Village Hall Iepenbier Multyfunksjoneel Gebou by Youpei Hu

Village Hall Iepenbier Multyfunksjoneel Gebou by Youpei Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Arsjitektuer, Gebou en Struktuerûntwerp Competition Category.

SulverArsjitektuer· 2025

Village Hall Iepenbier Multyfunksjoneel Gebou

by Youpei Hu

Client: Studio Hu

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Arsjitektuer Category

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The Design

About Village Hall Iepenbier Multyfunksjoneel Gebou

It gebou fermijt bewust de fârnige arsjitektúerstyl, en brûkt moderne materialen en struktuer. In grut swevend tek ferienet de formele en ynformele romten op in ienfâldige wize, lykas in grutte iepen paraplu. Om it swevende en ljochte gefoel te berikken, moat it grutte stiele tek net allinne de grutte útkraginingen en spannwidten oerwinne, mar ek de eleminten sa slank mooglik hâlde. Mei ferskate strukturele ynnovaasjes wurdt in hybride struktuer foarme dy't paraplu-útkraginingen neibotst.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

Village Hall Iepenbier Multyfunksjoneel Gebou is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Village Hall Iepenbier Multyfunksjoneel Gebou wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Village Hall Iepenbier Multyfunksjoneel Gebou is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The building intentionally avoids the vernacular architectural style, and applies modern materials and structure. A big floating roof unifies the formal and informal spaces in a simple way, like a giant open umbrella.
In order to achieve the floating and light feeling, the big steel roof not only needs to overcome the large cantilevers and spans, but also needs to keep member as slender as possible. With several structural innovations, a hybrid structure mimics umbrella cantilevers are formed.
Dimensions & Packaging: The building area is 1370 square metres
Tags: Multi functional, rural social center, flexible space, cantilevered roof, structural innovation
Production Technology: Weathering steel plate
Steel
Concrete
A hybrid structure mimics umbrella cantilevers
Design Challenge: In order to realise the sense of floating of the big black roof, the building is structurally innovative. The roof, as an overall stress system, not only has to overcome the difficulties of large overhangs and spans, but also has to make each rod as slim as possible to maximise the sense of lightness and composition of the rod structure.
Research: Based on the Grasshopper plugin extension tool on the Rhino platform, Karamba3D force analysis and form finding technology were used to explore the tools and paths suitable for architects to carry out structural form design in the scheme stage, and successfully completed the structural form design of asymmetric complex roof shapes.
Inspiration: In traditional Chinese housing, the main hall called ‘Ting Tang’ is the most important family space for public activities. It usually has a formal architectural gesture, with tall, dark and semi open space.
Inspired by this, the village center is considered as the ‘main hall’ for the whole village. Besides a multifunction hall for formal public activities, the building also provides lots of open spaces to encourage social interaction between villagers and tourists.
Project Duration: The project started in 2021 in China and finished in 2023 in China, and the project address is Xiangtang Village, Pukou District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province
Operation Flow: This is a public event centre building, capable of meeting the daily needs of meetings, exhibitions, receptions and other
meeting, exhibition, reception and other daily needs.
Team Members: Youpei Hu;Lei Shen;Qi Wang;Shufan Wu;Yuanyuan Rui