2009 Archives - claudeverett

Temp Space & Time-plot Ratio

January 15, 2018March 22, 2024taospace, researchbeijing, public space, art, research, interior, 2009, china

Elaine W. Ho went to Hong Kong for two weeks and left the work-live space of HomeShop on Xiaojingchang Hutong to Tao. As an exchange, Tao was asked to make the residency term a means “to finish a project here”. His architecture internship at the firm Limited Design consisted of working from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays including the commute, which meant that only sleeping hours were spent at HomeShop. As it happened, this project was inspired by just such a relationship between time and space.

Emergency Shelter

January 15, 2018March 18, 2024taospacepublic space, product, architecture, user participation, 2009

For an easier and faster construction during emergency, we tried to minimise an individual’s private space into two insulated boxes, one vertical and one horizontal—something in-between a tent and a sleeping bag. More units could be stacked and arranged in various ways, hosting families in different sizes, with public spaces naturally created.

Invisible 900m²

January 11, 2018March 19, 2024taospace2009, renovation, architecture

The commission was challenging, creating a 900m² column-less exhibition hall in a historical building in the historical area of Hunan university. It was a dormitory built in 1930s by the first Chinese modernism architect: Liu Shiying.