Volcano Visitor Center የጎብኚዎች ማዕከል by Haisheng Xu 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
Volcano Visitor Center የጎብኚዎች ማዕከል
by Haisheng Xu
Client: Studio 0
A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ሥነ ሕንፃ Category
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The Design
About Volcano Visitor Center የጎብኚዎች ማዕከል
ቮልካኖ የጎብኚዎች ማዕከል በአይስላንድ የሚገኝ የጎብኚዎች ማዕከል ሲሆን ስለ አይስላንድ እሳተ ገሞራዎች የጂኦሎጂ፣ የታሪክ እና የባህል መረጃዎችን ያቀርባል። ህንፃው 7,300 ካሬ ጫማ ስፋት ያለው ሲሆን በእሳተ ገሞራ መሬት ውስጥ የተቀመጠ ነው፤ ከመሬት በታች ያሉ ክፍሎችን ከተቀረጸ የጣሪያ ገጽታ ጋር ያዋህዳል። የቁሳቁስ ምርጫው ቀላል ሲሆን ኮንክሪት፣ ብረት እና መስታወት ያካትታል፤ አረንጓዴ ጣሪያውም የአካባቢውን ተክሎች እንዲደግፍ ተብሎ የተነደፈ ነው። ፓራሜትሪክ የንድፍ መሳሪያዎች ምክንያታዊ ጂኦሜትሪን ጠብቀው የተጠማዘዘውን ቅርጽ ቀርጸዋል። የእንቅስቃሴ መስመሩ ጎብኚዎች አድማሱን፣ መሬቱን እና ተፈጥሮን እንዲለማመዱ ይመራቸዋል።
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት
Volcano Visitor Center የጎብኚዎች 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። Volcano Visitor Center የጎብኚዎች 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። Volcano Visitor Center የጎብኚዎች 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
- Embedded within the volcanic terrain, the project dissolves the boundary between building and landscape, offering a continuous journey of light, earth, and horizon. By uniting subterranean shelter with sculpted roofscape, it transforms architecture into an environmental mediator that preserves the site while intensifying experience, inviting visitors to inhabit nature not as observers, but as participants in its elemental presence.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 7,300 square feet.
- Tags
- Sustainability, Landscape Architecture, Mobius,Parametric, Curvilinear
- Production Technology
- The building is intended to use local materials and minimize its impact on the existing landscape. The material palette is kept simple, consisting of concrete, metal, and glass, with a green roof designed to support local plants. Parametric design tools were used to create a dynamic form responding to the organic landscape while maintaining rational geometry and production control. View and lighting analyses were also used to verify the design outcomes.
- Design Challenge
- The creative challenge was to create a manmade form that responds to the existing landscape and site language without simply mimicking nature. The design philosophy explores how humans, while adapting to nature, interpret and reshape the surrounding environment to achieve a new balance that can sustain human life in a sustainable and long-lasting way.
- Research
- The research focused on two main aspects. The first examined how volcanic activities have shaped Iceland’s landscape and human activities. It was particularly inspiring to understand how volcanoes and the hidden underground world provide fertile soil and geothermal heat for life, while many human activities and habitats are partially or fully embedded underground. The second aspect studied the geometries and forms generated by volcanic activities.
- Inspiration
- Iceland’s settlement history is shaped by volcanic forces and the landscapes and energy they generate. The vast horizontal terrain fosters a close relationship between human life and the earth. Inspired by volcanic forms and the mystery of the underground, the design reinforces this connection by integrating surface and subterranean space. It invites visitors to reflect on nature as they experience the expansive horizon.
- Project Duration
- 2025, Iceland
- Operation Flow
- The design serves as a tourist center introducing geological, historical, and cultural information about Icelandic volcanoes, showing how volcanic activities have shaped Iceland’s environmental and social landscapes. The concept originates from volcanic terrain, particularly exploring the interface between the ground surface and the underground. Around this interface, the building's circulation guides visitors to experience the horizon, the land, and nature.
- Team Members
- Haisheng Xu
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