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Near Figure ሙዚየም by Meng Zhao

Near Figure ሙዚየም by Meng Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት in የሥነ ሕንፃ፣ ግንባታ እና መዋቅር ዲዛይን Competition Category.


ነሐስሥነ ሕንፃ· 2026

Near Figure ሙዚየም

by Meng Zhao

A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ሥነ ሕንፃ Category

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The Design

About Near Figure ሙዚየም

ኒር ፊገር (Near Figure) ለሄልሲንኪ፣ ፊንላንድ የተነደፈ ሙዚየም ነው። ህንፃው በሚታወቁ እና በማይታወቁ ቅርጾች መካከል ያለውን ሁኔታ ይመረምራል። ቅርጾቹ የዓላማ ስሜት ያስተላልፋሉ ነገር ግን ሙሉ በሙሉ ያልተፈቱ ሆነው ይቆያሉ፣ ስለዚህ ጎብኚዎች በቦታዎቹ ውስጥ ሲንቀሳቀሱ ግልጽነት ቀስ በቀስ ይታያል። ሁለት የተለያዩ የመተላለፊያ መንገዶች በሥነ ሕንፃ ቅርጽ ለውጦች አማካኝነት እርስ በርስ ተሸምነዋል። ሙዚየሙ ክፍት ጋለሪዎችን፣ የኤግዚቢሽን አዳራሾችን፣ ካፌን፣ የውጭ መድረኮችን እና የእንቅስቃሴ ቦታዎችን ይይዛል። አረንጓዴ ኮንክሪት እና እንደገና ጥቅም ላይ የዋለ እንጨት የሙቀት መከላከያን ያሻሽላሉ እንዲሁም የካርቦን ልቀትን ይቀንሳሉ። አጠቃላይ የወለል ስፋቱ 6400 ካሬ ሜትር ነው።

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት

Near Figure ሙዚየም 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። Near Figure ሙዚየም 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። Near Figure ሙዚየም 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 Museum in Finland explores the concept of "Near Figure" in architecture, an idea that engages with the critical state between identifiable and unidentifiable forms. This project delves into the tension of architectural progression, capturing a transitional phase where space and form exist in a state of both static and dynamic potential. Through this exploration, the museum represents an evolving symbol of the future of architectural trends.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gross floor area: 6400 square meters Project type: Museum, Exhibits, Pavilions
Tags
Museum, Near Figure, Exhibition, Helsinki, Finland, monumental building, city landmark, public space
Production Technology
The material choice of concrete plays a central role. Its malleability offers the flexibility to express the tension between clarity and abstraction, making it an ideal medium to embody the critical state of architectural form. Concrete allows for the fluidity of shape transitions, highlighting the project's exploration of thresholds and the notion of purpose in design. The combination of recycled wood with green concrete improve the building's insulation and effectively reduces carbon emissions
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge is exploring the meaning in Architecture. The project invested the big shape/form/figure with an air of purposefulness and will. Since modernism as a global hegemonic attitude was shaken and then definitively overcome by the forces of pomo and decon and the digital revolution, there has been a crisis in the belief that questions such as: How does architecture communicate? What is legible? The notion that meaning is possible or desirable in architecture has been challenged.
Research
The punchline to the project is something called a "near figure." Something with a shape, form or figure that conveys an uncanny sense of purpose, but is unable to be satisfactorily resolved into anything identifiable that could become singular and ultimately repressive. Trying to catch the sense of Progressiveness from mathematic geometry-cube. A series of transformation help to discover the threshold of Progressiveness of Legibility. Figure out the minimal and maximum transition of near figure
Inspiration
The "Near Figure" concept, where shapes and forms convey a sense of purpose but are deliberately left in a state that resists complete resolution. This ambiguity allows for a new type of legibility-one that emerges gradually as the viewer engages with the structure. Through the concept, the museum pushes the boundaries of contemporary architecture. It symbolizes a shift in architectural thinking towards a more conceptual, evolving expressions of purpose and identity in architecture.
Project Duration
The project located in Helsinki Finland
Operation Flow
Two independent and directionally distinct circulation paths are interwoven through the transformation of the architectural form. The building's primary functions include open galleries, exhibition halls, cafe, exterior platforms, and activity areas. Within the public spaces, formal variations and deformations create enclosed functional zones such as offices, kitchen, private dining rooms, lounges, and intimate exhibition rooms.
Image Credits
Designer: Meng Zhao Graphic: Meng Zhao

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