Moonlight Huotang Tataypy Dong Tetãyguápe G̃uarã by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Brónse in Tekove Reko Ymaguare Jejapo Competition Category.
BrónseTekove Reko Ymaguare· 2021
Moonlight Huotang Tataypy Dong Tetãyguápe G̃uarã
by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit
Client: Creative Protyping Unit
A' Design Award Brónse Winner in Tekove Reko Ymaguare Category
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About Moonlight Huotang Tataypy Dong Tetãyguápe G̃uarã
Peteĩha tembiaporã Huotang serie-gui Dong tetãyguápe g̃uarã, Guangnan distrítope, Guangxi, Chína-pe, Moonlight Huotang ojejapo tapichakuéra atýpe g̃uarã omanteneváva Pipa purahéi tekoha. Óga yvate ojejapóva convexo-icha ombotuichave mbyaty temiandu ha ome'ẽ pu'ã tekoha iporãva, ha jeike koty ome'ẽ tenda heta mba'e rapére: ñemoambue renda, tembi'u ñembosako'i renda ha ñemombe'u pytũha renda. Kóva ha'e peteĩ vore tekoha rupive ko'ẽ ñemyatyrõ oikotevẽva omyenyhẽjey hag̃ua distritu viru rape, iñakãrapu'ãva mitã guasu okẽma rupi tatakuéra tuichavévape.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Brónse
Moonlight Huotang Tataypy Dong Tetãyguápe G̃uarã ohupyty A' Design Award Brónse, peteĩ ñehechakuaa heta prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño sobresaliente-pe ojekuaáva creatividad, ingenio ha astucia rupi. Umi ganador Brónse ha'e artefacto hábil ha creativo ohechaukáva experiencia, imaginación ha recurso umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ Moonlight Huotang Tataypy Dong Tetãyguápe G̃uarã ha'eha peteĩ objeto ojehayhúva, admirado ha estimado, profesional ha innovador. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Brónse ombojoaju mejor práctica arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua ha iporãiterei detalle rehe. Moonlight Huotang Tataypy Dong Tetãyguápe G̃uarã ombohory necesidad, ohupyty ipotapy, ombovy'a sentimiento ha ohenói curiosidad.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Moonlight Huotang is a fireplace for the Dong ethnicity located in Guangnan county, Guangxi province of China. It is the first commission project as part of the Huotang series and particularly for the group of villagers who carry on the Pipa music culture. The unique convex shape of the ceiling enhances the sense of gathering in response to a better acoustic environment while the entry chamber provides a multifunction space as a changing room, food preparation room and confession room.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- main building in 5m diameter circular shape, plot size: 6m Width x 8m Depth
- Tags
- Community Centre, Cultural Regeneration, Fireplace, Huotang, Dong Ethnicity
- Production Technology
- Stone foundation, brick wall plus straw and clay plaster on the surface, CNC cut timber roof structure
- Design Challenge
- As a cultural regeneration project, the challenge was to enhance the local crafts such wood construction and straw weaving techniques while bringing a contemporary architectural understanding to the local community. To ensure its buildability by local craftsmen, wood construction was chosen aided by CNC fabrication to realise a unique geometry for the Huotang typology. Wall finishes and internal doors also utilise the straw weaving techniques to showcase the Dong culture. By doing so, the new Huotang seeks to ensure a contemporary relevance for the Dong culture.
- Research
- Dong ethnicity has been rooted in the remote rural mountain area and increasingly disconnected from the fast-moving cities. It is part of a rural culture regeneration project as an architectural acupuncture which intends to revive the economy of a county whose young generations have moved to larger urban areas. By building specific industrial structures and social projects in relation to the Dong culture and economy, it hopes to boom in the tourism industry for a better connection to the outside world.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration comes from local traditional timber construction house and craft techniques developed by the Dong ethnicity. The circular typology has been chosen due to the form of gathering around the fireplace as well as acting as a small theatre for performing traditional Pipa music instrument. This has been the form of their life for many generations.
- Project Duration
- Permanent, completion in June 2021
- Operation Flow
- The Huotang plays an important role in the daily life of the Dong community. As a forum, it is a gathering place of great social significance, and often the scene of diverse activities, including political discussions and debates, leisure and dinner. Deeply integrated into Dong’s lives, it is their second home. Moonlight Huotang proposal is for up to 25 people who can carry on the folk music culture to the next generations as well as a display of Dong culture for foreign tourists.
- Team Members
- Architect:William Hailiang Chen
Architectural Assistant: Shoujian Eng
Structural Engineer: XinY structural consultants
Acoustic Consultant: Zhu Heng - Image Credits
- All images©Creative Prototyping Unit
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