Gazing into the South China
Sea with Lamma and Lantau Island across the East and West Lamma Channel and the
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir with the Country Park at the back, House W is set within
one of the most tranquil and scenic locations in the Hong Kong Island. Cargo
ships cross the channels day in and day out, witnessing every detail of change
within the natural landscape and built environment; forming a perfect framework
not only for dwelling, but also carving within its landscape a home for the
mind to rest and reflect.
The project evolved, engaging with sequence of
past events, nothing in a linear dimension and yet every fragment seemed to
happen for reasons as they led to new directions. As we begin to record these
life events in fine details, it was obvious that the house would become a
container that could enable time to exist in multiple dimensions.
Respecting history, memories and time as an
integral part of the structures, layers of added elements have been stripped
down to reveal its original concrete structure. The two spaces on either side
of the stair and service core are designed to maximize site potentials and
flexibility to adapt to future changes. To redefine time, new elements are
added to enhance what had been there for years; fair face concrete, parquet
timber flooring and new oak ply furniture are used to form the primary material
palette.
This project expresses far beyond architecture
and aesthetics. Throughout the project, conversations have turned into
admiration, respect into friendship and design into a translation between past
and future, allowing for the use of our most preferred material: Time.
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