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

Tha The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Ospíse le Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong na bhuannaiche air leth urramach anns an fharpais chliùitich 2026 Duais Airgid A' Design Award ann an Roinn Farpais Dealbhadh Ailtireachd, Togalaichean agus Structaran.

AirgeadAiltireachd· 2026

The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Ospíse

le Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong

Buannaiche Duais Airgid A' Design Award ann an Roinn Ailtireachd

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Mu dheidhinn The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Ospíse

Téacs an Leabhair: Is é The Ripple ná togra tí ospíse atá struchtúrtha ag córas spáis comhlárnach a ghintear ó chúirt uisce lárnach. Suite i Chinatown, Cathair Nua-Eabhrac, athshainíonn an dearadh cúram deireadh saoil mar eispéireas cathartha uirbeach seachas institiúid scoite. Treoraíonn sraitheanna tairseach, clóis, agus iniamh adhmaid an ghluaiseacht ón saol poiblí i dtreo machnaimh chiúin. Cruthaíonn solas an lae comhtháite, uisce, agus straitéisí comhshaoil éighníomhacha suaimhneas céadfach, ag tacú le príobháideacht, treoshuíomh, agus folláine mhothúchánach tríd an ailtireacht féin.

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Mu dheidhinn Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Ospíse air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Ospíse na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha The Ripple Príomhfheidhm: Teach Ospíse na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

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Creideasan, buill sgioba agus fiosrachadh teicnigeach a chuir an dealbhaiche ri chèile.

Feartan Sònraichte: 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.
Tomhasan & Pacadh: 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.
Tagaichean: Hospice, Healthcare Design, Sensory experience, Therapeutic environment,
Teicneòlas Cinneasachaidh: 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.
Dùbhlan Dealbhaidh: 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.
Rannsachadh: 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.
Brosnachadh: 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.
Faid a' Phròiseict: 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.
Sruth Obrachaidh: 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.
Peutantan: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
Buill na Sgioba: Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong
Creideasan Dhealbhan: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong