The Light of the North Cibiyar Fasahar Kiɗa by Meng Zhao

The Light of the North Cibiyar Fasahar Kiɗa by Meng Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla in Gine-gine Competition Category.

TagullaGine-gine· 2026

The Light of the North Cibiyar Fasahar Kiɗa

by Meng Zhao

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla Winner in Gine-gine Category

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The Design

About The Light of the North Cibiyar Fasahar Kiɗa

The Light of the North cibiyar fasahar kiɗa ce da ke Saynatsalo, a ƙasar Finland. Ginin yana da jimillar fadin fili na murabba'in mita 2000 kuma ya haɗa da babban zauren kide-kide. Zayyanar ta bi salon ginin zauren gari da ke kusa, sannan ta ƙara ayyuka na zamani domin al'ummar yankin. Bangon gaba na ƙofar shiga ya haɗa bangayen bulo masu huda-huda da bangon gilashi, kuma an jera bulon a sifofi daban-daban. Katakon lanƙwasa sun haɗa bangaye da rufi, suna yaɗa hasken rana a hankali tare da inganta sautin zauren kide-kide. Cibiyar tana hidima ga yara, tsofaffi da matasan yankin.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla

Zanen The Light of the North Cibiyar Fasahar Kiɗa ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na musamman waɗanda ke da ƙirƙira, basira da hikima. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Tagulla kayayyakin fasaha ne masu ƙwarewa da ƙirƙira mai ban mamaki waɗanda ke tabbatar da babban gogewa, tunani da dabarun masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen The Light of the North Cibiyar Fasahar Kiɗa ya zama abu da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna, mai ƙwarewa da ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyuka a fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani, kuma yana da kyau saboda kulawarsa ga cikakkun bayanai. Zanen The Light of the North Cibiyar Fasahar Kiɗa yana biyan buƙatu da kyau, yana taɓa sha'awa, yana jan hankalin zukata kuma yana jawo sha'awar sani.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The musical art center is a symbol of cultural revitalization. By paying homage to and integrating the design language of town hall-an iconic symbol of Finnish spirit-with modern functional needs, it respects tradition while injecting new social elements, promoting cultural revival and community development. The project draws inspiration from Finnish nature, using wood and red bricks to promote sustainability and create a warm, immersive space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross floor area: 2000 square meters, Project type: Musical Center & Concert Hall
Tags: art building, musical center, concert hall, musical art center, culture, landmark
Production Technology: The entrance facade combines perforated brick walls with glass curtain wall, while the bricks are arranged in varied rhythmic patterns to add visual depth and texture. Using of curved wooden panels to seamlessly blend the walls and ceiling, it contributes to a soft diffusion of natural light throughout the space that interacts with nature and maximizes environmental benefits. All-wood interior of the concert hall features a wooden panel forming a streamlined enclosure to optimize acoustics.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of the project is to integrate with the surrounding environment. For example, how to communicate and connect with the existing town hall servicing as a whole. The design needs to deeply consider the geometry, the appearance, the continuity of streamlines, the functional requirements of the township, and the application of local materials.
Research: Investigate and analyze the resident population size, age distribution, and proportional composition of Saynatsalo and the nearby major city, Jyvaskyla. Survey the functional zoning and spatial distribution of different areas. The findings reveal that 69.8% of the urban population aged 15-64 severely lacks open, public, nature-adjacent, and music-related activity spaces. Saynatsalo is ideally positioned to meet the rapidly growing demand for music spaces from the surrounding population.
Inspiration: This project responds to rural population decline and aging in a groundbreaking way. Located in Saynatsalo, it serves children, elderly people, and underprivileged young people, revitalizing the town's culture and social life. From Finnish nature, the concert hall is supplemented with the old town hall, creating an outstanding cultural space that attracts music lovers. The project creates a quality music environment with opportunities for exchange, stimulating the regional economy.
Project Duration: The project designed in 2024, Saynatsalo, Finland.
Operation Flow: The musical art center's space and circulation design optimizes functionality and aesthetics through a unification of fluid flow, judicious zoning, and balance to pay respect to Finnish cultural characteristics and modern requirements.
Image Credits: Image #1-5, Meng Zhao, 2024.