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Tsai Residence by HHF Architects

Posted on August 7th, 2010 by admin

I’ve been eyeing ‘Tsai Residence,’ by HHF Architects with Ai WeiWei, for a while now. Located two hours upstate from New York City, this house utilizes the clean aesthetic of grid design. The 400m² home has an idiosyncratic placement of windows and openings. Although there seems to be a slight pattern for the layout of its windows, the ostensibly intentional sequence of openings provides a welcoming abstract freedom.

Natural lighting is crucial in making a home feel comfortable and cozy, as opposed to a museum-like coldness. The Tsai Residence intelligently diffuses light through small openings in-between each of its boxed sections. The boxes are constructed with wood and gypsum panels.