Time Imprint
Residential House for Changshu Institute of Technology
Time Imprint integrates age-friendly concepts with Chinese cultural elements to create future-oriented green rural housing. The design fosters intergenerational connections by harmonizing natural aesthetics, functional safety features, and low-impact materials to redefine green living for aging populations in culturally sensitive environments. Vertical green walls and rooftop gardens merge indoor-outdoor spaces, enhancing ecological connectivity. Human-centric layouts prioritize senior safety through non-slip flooring, grab rails, and smart health monitoring.
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Unique Properties
This case integrates traditional Chinese aesthetics with modern aging-friendly concepts, prioritizing eco-friendly materials, clean energy systems, and accessible layouts. Aligned with China's "New Countryside" vision, it emphasizes culturally resonant, sustainable living over ostentatious rural mansions. The design combines green technologies with design to create healthy, elderly-friendly spaces that balance environmental responsibility, historical identity, and functional comfort.
Tags
Interior, Residential House, Healing Design, Aging Friendly, Rural Sustainability, Cultural Integration, Nature
Production Technology
This project prioritizes natural materials and aging-focused features such as anti-slip rubber flooring, diatomaceous earth walls, accessible bathrooms with antimicrobial tiles. Green tech integrates vertical modular planters with drip irrigation, rainwater recycling, and LOW-E skylights. Traditional craftsmanship is modernized via ergonomic woven furniture. Smart aging-friendly controls sync lighting and security with intuitive interfaces.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge may lie in how to create a rich spatial experience and aesthetic appeal while meeting the needs of elderly friendly functions within a limited space. This requires sufficient effort in conceptual design and detail handling, such as spatial layout, material texture, color and light, striving for a perfect balance between practicality and aesthetics, ultimately achieving the goal of green living that allows the elderly to live comfortably, recuperate, and rest.
Project Duration
The project started in October 2024 in Suzhou and finished in December 2024 in Suzhou.
Operation Flow
The design concept first starts with spatial layout analysis, with aging friendly design as the core thread throughout. It is crucial to analyze the optimization of vertical flow lines. Setting up elevators and bathrooms on the first floor not only shortens the walking distance for the elderly, but also improves safety. Adding handrails to the main passage and using anti slip flooring materials can effectively prevent the risk of falls for the elderly.
Research
This study explores the field of therapeutic elderly housing and provides reference for rural housing development, policy formulation, and design in response to the challenges posed by China's aging population. This provides feasible solutions for current rural housing design and offers new explorations for contemporary sustainable and accessible housing standards.
Inspiration
Inspired by Tang Dynasty poet Wang Bo's "Suburban Garden Matters", this design reimagines elderly-friendly rural living through accessible courtyards, sunrooms for gardening and relaxation, and connected caregiver-bedroom layouts. The concept prioritizes safe mobility while evoking pastoral leisure through sustainable materials and poetic spatial organization, contrasting stark modern senior facilities.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Haocheng Qiao, Time Imprint, 2024. Image #2: Photographer Haocheng Qiao, Time Imprint, 2024. Image #3: Photographer Haocheng Qiao, Time Imprint, 2024. Image #4: Photographer Haocheng Qiao, Time Imprint, 2024. Image #5: Photographer Haocheng Qiao, Time Imprint, 2024.
Project Overview
Time Imprint Residential House has been a Silver winner in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design award category in the year 2024 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Silver Recognition
Haocheng Qiao was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2025, a testament to excellence of their work Time Imprint Residential House.
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