Vernacular Home دیہی گِس by Xinyun Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award آسنین انعام in سسٹین ایبل پروڈکٹس، پراجیکٹس ءِ گرین ڈیزائن Competition Category.

آسنسسٹین ایبل پروڈکٹ· 2026

Vernacular Home دیہی گِس

by Xinyun Li

A' Design Award آسنین انعام Winner in سسٹین ایبل پروڈکٹ Category

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The Design

About Vernacular Home دیہی گِس

بنگلہ دیش ءِ روایتی گِس مقامی مواد ءَ کارمرز کنگ ءَ ڈیزائن بوتگ، جہدے ءَ چون کہ گِل، بانس، پُٹ، ءُ مقامی مٹی ءَ جوڑ بوتگیں گِشتے۔ گرمیں موسم ءُ درازیں مانسون ءَ جواب دئگ ءِ واستہ، ایشیءَ تیزیں چھت، بُرزیں برانڈا، ءُ سردی ءِ واستہ کراس وینٹیلیشن ہست۔ گواتی ءُ نہ گواتی دیوارانی سرءَ کپگیں دپ گرمی ءَ در کنت، ءُ دوگانہ اِٹءِ خالیگی گرمی ءَ روک کنت۔ چائے گِس ءِ دیوارءَ درگتگیں گلی مَٹءَ ہوا ءَ ٹھنڈا کنت۔ اندرونی ءِ واستہ لیٹر بوتلانی روشنائی ءَ کارمرز کنگ، ای گِس ءَ سُتنگ اُتاک، آشپزخانہ، ٹائلٹ، گوکانی کوٹ، ءُ چائے گِس گوں ریٹیل جاگہ ہست کہ آوانی روزی روٹی ءَ ساتّ کنت ءُ گوں ایشیءِ رازداری ہم برقرار انت۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award آسنین انعام

Vernacular Home دیہی گِس A' Design Award آسنین انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، معزز اعتراف کہ آ جوانیں ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت کہ جوانیں ڈولا ڈیزائن کنگ بوتگیں تخلیقاں چہ متوقع پیشہ ورانہ ءُ صنعتی ضرورتاں پورا کننت۔ آسن ءِ ورگ آ وتی خالقاں ءِ مزن مہارت، اعلیٰ ماہری، ماہرانہ سمجھ ءُ تخلیقی صلاحیت پیش کننت۔ Vernacular Home دیہی گِس چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک باز قدر کنگ بوتگیں، ساراہگ بوتگیں ءُ پیارکنگ بوتگیں تخلیق بیت کہ عملی ءُ جدت ءِ انت۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award آسنین انعام ءَ برتگ، صنعت ءِ بہترین طریقہ یکجا کنت ءُ علم ءُ صلاحیت گوں جوڑ بوتگیں قابل تکنیکی خصوصیتاں دار انت۔ Vernacular Home دیہی گِس ءِ سنجیدگی ءِ سببا عزت کنگ بیت ءُ آ زندگی ءِ معیار ءَ بہتری آرگ ءِ پہ جوڑ کنگ بوتگ کہ جہان ءَ جوانتر جاگہ جوڑ کنگ ءَ مدد کنت۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Vernacular Home in Modonpur, Bangladesh, is a sustainable house built with local materials like mud, straw, bamboo, bricks, and tin sheets. Designed for a family of four, it supports living, working, and livelihood. It responds to the hot, rainy climate with a raised veranda, steep roof, and cross-ventilation strategies in the facade design. Clay pots on the wall cool the tea house, while 'liter bottles of light' brighten interiors, showing a low-cost, low-impact design philosophy.
Dimensions & Packaging: tin sheet: 2' width * 8' length
Brick: 9 5/8" length* 4 5/8" height * 3" depth
Pottery: large opening is 5" R, and the small side opening is 1.5" R
The mud wall is 10" thick
Bamboo: 1.5" R
Tags: sustainability, vernacular home, rural, house, traditional building, local materials, climate
Production Technology: Bangladesh's locally made bricks and tin sheets.
Natural straw, mud, pottery, and bamboo.
The brick and the tin sheets are standard sizes and are manufactured in the local factories.
Traditional handmade mud and the way of polishing.
The potteries on the mud walls are smaller than the local typical size, which were made in the neighboring village.
The way of tying the straw is their vernacular type.
Design Challenge: Use the vernacular materials and design the buildings to face the local climate to make the microclimate more comfortable. Control the building budget and labor cost under 2500 USD.
Research: Two weeks were spent in the village to become familiar with local materials and to study traditional mud construction techniques as well as straw-tying methods. During this period, I also researched the climate of Para Dash and analyzed the vernacular architectural language, considering how new strategies could be integrated into the design to improve the microclimate. The needs and expectations of the local residents were carefully documented and incorporated into the final design.
Inspiration: This project explores the social responsibility of architects. Despite rapid technological advancements, many regions around the world remain underdeveloped. People in these areas are more directly exposed to natural conditions, yet they also have the right to live a better life. As architects, we should not only make better use of locally available materials but also respond to the most immediate needs of these communities by designing housing that is practical and suitable for widespread use.
Project Duration: It is designed in Modonpur, Bangladesh, a very natural village called Dash Para. The design phase lasted 4 months. It is a concept design.
Operation Flow: Given the hot climate in Bangladesh and long monsoon season, the design addresses thermal comfort and climate responsiveness through spatial layout, façade design, and roof form. A raised veranda protects against flooding, and steeply pitched roofs ensure efficient rainwater runoff. Rooms are arranged for optimal cross-ventilation, with varying window heights on windward and leeward sides to expel heat. On the tea house façade, locally made clay pots from a neighboring village are inserted into the mud wall to help cool the air by compressing airflow, enhancing microclimate comfort.
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