ENISHI RESORT VILLA | a prize-winning small hotel in Taiwan | Penghu Island
Architecture Hospitality 隘門村, Penghu County, Taiwan, Province Of China
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1. Interior view, 2nd floor 5969 px 3985 px 20 MB A3 print |
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2. Interior view, 2nd floor 3794 px 5684 px 19 MB A3 print |
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3. Exterior view 3937 px 4921 px 29 MB A4 print |
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4. Exterior view 3799 px 4749 px 29 MB A4 print |
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5. Exterior view 5623 px 3754 px 21 MB A3 print |
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6. Interior, 3rd floor 5997 px 3373 px 18 MB A4 print |
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7. Interior, 2nd floor 6009 px 4011 px 22 MB A3 print |
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8. Interior, 3rd Floor 5616 px 3749 px 14 MB A3 print |
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9. Interior, 1st floor, looking up to the skylight through the void 3535 px 5296 px 14 MB A3 print |
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10. Looking up to the skylight through the porous stairs 4016 px 6016 px 9 MB A3 print |
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11. Concrete texture details 3885 px 5821 px 35 MB A3 print |
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12. Interior details 3970 px 5949 px 16 MB A3 print |
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13. Interior details, 3rd floor 3961 px 5934 px 17 MB A3 print |
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14. Interior view, looking down through the central void from the 3rd floor 3556 px 5326 px 25 MB A3 print |
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15. Interior details, 3rd floor 5904 px 3941 px 17 MB A3 print |
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16. Ceiling details, 2nd floor 5440 px 4352 px 21 MB A3 print |
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17. Interior view, looking horizontally on the 2nd floor 3986 px 5972 px 20 MB A3 print |
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18. Suite room, glass block bridge 6016 px 4016 px 34 MB A3 print |
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19. Glass stairs to the suite room 4016 px 6016 px 20 MB A3 print |
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20. Suite room, looking at the bedroom through the glass block bridge 3892 px 5830 px 33 MB A3 print |
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21. Guest room, bathroom 3611 px 5409 px 17 MB A3 print |
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22. Exterior detail, the sliced coral stones attached to the concrete windshield screen 5980 px 3992 px 34 MB A3 print |
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23. initial concrete mockup units now used as a small annex with wooden block insertion. 5806 px 3876 px 21 MB A3 print |
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24. SIte plan / 1st floor plan 2835 px 805 px 1014 KB Print - Low res only |
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25. 2nd floor plan 2126 px 1197 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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26. 3rd floor plan 2126 px 1224 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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27. Sections 2126 px 3425 px 3 MB Print - Low res only |
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Description
ENISHI, named after a Chinese letter meaning "special bond," is a 3-story boutique hotel located near Aimen Beach in Penghu Island, known as one of Taiwan's premier resort islands, with breathtaking natural landscapes and the nostalgic atmosphere of old Taiwan. With an extensive seven-year design and construction process, ENISHI was completed in 2018 and swiftly captivated attention despite its size and location.
The project is inspired by the client's deep love for her birthplace island and her desire to realize a small hotel that stands apart from its global counterpart. To address the client's desires to adapt to the island's challenging climate, embrace the local culture and environment, and pay homage to their ancestors and family, the Japanese and Taiwanese architects teamed up to bring to life a unique hotel with its one-and-only distinctive ambiance.
Within the fortress-like exterior, the hotel welcomes guests with interior space unimaginable by its austere outlook. What characterizes it is the undulating slabs, soaring void spaces that traverse from floor to roof, and the minimalist palette of raw industrial materials (unfinished concrete, iron, and glass), forging an intimate air where private rooms and communal areas seamlessly blend, and the border between inside and outside is blurred indistinguishably. Here, guests would experience the warm hospitality of the client's family and the intimate atmosphere reminiscent of living in a cave-like dwelling where structure, function, and design are integrated flawlessly.
The dedicated outdoor area for guests on the northern side of the building includes a swimming pool, BBQ terrace, and a small hut (cleverly reuses the mockup structure built during the project's initial phase) where guests can enjoy artisanal experiences with the owner, herself a skilled leather craftsman, and indulge in a relaxing private stay and the island's unique cultural air.
The project won the 1st Prize at the ADA Emerging Architect Award (known as a prestigious platform for young architects in Taiwan).
Questions and Answers
What was the brief?
A small boutique hotel with ten rooms across three floors, located on a resort island in Taiwan. It features a dynamic spatial design with restrained use of raw, standard materials such as concrete, iron, and glass, with a deliberate blurring of boundaries between indoor/outdoor and private (individual rooms)/public (communal spaces), resulting in a unique atmosphere.
What are the characteristics of the project's neighborhood?
Who were the team members, and what roles did they play for the project?
What building methods were used?
To achieve a uniform material for shaping intricate and uninterrupted slabs/walls, Self-compacting concrete (SCC) was implemented.
What were the key challenges?
The biggest challenge was to meet the client's request for a hotel with unparalleled originality, deeply rooted in the island's culture, history, and environment, creating an intimate atmosphere where guests can feel like family during their stay.
Another practical challenge includes:
- Finding a way to meet such goals in an environment with limited available building materials and construction technology on a remote island.
- Overcoming cultural differences, work customs, and common sense gaps among stakeholders (i.e., the client, architects from Japan and Taiwan, the constructor, and the local construction workers) to realize the project without losing its essence.
Who are the clients and what's interesting about them?
The client, who profoundly admires Japanese architects' mindset, diligence, and design quality, is an entrepreneur who owned and operated two small B&B-style accommodations on Penghu Island, where she was born and grew up. As a skilled leather craftsman, she values timeless design over passing trends. Her strong demand for architects to understand her background and the site's natural and cultural environment, in addition to her unwavering trust in the professional team, consistently inspired and motivated the project.
What are the five keywords that represent the project?
- Small hotel
- Brutalism
- Algorithmic design
- International Collaboration
- Spatial ambiguity
Details
| Project size | 459 m2 |
| Site size | 329 m2 |
| Completion date | 2018 |
| Building levels | 3 |
Project team
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CHIASMA FACTORY | Project Manager / Architect / Concept design / Basic design |
| Norisada Maeda Atelier | Project Leader / Architect / Concept design / Basic design | |
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A.S.Studio | Structural design |
| Kai Architects | Architect / Execution design | |
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Atelier SHARE | Architect / Project Facilitator |