AMNP:
Designed by Casagrande Laboratory, of Finland, the Chen House was built on the site of an old Japanese cherry farm in the Datun mountains,North Taiwan. Built of mahogany {with concrete footings}, the house wasdesigned as a direct response to the extreme weather sometimes seen inthe mountains – including severe heat in the summer, strong winds, andseasonal flooding.

It’s barely noticeable in these stunning photos, but the actual‘interior’ of the house is enclosed with glass walls on either end –although I’m not sure how the walls themselves are weatherized {checkout the elevation photo, above, and the plan, below}. Even on the‘interior’, they still appear ‘open’ – with spaces between the boards,allowing the light to stream through. To make up for this space beingenclosed, a series of small operable windows are placed along the floor– along with the nana-like wall on the opposite side of the room – toallow for that breeze to enter during the summer.

What a ridiculously sick project.