The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Altranais Dhíoga le Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong

Is buaiteoir an-mheasúil den ghradam fíor-ardghradamach 2026 Duais Airgid A' Design Award sa Chatagóir Comórtais Dearadh Ailtireachta, Foirgníochta agus Struchtúir é an dearadh The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Altranais Dhíoga le Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong.

AirgeadAiltireacht· 2026

The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Altranais Dhíoga

le Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong

Buaiteoir an ghradaim Duais Airgid A' Design Award sa Chatagóir Ailtireacht

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Maidir le The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Altranais Dhíoga

Téacs an Leabhair: Tairiscint do theach altranais dhíoga is ea The Ripple, atá struchtúrtha ag córas spásúil comhlárnach a ghintear ó chúirt uisce láir. Suite i Chinatown, Cathair Nua-Eabhrac, sainmhíníonn an dearadh cúram deireadh saoil as an nua mar eispéireas sibhialta uirbeach seachas mar institiúid scoite. Treoraíonn sraitheanna tairseach, cúirteanna agus imfhálú adhmaid an ghluaiseacht ó shaol an phobail i dtreo machnaimh chiúin. Cruthaíonn straitéisí comhtháite solais lae, uisce agus comhshaoil éighníomhaigh suaimhneas céadfach, ag tacú le príobháideacht, treoshuíomh agus folláine mhothúchánach tríd an ailtireacht féin.

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Maidir leis an Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Altranais Dhíoga 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 The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Altranais Dhíoga 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 The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Altranais Dhíoga a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.

Taobh Thiar den Dearadh

Pacáiste Preasa

Creidiúintí, baill foirne agus sonraí teicniúla curtha ar fáil ag an dearthóir.

Airíonna Uathúla: The Ripple reimagines hospice as an urban civic sanctuary structured by a concentric ripple geometry generated from a single water court. Architecture, structure, circulation, and environmental systems align within one continuous spatial logic, integrating hybrid timber construction, passive ventilation, and water reuse. The design transforms end-of-life care into a collective, sensory experience embedded within the life of the city.
Toisí & Pacáistiú: The project employs a hybrid timber system organized by concentric structural rings. Curved CLT load-bearing wall segments rise from a continuous concrete foundation datum, supporting stepped roof bands with integrated skylights, photovoltaic tiles, and rainwater collection gutters. Environmental systems include stacked passive ventilation, hydronic radiant floor slabs, and on-site water filtration and reuse.
Clibeanna: Hospice, Healthcare Design, Sensory experience, Therapeutic environment,
Teicneolaíocht Táirgthe: The project was developed through an integrated design methodology where geometry, structure, and environmental systems evolve from a single concentric datum. Digital modeling and iterative sectional studies guided spatial, daylight, and airflow performance. A hybrid timber system using curved CLT wall segments, cavity assemblies, and a continuous concrete base enables structural clarity while integrating rainwater collection, passive ventilation, and radiant conditioning within one coordinated assembly.
Dúshlán Deartha: The primary challenge was reconciling hospice care’s need for privacy and calm with the density and intensity of an urban Chinatown context. Social perceptions of hospice as isolated institutions required rethinking care as civic and accessible. Spatially, integrating sensory comfort, acoustic privacy, and environmental performance within a compact site demanded precise coordination of structure, water systems, and daylight. The project resolves these tensions through a unified geometric and environmental strategy.
Taighde: Design research combining healthcare design and environmental psychology. Objective: improve patient privacy and emotional comfort in hospice settings. Methodology explored spatial sequencing and sensory design strategies. Experiential scenarios tested water sound as a non-visual privacy buffer.
Inspioráid: The Ripple is inspired by the universal image of a water drop generating expanding rings, symbolizing the continuity of life, memory, and collective care. Research into hospice environments, sensory psychology, and traditional courtyard typologies informed a design that replaces institutional isolation with spatial calm, gradual thresholds, and communal presence, integrating cultural reflection with environmental performance.
Fad an Tionscadail: The project was developed between September 2025 and Janurary 2026 as part of an architectural design competition. The Ripple is located in Chinatown, New York City, where it reimagines hospice care within a dense urban context. The proposal explores how end-of-life care can integrate with everyday civic life through architecture, landscape, and community-oriented programming.
Sreabhadh Oibríochta: Movement through Ripple follows expanding concentric rings, guiding visitors from the active city edge toward increasing quiet and intimacy. Thresholds, courtyards, and water elements choreograph gradual emotional transition rather than abrupt separation. Daylight, airflow, and acoustic water features respond passively to occupancy and climate, supporting orientation, privacy, and calm—allowing care to unfold through spatial experience rather than institutional control.
Paitinní: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
Baill Foirne: Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong
Creidiúintí Íomhá: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong