Xu Wei Kaloko o loko o ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Kiʻi by U a D

Xu Wei Kaloko o loko o ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Kiʻi by U a D is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KalaLoko Hale· 2023

Xu Wei Kaloko o loko o ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Kiʻi

by U a D

Client: Uad

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Xu Wei Kaloko o loko o ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Kiʻi

He wahi o loko o kekahi hale hōʻikeʻike kiʻi ʻo Xu Wei ma ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Shaoxing, ka moku ʻo Zhejiang, Kina, me ka nui ʻāina he 8,000 mika ʻāhuahua. Hoʻohui ka hoʻolālā i ke kūkulu hale, ka wahi o loko, a me ka wahi hōʻikeʻike i loko o hoʻokahi papahana. Hoʻopili kekahi papahele mua aniani i nā keʻena hōʻikeʻike ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua me nā kahua ʻākau a me ka hema. Hoʻokaʻawale nā pā hale o loko i nā wahi hōʻikeʻike a hoʻonui i ke aniani ʻana. Ua hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻia nā mea āpau i nā kino geometric keʻokeʻo, no laila e noho mau ka mālamalama, ke aka, a me nā hiʻohiʻona ʻāina i mea nui. Ua ʻānai ʻia a ua uhi ʻia nā papa lāʻau lahilahi ma ka wahi hana ponoʻī no ka loaʻa ʻana o kahi ʻili keʻokeʻo maʻemaʻe e like me ka pepa laiki kuʻuna.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Xu Wei Kaloko o loko o ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Kiʻi i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Xu Wei Kaloko o loko o ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Kiʻi he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Xu Wei Kaloko o loko o ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Kiʻi e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As for the distribution and functions of the areas, the overall design is as free and refreshing as Xu Wei's art works, in quest of a flowing atmosphere rather than meaningless and strange forms. The transparent ground floor connects exhibition halls on both sides and the north and south squares. Thanks to the changing light and shadows, as well as the huge transparent glass, the whole space is connected in harmony. Here, a splendid picture is unfolding, bringing our memory back to the past.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area: 8,000 square meters
Type: Art Museum
Tags: UAD, Xu Wei, Art Museum, herringbone slope, Qingteng Bookstore
Production Technology: Taking inspiration from Xu Wei's paintings, the designers set up an internal courtyard on both sides, respectively, reasonably dividing exhibition halls, enhancing interior transparency and adhering to the design idea of "merging courtyards with the interior". For example, landscaped structures are introduced into the interior framework system, providing visitors with more opportunities to explore the beauty of nature.
Design Challenge: Many attempts were made to select main materials for the veneers. At the beginning, the materials chose by the designers appeared gray and dark, far from the desired effect. Later, in response, the veneers were re-polished on the site and re-clad with coatings, with the purpose of producing a visual effect as pure, clean and white as Chinese traditional rice papers.
Research: As for the whole space, the design team implements the holistic design philosophy of integrating architecture, the interior, and display space. Along the stairs, the rough plain-white textures on the surface extend to the second floor. The long, narrow hallway and the double-pitched roof are combined to create a framed view which encompasses both tourists and landscapes, and create a setting with various uses, including resting, gathering, viewing and taking pictures.
Inspiration: In order to achieve the aesthetic aim of "though made by man, it seems to be created by nature," the project takes cues from the essence of Oriental aesthetics of "unity of man and nature." The designers convert all elements into simple, white geometric ones, so as to highlight various scenes. The design not only responds to Xu Wei's artistic idea of "adopting basic colors," but incorporates into the local historical context and renders an ethereal art world with "blank" as a carrier.
Project Duration: Design Cycle: April 2020-April 2021
Completion time: October 2021
Locayion: No. 33, Houguan Lane, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province
Operation Flow: The museum and the surrounding landscapes are intertwined, creating a number of gray spaces that embody the Oriental aesthetic functions of "hiding, resting, self-cultivating and wandering" that are specific to Chinese traditional architecture. The designers create a complete and coherent spatial experience related with the architecture and landscapes for tourists, with the aid of the spatial construction technique known as "viewpoint transformation."
Team Members: Chu Ran
Liu Wanlin
Wang Junzheng
Mei Wenbin
Image Credits: Zhao Qiang