.

Looking at those gray-haired grandparents standing in front of the house, weeping and reminiscing about childhood memories, I found that different times were linked in the same space.

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04 90-year-old House

06 Stair Case

The signboard by the door, reflecting the faint light of the lamp, is like a piece of letter paper on which a few words are written “It is fortunate that a man like me, in these times and circumstances, is not starving to death.”

-Yin Haiguang, March 16, 1966

After the death of his lover, he returned to his hometown.

He said, "People will leave one day, and if there is nothing left behind, or if there is nothing that grows with you as you age, then life is lonely.

In the antique store people sell their memories so that more people can come into their lives.

A House of Collage

Exposed Kitchen

Puzzle

Hillside House

100

2020 80

Death as the common sit�ation just like we gain ever�day but lost at the same time.

elevation of times

We are living in a societ� of g�adual detachment.

booty

To catch up with life, they forget to listen to themselves and face some par�s of their lives.

without effectiveness

40

Countdown for a new day.

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/ Final Design - Confession Rehabilitation Center

05 Ended Bookstore

Antique Market in Back Alley

Idle Terrace Apartment + Hotel

Folding Wall of time Book Store + Flower Shop

We started in a corner of the store and slowly walked around the flower store.

He said that the deceased was very kind, simple and strong. So I picked out some thyme for him ...

/ Final Design - Confession Rehabilitation Center

Wall of the Bookstore 1

The signboard by the door, reflecting the faint light of the lamp, is like a piece of letter paper on which a few words are written “It is fortunate that a man like me, in these times and circumstances, is not starving to death.”

-Yin Haiguang, March 16, 1966

Wall of the flower shop 2 - Death as the common situation just like we gain everyday but lost at the same

/ Essance 05 Ended Bookstore /

Wall of the Bookstore 2 where people can be themselves.

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Wall of the flower shop 1

Urban rehab - People in the cit� are st��ggling by facing different psychological conditions. To catch up with life ,we forget to listen to ourselves and face some par�s of our lives.

The confession-architect�re becomes a rehablitation for people to escape from realit� while slowly accepting the blues that is bound to happen.

/ Final Design - Confession Rehabilitation Center

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02 03

04

01 01 A

A’

ground floor plan 4

12

28

01 lobby 02 library area 03 antique market 04 underground path 05 mixture garden

60(m)

01 find the flower and express your story 02 wrapping room - wrap up the flowers 03 garden - plant the seeds 04 office

02 01

04

05

A

A’

second floor plan 4

12

28

60(m)

01 lobby 02 library area 03 antique market 04 underground path 05 mixture garden

01 find the flower and express your story 02 wrapping room - wrap up the flowers 03 garden - plant the seeds 04 office

A-A’ section 2

6

14

30(m)

Lonely Chimney Cafe Bar + Fragance store Chimney of the Bar & Cafe

-We are living in a society of gradual detachment.

Perfume is a comfort to people and a memory of a scene

/ Final Design - Confession Rehabilitation Center

Chimney of the Fragance store

Urban rehab - People in the cit� are st��ggling by facing different psychological conditions. To catch up with life ,we forget to listen to ourselves and face some par�s of our lives.

The confession-architect�re becomes a rehablitation for people to escape from realit� while slowly accepting the blues that is bound to happen.

Contrary to its lonely appearance, the interior of the lonely chimney is a place where lonely people meet each other ...

Civic path in the Chimney Compared to the neat street façade, here in the back alleys that you can see the real life of the residents.

Follow the damp smell into the alley, the sky is wrapped in barred windows and in each room, a story is told.

A woman walks through the barred door and smokes a cigarette.

The back alley is an intimate immensity for her.

/ Essance 08 Back Alley /

B

B’

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04

06 05 04

01 lobby ( Which do you want to drink for? ) 02 seating area 03 private room 04 bathroom 05 cafe’ 06 reading scent area

ground floor plan 4

12

28

60(m)

01 road of Searching for Fragrance 02 custom perfume area 03 waiting area 04 name for your own scent

02 B’ B 02

03 03

second floor plan 4

12

28

60(m)

01 lobby (Which do you want to drink for?)

02 seating area 03 private room 04 bathroom 05 cafe’ 06 reading scent area 01 road of Searching for Fragrance 02 custom perfume area 03 waiting area 04 name for your own scent

B-B’ section 2

6

14

30(m)

Idle Terrace To catch up with life ,they forget to listen to themselves and face some parts of their lives.

Apartment + Hotel

Invisible terrace -Even if we spend the whole day in different worlds, we can always spend time together at the end of the day.

/ Final Design - Confession Rehabilitation Center

Urban rehab - People in the cit� are st��ggling by facing different psychological conditions. To catch up with life ,we forget to listen to ourselves and face some par�s of our lives.

The confession-architect�re becomes a rehablitation for people to escape from realit� while slowly accepting the blues that is bound to happen.

Idle terrace 02 : room for recording the each first time

In Taipei, the sky here is the greenest.

Even if you fly high and far, you can recognize the way back at dusk.

-Liangxuan

/ Essance 03 Old Trees /

Idle terrace 01 : room for reading a book -The origin of the library came from a man holding a book towards the light

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C 02

4

12

28

60(m)

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ground floor plan

C’

01 lobby 01 room for reading a book 02 library 02 room for recording the each first time 03 gallery 03 room for getting start for a new day 04 room 1 05 room 2 06 kitchen 07 gameing room

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C C’

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second floor plan 4

12

28

60(m)

01 lobby 01 room for reading a book 02 library 02 room for recording the each first time 03 gallery 03 room for getting start for a new day 04 room 1 05 room 2 06 kitchen 07 gameing room

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03

C

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07 C’

C-C’ section 2

third floor plan 4

12

28

60(m)

01 room for reading a book 01 lobby 02 room for recording the each first time 02 library 03 room for getting start for a new day 03 gallery 04 room 1 05 room 2 06 kitchen 07 gameing room

6

14

30(m)

Timer Staircase

Staircase of personal hotel -

Standing in front of the window, and countdowning for a new day.

5th - The clear blue sky.

4th - The lush green leaves.

3rd -The sound of parents. urging their children to wake up.

2nd -The smell of gasoline from the car starting up.

Hotel + Tatoo Shop

/ Final Design - Confession Rehabilitation Center

/ Essance 06 Stair Case / Countdown for a new day.

Urban rehab - People in the cit� are st��ggling by facing different psychological conditions. To catch up with life ,we forget to listen to ourselves and face some par�s of our lives.

The confession-architect�re becomes a rehablitation for people to escape from realit� while slowly accepting the blues that is bound to happen.

Staircase of tatoo shop

Aſter many years, I finally got up the courage to think about you and got a tatoo of your name.

01

D’

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ground floor plan 4

12

28

60(m)

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01 lobby + photography studio 02 bathroom 03 bedroom

01 consulting room 02 waiting room 03 tatoo studio

02 D

D’

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second floor plan 4

12

28

01 lobby + photography studio 02 bathroom 03 bedroom

01 consulting room 02 waiting room 03 tatoo studio

60(m)

D-D’ section 2

6

14

30(m)