Village Hall Foirgneamh Poiblí Ilfheidhmeach by Youpei Hu

Village Hall Foirgneamh Poiblí Ilfheidhmeach by Youpei Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dearadh Ailtireachta, Foirgníochta agus Struchtúir Competition Category.

AirgeadAiltireacht· 2025

Village Hall Foirgneamh Poiblí Ilfheidhmeach

by Youpei Hu

Client: Studio Hu

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Ailtireacht Category

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The Design

About Village Hall Foirgneamh Poiblí Ilfheidhmeach

Seachnaíonn an foirgneamh stíl ailtireachta dhúchasach d'aon ghnó, agus cuireann sé ábhair agus struchtúr nua-aimseartha i bhfeidhm. Aontaíonn díon mór snámhach na spásanna foirmiúla agus neamhfhoirmiúla ar bhealach simplí, cosúil le scáth fearthainne ollmhór oscailte. Chun an mothú snámhach agus éadrom a bhaint amach, ní mór don díon mór cruach na consóil mhóra agus na réisí a shárú, ach freisin na baill a choinneáil chomh caol agus is féidir. Le roinnt nuálaíochtaí struchtúracha, cruthaítear struchtúr hibrideach a aithrisíonn consóil scátha fearthainne.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Village Hall Foirgneamh Poiblí Ilfheidhmeach Duais Airgid A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí ardchaighdeáin, álainn agus drámatach. Is saothair thar a bheith drithleacha agus an-chruthaitheach iad buaiteoirí Airgid a léiríonn saineolas, tallann agus géarchúis shármhaith a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Village Hall Foirgneamh Poiblí Ilfheidhmeach ina shaothar iontach, ina léiriú sampla, thar a bheith gairmiúil agus go domhain nuálach. Is aireagán an-suntasach, ionadmhuirthe é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Airgid A' Design Award a dhéanann leas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Is cruthú é an dearadh Village Hall Foirgneamh Poiblí Ilfheidhmeach a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.

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