In Seclusion ዋና ተግባር፡ የወንዝ ዳርቻ ስፓ by Zehua Zhang 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
In Seclusion ዋና ተግባር፡ የወንዝ ዳርቻ ስፓ
by Zehua Zhang
Client: Zehua Zhang
A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ሥነ ሕንፃ Category
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About In Seclusion ዋና ተግባር፡ የወንዝ ዳርቻ ስፓ
ይህ ፕሮጀክት በፖርቱጋል የሚገኝ የወንዝ ዳርቻ ስፓ ነው። ዲዛይኑ በነባር የተፈጥሮ መልክዓ ምድር ውስጥ የተቀመጠ ሲሆን ለዕይታ የሚኖረውን ተጽዕኖ ለመቀነስ ፈሳሽ የስነ ህንፃ ቅርጾችን ይጠቀማል። በውስጣዊ ክፍተቶችና በዙሪያው ባለው አካባቢ መካከል ዕይታዎችን ለማስቻል ሰፋፊ የመስታወት አካባቢዎች ተካተዋል። በውስጠኛው ክፍል ሙሉ በሙሉ የእንጨት ማጠናቀቂያዎችና የድንጋይ ወለል ተተግብሯል። ፕሮግራሙ ሳውና፣ ጃኩዚ እና የቱርክ መታጠቢያን ያካተተ ሲሆን፣ የመታጠቢያ ቦታዎችን ቅደም ተከተል ለመፍጠር ተደራጅተዋል። አቀማመጡ እነዚህን ተግባራት ከወንዙና ከአካባቢው መሬት ጋር በተያያዘ መልኩ ያደራጃል።
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት
In Seclusion ዋና ተግባር፡ የወንዝ ዳርቻ ስፓ 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። In Seclusion ዋና ተግባር፡ የወንዝ ዳርቻ ስፓ 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። In Seclusion ዋና ተግባር፡ የወንዝ ዳርቻ ስፓ 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
- This is a riverside spa design in Portugal that embodies serene seclusion. It harmonizes fully with its historic and natural surroundings, using low-profile architecture, expansive glass, timber interiors, and stone flooring to blur indoor and outdoor boundaries. Its strengths lie in immersive nature integration, warm materiality, and a layout combining sauna, jacuzzi, and Turkish bath, offering guests a profound, multi-sensory retreat deeply connected to the landscape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Single-story building with overall dimensions of 20 meters in width, 8 meters in depth, and 8 meters in height.
- Tags
- Landscape architecture, leisure spa, wellness facilities, low-impact design, indoor-outdoor connection, integration with nature, immersive experience
- Production Technology
- The spa was designed through careful site analysis, integrating gently with the terrain. Timber, beige stone, and low-iron glass were chosen for warmth, durability, and transparency. The process combined ecological sensitivity, modular planning for sauna, jacuzzi, and Turkish bath, and precise glazing to enhance visual connections with nature, creating a harmonious, immersive, and sustainable environment.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was balancing serenity with practicality—preserving the historic watermill while adding modern spa facilities. Internally, respecting the site’s history and ecology challenged design choices. Externally, strict codes, structural limits, and material availability required adaptation. Technology and environmental analysis guided solutions, ensuring minimal impact while creating a harmonious, immersive experience
- Research
- Type of research: design-focused experiential study. Research objectives: explore how architecture can promote deep relaxation and enhance the human-nature connection. Methodology: combining site analysis, material studies, spatial simulations, and daylight analysis. Data collection: through site photos, topographic drawings, and building equipment specifications. Research tools: cad models, 3d visualizations, material samples, and environmental sensors monitoring light, sound, and water interaction.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration came from the serene beauty of the Vez River and the timeless presence of the old watermill. I was drawn to creating a space that allows people to reconnect with nature and themselves, offering quietude without isolation. My motive was to design a spa that flows with the landscape, using natural materials and transparent architecture to blur boundaries, fostering a profound, immersive experience of calm, reflection, and harmony with the environment.
- Project Duration
- The project started in February 2025 and finished in June 2025
- Operation Flow
- The spa functions through immersive spatial design: guests move through curated areas—pool, sauna, jacuzzi, Turkish bath—experiencing gentle sensory transitions. Interaction arises from visual and tactile engagement with natural materials, light, and water. Key moments occur at floor-to-ceiling glazing, pool edges, and steam-filled interiors. By harmonizing with nature, it deepens relaxation, enhances well-being, and fosters a seamless, restorative human-nature connection.
- Team Members
- Zehua Zhang
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