Vernacular Home Aikin Farko: Gidan Karkara by Xinyun Li

Vernacular Home Aikin Farko: Gidan Karkara by Xinyun Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe in Kayayyaki Masu Dorewa Competition Category.

Baƙin ƘarfeKayayyaki Masu Dorewa· 2026

Vernacular Home Aikin Farko: Gidan Karkara

by Xinyun Li

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe Winner in Kayayyaki Masu Dorewa Category

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The Design

About Vernacular Home Aikin Farko: Gidan Karkara

Rubutun Littafi: Gidan Gargajiya na Bangladesh an tsara shi ta amfani da kayan gida na cikin gida, kamar laka, gora, ciyawa, da tubalin da aka yi daga kasa ta cikin gida. Domin mayar da martani ga yanayin zafi da doguwar damina, yana da rufi mai gangara, baranda mai daukaka, da samun iska ta hanyoyi biyu domin sanyaya gida ba tare da amfani da wutar lantarki ba. Buɗaɗɗun wurare a bangon da iska ke kadawa da wanda take fita suna fitar da zafi, yayin da rami mai tubali biyu ke hana zafi shiga. Tukwanen laka da aka saka a bangon gidan shan shayi suna sanyaya iska. Ta amfani da kwalaben lita na haske domin cikin gida, gidan ya haɗa da dakunan kwanciya, kicin, ban ɗaki, gidajen shanu, da gidan shan shayi mai wurin sayar da kaya wanda ke tallafa musu neman abinci yayin da yake tabbatar da sirri.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe

Zanen Vernacular Home Aikin Farko: Gidan Karkara ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe, wata karramawa mai daraja da ake bai wa kyawawan zane-zane waɗanda ke cika buƙatun ƙwararru da masana'antu da ake tsammani daga ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire da aka tsara da kyau. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Baƙin Ƙarfe suna nuna babban ƙwarewa, ƙwarewa ta musamman, fahimtar ƙwararru da ikon ƙirƙira na masu ƙirƙirar su. Ana sa ran zanen Vernacular Home Aikin Farko: Gidan Karkara ya zama ƙirƙira da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna wacce ke da amfani kuma mai sababbin abubuwa. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyukan fannin kuma yana da halayen fasaha masu cancanta da ke da alaƙa da sanin yadda da baiwa. Ana girmama zanen Vernacular Home Aikin Farko: Gidan Karkara saboda cikakkiyar kulawarsa kuma an tsara shi don ba da ingantuwar rayuwa da ke taimakawa wajen mai da duniya wuri mafi kyau.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Vernacular Home in Modonpur, Bangladesh, is a sustainable house built with local materials like mud, straw, bamboo, bricks, and tin sheets. Designed for a family of four, it supports living, working, and livelihood. It responds to the hot, rainy climate with a raised veranda, steep roof, and cross-ventilation strategies in the facade design. Clay pots on the wall cool the tea house, while 'liter bottles of light' brighten interiors, showing a low-cost, low-impact design philosophy.
Dimensions & Packaging: tin sheet: 2' width * 8' length
Brick: 9 5/8" length* 4 5/8" height * 3" depth
Pottery: large opening is 5" R, and the small side opening is 1.5" R
The mud wall is 10" thick
Bamboo: 1.5" R
Tags: sustainability, vernacular home, rural, house, traditional building, local materials, climate
Production Technology: Bangladesh's locally made bricks and tin sheets.
Natural straw, mud, pottery, and bamboo.
The brick and the tin sheets are standard sizes and are manufactured in the local factories.
Traditional handmade mud and the way of polishing.
The potteries on the mud walls are smaller than the local typical size, which were made in the neighboring village.
The way of tying the straw is their vernacular type.
Design Challenge: Use the vernacular materials and design the buildings to face the local climate to make the microclimate more comfortable. Control the building budget and labor cost under 2500 USD.
Research: Two weeks were spent in the village to become familiar with local materials and to study traditional mud construction techniques as well as straw-tying methods. During this period, I also researched the climate of Para Dash and analyzed the vernacular architectural language, considering how new strategies could be integrated into the design to improve the microclimate. The needs and expectations of the local residents were carefully documented and incorporated into the final design.
Inspiration: This project explores the social responsibility of architects. Despite rapid technological advancements, many regions around the world remain underdeveloped. People in these areas are more directly exposed to natural conditions, yet they also have the right to live a better life. As architects, we should not only make better use of locally available materials but also respond to the most immediate needs of these communities by designing housing that is practical and suitable for widespread use.
Project Duration: It is designed in Modonpur, Bangladesh, a very natural village called Dash Para. The design phase lasted 4 months. It is a concept design.
Operation Flow: Given the hot climate in Bangladesh and long monsoon season, the design addresses thermal comfort and climate responsiveness through spatial layout, façade design, and roof form. A raised veranda protects against flooding, and steeply pitched roofs ensure efficient rainwater runoff. Rooms are arranged for optimal cross-ventilation, with varying window heights on windward and leeward sides to expel heat. On the tea house façade, locally made clay pots from a neighboring village are inserted into the mud wall to help cool the air by compressing airflow, enhancing microclimate comfort.
Image Credits: Image #1: Xinyun Li
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