Vernacular Home Асноўная функцыя: Сельскі дом by Xinyun Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн устойлівых прадуктаў, праектаў і зялёнага дызайну Competition Category.
ЖалезаУстойлівы прадукт· 2026
Vernacular Home Асноўная функцыя: Сельскі дом
by Xinyun Li
Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Устойлівы прадукт Category
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About Vernacular Home Асноўная функцыя: Сельскі дом
Тэкст кнігі: Народны дом у Бангладэш спраектаваны з выкарыстаннем мясцовых матэрыялаў, такіх як гліна, бамбук, салома і цэгла з мясцовага грунту. Ураховваючы гарачы клімат і працяглыя мусоны, ён вылучаецца крутым дахам, узнятай верандай і скразным праветрываннем для пасіўнага астуджэння. Праёмы на навятраных і падветраных сценах выпускаюць цяпло, а падвойныя цагляныя паражніны забяспечваюць цеплаізаляцыю. Гліняныя гаршкі, убудаваныя ў сцяну чайнага дома, астуджаюць паветра. Для асвятлення інтэр'ераў выкарыстоўваюцца літровыя бутэлькі са святлом; дом уключае спальні, кухню, туалет, кароўнікі і чайны дом з гандлёвай прасторай, якая падтрымлівае іх сродкі да існавання, забяспечваючы пры гэтым прыватнасць.
The Recognition
About the Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award
Vernacular Home Асноўная функцыя: Сельскі дом — пераможца Жалезнай прэміі A' Design Award, прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца добрым дызайнам, што адпавядаюць прафесійным і прамысловым патрабаванням, чаканым ад добра распрацаваных твораў. Жалезныя пераможцы дэманструюць вялікае майстэрства, высокую спецыялізацыю, экспертнае разуменне і творчыя здольнасці сваіх стваральнікаў. Чакаецца, што Vernacular Home Асноўная функцыя: Сельскі дом — гэта высока цэнены, захапляльны і любімы твор, практычны і інавацыйны. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Жалезную прэмію A' Design Award, інтэгруе лепшыя галіновыя практыкі і мае кампетэнтныя тэхнічныя характарыстыкі, звязаныя з ноу-хау і талентам. Vernacular Home Асноўная функцыя: Сельскі дом паважаецца за грунтоўнасць і прызначаны даваць паляпшэнні якасці жыцця, што дапамагаюць зрабіць свет лепшым месцам.
Behind the Design
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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.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Xinyun Li
Image #2: Xinyun Li
Image #3: Xinyun Li
Image #4: Xinyun Li
Image #5: Xinyun Li
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