Teahouse at Taifong Golf Club
Teahouse at Taifong Golf Club
Álvaro Siza Vieira + Carlos Castanheira
ARCHITECTS
Carlos Castanheira, Álvaro Siza Vieira
MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS
Hungchun Consultant
PRACTICE IN PORTUGAL
Cc&cb – Architects, Lda.
PROJECT COORDINATION
Pedro Carvalho, Elisabete Queirós
COLLABORATORS IN PORTUGAL
Carolina Leite, Susana Oliveira, Pedro Afonso, Rita Saturnino, Jorge Santos, Germano Vieira, Nuno Rodrigues, Filipa Guedes
3D/RENDER
Germano Vieira
CONSULTANT
Xue Xue Institute, Xue Xue Foundation
PRACTICE IN TAIWAN
Ho+hou Studio Architects / Studio Base Architects
COORDINATION
Jen Suh Hou, Albert Ho
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Ming Wei Hwang
COLLABORATORS IN TAIWAN
Si Yin Wu, Cj Wang, Chao-yu Chen, Hsuan-um Huang, Mark Sun
SUPERVISION
Ho+hou Studio Architects / Studio Base Architects
STRUCTURE
Envision Engineering Consultant
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
Majestic Engineer Consultants. Inc.
CONSTRUCTION
Jugang Construction. Co / Skyhawk Enterprise Co, Ltd
LOCATION
Changhua County, Taiwan
CATEGORY
Restaurants & Bars
Text description provided by architect.
We don’t need to play golf to design the buildings that are required where it is played.
But it is necessary to have an understanding of the functions, habits, some rules and also the requierments and expectations of the client and the players. You must visit the site.
With this information the first step in the project is taken. It’s like jumping into a void, but well prepared and armed with our professional tools.
Paper, pencil, erasor, coloured pencil, images of the site, a model of the site as existing and a generous dose of optimism.
Possibilities emerge which are immediately tested. Some with a prospect of continuity, some dying immediately. One avoids the obvious; the enemy of design. Castrating.
Small, rough models are made. The process of selection is continuous and sometimes it is necessary to start again.
A choice is made. A common consensus is necessary. It must be developed and tested, with models and any other tool that comes to hand.
Function dominates. Morphology completes. When it is complete, it even seems obvious.
The small building, the Tea House at Taifong Golf Course is a pit stop for a rest and a snack. This is all it is. An architectural solution to the desired and intended function.
