Batumi Chess Palace የባህል ማዕከል by Irakli Emiridze - Alpha Architecture is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት in የሥነ ሕንፃ፣ ግንባታ እና መዋቅር ዲዛይን Competition Category.
ነሐስሥነ ሕንፃ· 2025
Batumi Chess Palace የባህል ማዕከል
by Irakli Emiridze - Alpha Architecture
Client: Alpha Architecture
A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ሥነ ሕንፃ Category
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The Design
About Batumi Chess Palace የባህል ማዕከል
የባቱሚ ቼስ ቤተ መንግስት በጆርጂያ ውስጥ ለቼስ ወዳጆች እንደ ዋና መዳረሻ የተነደፈ ታዋቂ የባህል ማዕከል ነው። የህንፃው ንድፍ ተነሳሽነቱን ከተከፈተ የቼስ ሰሌዳ የተቀዳ ሲሆን፣ ጥቁርና ነጭ የፊት ገጽታ ንድፉ ይህንን ጭብጥ ያንፀባርቃል። በመግቢያው ላይ የሚገኘው ትልቅ መጠን ያለው የቼስ ቁራጭ ቅርፃቅርፅ ከጨዋታው ጋር ያለውን ግንኙነት የበለጠ አፅንቶ በማሳየት ቦታው ተግባራዊና ምስላዊ እንዲሆን አድርጎታል።
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት
Batumi Chess Palace የባህል ማዕከል የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም በፈጠራ፣ በብልሃት እና በአስተዋይነት ለሚታወቁ ድንቅ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የነሐስ አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን ሰፊ ልምድ፣ ምናብ እና ብልሃት የሚያረጋግጡ እጅግ ችሎታ የተሞላባቸው እና በሚያስደንቅ ሁኔታ ፈጠራ ያላቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Batumi Chess Palace የባህል ማዕከል ከፍ ያለ ግምት የሚሰጠው፣ የሚደነቅና የሚወደድ፣ እጅግ ሙያዊና ፈጠራ የተሞላበት ነገር እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን በኪነ ጥበብ፣ በሳይንስ፣ በዲዛይን እና በቴክኖሎጂ ምርጥ ልምዶችን ያካትታል፤ ለዝርዝርም በሚሰጠው ትኩረት ምርጥ ነው። Batumi Chess Palace የባህል ማዕከል ፍላጎቶችን በግሩም ሁኔታ ያረካል፣ ምኞቶችን ይነካል፣ ስሜቶችን ይማርካል እንዲሁም የማወቅ ጉጉትን ይስባል።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Batumi Chess Palace will serve as a cultural space and a premier destination for chess lovers, not only in Georgia but around the world, and it promotes chess tourism and will have positive cultural and economic impact. The project includes: Tournament hall, Study rooms, Medical room, Administrative rooms, Conference room, Sport and literary space, Chess library, Exhibition space, Food facility, Sports shop, Hotel rooms, 2 rooms adapted for disabled people and
Gym. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Height 6m Depth 60m
- Tags
- Chess, Palace, Batumi, Georgia
- Production Technology
- Axonometry with reference to materials, Artificial green carpet, facade deck, roof substructure metal from Milquadrat assembled boxes, water intake pipe, winter garden covered with glass, flat roof with proper insulation, Ventilated facade with HPL panels, Sculpture Chariot, stained glass wall.
- Design Challenge
- In this case, the challenge was to design a building that could harmoniously reflect the essence of chess itself, incorporating elements of the game into its structure.
- Research
- Alpha Architecture has won the governmental competition for the Batumi Chess Palace. Since a chess palace was to be built, Vision Architect and founder of Alpha Architecture Irakli Emiridze decided that the design should reflect the essence of chess itself, incorporating elements of the game into the building's visual concept.
- Inspiration
- The concept behind this project draws its inspiration from the timeless game of chess. The building’s design is influenced by elements of chess, including the game board, its square grid layout, and the rhythmic interplay of black and white squares. The overall form of the building is envisioned as an unfolded chessboard, with each side wrapped in perforated solar shades that create a changing play of light and shadow on all four facades.
The black and white pattern on the facade serves as an interpretation of the chessboard, reinforcing the theme throughout the structure. At the entrance, a sculptural installation of a chess piece further accentuates this connection to the game, marking the space as both a functional and symbolic entry point. - Project Duration
- The Batumi Chess Palace, located in Batumi, Georgia, will be completed in 2027.
- Operation Flow
- The Batumi Chess Palace will serve as a cultural center and a premier destination for chess lovers, not only in Georgia but around the world, and it promotes chess tourism and will have serious cultural and economic impact. The two story structure by Alpha Architecture visibly draws on elements of chess through the use of repeated, rhythmic box shapes, with the chess board used as a source of inspiration for studio founder and visionary architect Irakli Emiridze. The overall volume is adapted to the local context as much as possible, so that the building with rather large dimensions is harmoniously combined with the environment.
- Patents
- Irakli Emiridze's Alpha Architecture has all copyrights, for this project
- Image Credits
- Irakli Emiridze's Alpha Architecture has all copyrights, for this project
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