Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Between Forest and Light ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ (ᱨᱮᱥᱤᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ) ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2026
Between Forest and Light ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ (ᱨᱮᱥᱤᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ)
Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: MisoSoupDesign
ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ
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Between Forest and Light ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ (ᱨᱮᱥᱤᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ) ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱵᱤᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮ (Between Forest and Light) ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱱ ᱢᱟᱦᱞᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱤᱡᱚᱨᱟᱜ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱠᱚ ᱥᱩᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱵᱤᱨ ᱥᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱞᱮᱭᱟᱣᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱩᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱤᱡᱚᱨᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱮᱢᱚᱱ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱢᱟᱦᱞᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱡᱚᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱧ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱥᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱲᱟᱣᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱫᱷᱤᱨᱤ, ᱠᱟᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱸᱪ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱞᱮᱭᱟ᱾ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱡᱷᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱠᱩ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢᱠᱚ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱥᱟᱯᱷᱟ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱛᱮᱨᱛᱮ, ᱧᱮᱞ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢᱤᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱞ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱨ ᱮᱢᱟᱭᱟ, ᱡᱮᱢᱚᱱ ᱵᱤᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱫᱤᱱᱟᱹᱢ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱜᱼᱟ᱾
ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Between Forest and Light ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ (ᱨᱮᱥᱤᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ) ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Between Forest and Light ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ (ᱨᱮᱥᱤᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱤᱱᱴᱤᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ) ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ
ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Between Forest and Light reinterprets vertical residential living as a layered landscape. Each floor offers a distinct relationship with nature through controlled transparency, framed views, and material variation. Curved stone walls, filtered glazing, and integrated lighting soften spatial transitions, creating a continuous yet diverse living experience that evolves from ground to top floor.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- Project Type: Private Residence
Location: Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Building Height: 4 stories
Scope: Interior Design
Completion Year: 2021 - ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Residential interior, Vertical living, Natural light, Forest view, Material layering
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- The project integrates custom stone cladding, wood panel systems, and precision glass partitions to achieve seamless transitions between spaces. Indirect lighting, concealed mechanical systems, and bespoke furniture elements are carefully coordinated to maintain visual clarity. Natural materials were selected for durability, aging quality, and their ability to enhance light reflection and spatial depth.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The primary challenge was designing a vertical residence that maintains spatial coherence while responding to varied programmatic needs across four levels. Another key challenge was balancing openness to the surrounding forest with privacy, environmental comfort, and structural constraints, while ensuring daylight penetration throughout the deep interior spaces.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- This project investigates how vertical residential interiors can mediate the relationship between dense natural environments and contemporary domestic living. Through a four-story private residence, the design explores spatial sequencing, material articulation, and daylight modulation as tools to integrate forest landscapes into everyday life. The research focuses on how framed views, controlled transparency, and layered material systems influence occupants’ perception of space, privacy, and environmental continuity. By organizing programs vertically and calibrating light conditions on each level, the project proposes a residential model that balances openness and enclosure while enhancing long-term spatial comfort and sensory engagement with nature.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- The project is inspired by the site’s hillside setting and dense greenery. Rather than treating nature as a backdrop, the design frames forest views as an integral spatial element. Light, shadow, and seasonal changes are incorporated into daily life, allowing residents to experience nature from multiple perspectives across different floors.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- Design 2020 - 2021
Construction 2021 - 2022
Completion 2022 - ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Daily movement unfolds vertically from public to private spaces. The ground floor connects communal living areas to the garden, while upper levels gradually shift toward more intimate functions. Visual connections between floors and outdoor views guide circulation, allowing residents to experience changing light conditions and forest scenery as part of everyday routines.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Daisuke Nagatomo
Minnie Jan
Daniel Wang
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