Tension Instrument ʻo Ka Hale ʻaha Mele by Lihan Jin

Tension Instrument ʻo Ka Hale ʻaha Mele by Lihan Jin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Gula in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.

GulaHoʻolālā Hale· 2023

Tension Instrument ʻo Ka Hale ʻaha Mele

by Lihan Jin

Client: Studio Lihan

A' Design Award Gula Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About Tension Instrument ʻo Ka Hale ʻaha Mele

Hoʻokumuʻia ka papahana ma ke aʻoʻana i ka hoʻolālā a me ke mele. Hoʻolālā ka hoʻolālā i ka lawe ʻana i ka hoʻoikaika ʻana mai nā mele intangible a hōʻike ʻia i loko o ke keʻena kūkulu hale. Hoʻohui hope ka hoʻolālā i nā mea ʻelua ma o ka "tension", kahi ikaika i laha ʻia ma ka hoʻolālā a me ke mele. ʻO ke keʻena ʻaha mele he hoʻonohonoho o nā pā, balconies, a me nā panela acoustic, i hoʻomohala ʻia mai kahi prototype hale kūʻokoʻa e nā unahi like ʻole a me nā tectonics. ʻO ka ʻokoʻa nui o nā mea kahiko a me nā mea hou e hana i kahi ʻāina moʻomeheu hou no Prague.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gula

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Tension Instrument ʻo Ka Hale ʻaha Mele i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Tension Instrument ʻo Ka Hale ʻaha Mele he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā Tension Instrument ʻo Ka Hale ʻaha Mele i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The concert hall is an orchestration of walls, balconies, and acoustic panels, which are developed from a unique architectural prototype by different scales and tectonics.

The site finds itself nested at the junction of historical and modern districts. Thus, the elements are carefully placed in the site with respect to programs, circulations, and urban landscape. The dramatic contrast of old and new creates a new cultural landmark for Prague.
Dimensions & Packaging: 100m x 65m x 50m
Tags: Contemporary Architecture, Technical architecture, Architecture Tectonic, Concert Hall, Exhibition, Culture, Concept
Production Technology: Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), Concrete, Steel
Design Challenge: Architectural tectonic and technology has become the biggest challenge. Cantilevered curved walls were achieved in the combination of the steel and cross-laminated timber.
Research: The project is based on the study of architecture and music. The design focuses on how to take the inspiration from the intangible music and present it in the tangible architectural space. The design ultimately combines the two through "tension", a force that is prevalent in both architecture and music.
Inspiration: Tension is a material property that creates both music and architecture. Inspired by Dvorak’s New World Symphony, the prototype originates from a piece of wood bent by a string in tension. The concert hall is an orchestration of walls, balconies, and acoustic panels, which are developed from the prototype by different scales and tectonics.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 in Těšnov, Prague
Operation Flow: The site finds itself nested at the junction of historical and modern districts. Thus, the architectural space were carefully planned and placed in the site with respect to programs, circulations, and urban landscape. The dramatic contrast of old and new creates a new cultural landmark for Prague.
Team Members: Lihan Jin
Image Credits: Lihan Jin