Kao Pue
Micron Urban Surgery
How to regenerate old residential areas from the bottom up?
"Kao-Pue" is a Taiwanese saying which represents "Gathering".
The project proposes a self-aid system allowing residents to assemble the lightweight, affordable modular housing system quickly. In addition to infilling the lack of services and public functions in old house types, it also provides residents with the opportunity to rebuild a resilient and mutual support community network.
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2021
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Collaborative International Competition
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-Honorable Mention,
Bee Breeders: Modular Home Design Challenge 2021
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Co-operative Housing
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Tainan, Taiwan
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Wang Zhi-Ray, Tsao Chi-Chia, Tsai Cheng-Yen, Chu Hung-Yu
Urban Transition: Plug-into Existing Urban Housing Types
Courtyard House Type: Redefine Traditional Dwellings
Nowadays, courtyard houses face transformational challenges as the structure of rural households changes. The system introduces new relationships in courtyard spaces to enhance flexibility while responding to its traditional form rooted in Chinese culture.
Street House Type: Freedom of Public Rooftops
As a housing type locates adjacent to high-density streets, the system maximizes the potential of rooftops with single or clusters of units. The rooftops can be transformed into better co-living spaces by juxtaposing public streets between residents.
Walkup Apartment Type: Linking the Community
Under the limited fulfillment of codes, walk-up apartments were typically built with a minimum quality of public spaces. The new apartments obtain potential for future symbiosis living by complementing the lack of public spaces and sustainable systems.
Highrise Housing Type: Verticalized Urban Terraces
Aging high-rise public housing in Tainan usually lacks public spaces and with limited quality private terraces. The new system provides access to nature and mutual-aid community by expanding a series of terraces with variable possibilities.
