After a typhoon damaged its facade, Old New Taiwanese Cuisine—a flagship Michelin restaurant in Kaohsiung—underwent a bold transformation. Drawing from the restaurant’s name, Paperfarm reimagined the building as a dialogue between tradition and innovation.
Project name
Flame & Flavor - A Red Cloak
Architecture firm
Paperfarm Inc
Location
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Principal architect
Daniel Yao
Design team
Daniel Yao, Jarrett Boor, Bing-Yu Yu, Luke Hu
Material
Powder Coated Perforated Stainless Steel Panels
Tools used
Rhino, AutoCad, 3ds Max
Client
Old New Taiwanese Cuisine
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The “Plaster and Ply” residence is an urban respite for a New York City based couple working part of the year in Taipei, Taiwan. Designed with careful reduction, the one-bedroom apartment utilizes two textures (plywood and Venetian plaster) to balance a loft-life openness with warmth and serenity. It’s perfect for working, entertaining and living c...
Project name
Plaster & Ply
Architecture firm
Paperfarm Inc
Photography
Paperfarm Inc
Principal architect
Daniel Yao
Design team
Daniel Yao, Jarrett Boor, Bing-Yu Yu
Interior design
Paperfarm Inc
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Birch Plywood, Venetian Plaster, Cement Flooring
Construction
Shiu Tzau Interiors & Construction
Visualization
Paperfarm Inc
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Typology
Residential › Apartment Interior
