Hollow Valley Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o ka Hale Noho by Weifeng Ni

Hollow Valley Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o ka Hale Noho by Weifeng Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

HaoLoko Hale· 2026

Hollow Valley Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o ka Hale Noho

by Weifeng Ni

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Hollow Valley Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o ka Hale Noho

He hoʻolālā kūloko ʻo Hollow Valley no ka hale noho o kekahi ʻohana ʻeono ma Wenzhou, Zhejiang. He 900 mika kuea ka nui o ka hale, a ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia e hoʻokaulike i nā ʻano nohona o nā hanauna ʻelua. Ua ʻoki ʻia a hoʻonohonoho hou ʻia ke kūkulu kumu o ka hale i mau poloka geometric, e hana ana i nā ala e huli kiʻekiʻe ana kekahi i kekahi. He alapiʻi i wāwahi ʻia me nā ʻanuʻu i hoʻoneʻe ʻia kahi e lawe ana i ka mālamalama ma waena o nā papahele. Ua hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā wahi ʻai a me ka lumi kuke e kahi mokupuni waena lōʻihi e hāʻawi ana i kahi waihona a e lilo ana i wahi ʻākoakoa. Alakaʻi pū ka mokupuni i ka neʻe ʻana ma loko o ke ākea e like me ke ala hele.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Hollow Valley Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o ka Hale Noho i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Hollow Valley Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o ka Hale Noho he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Hollow Valley Ka Hoʻolālā Kūloko o ka Hale Noho no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Located in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, with a floor area of 900 square meters, this case is dedicated to reconstructing the parallel space of a family of six in a common residence, balancing the lifestyles of two generations, and creating a livable living place. The original structure of the building is cut and reorganized by geometric blocks to form crisscrossing paths, alluding to the dialectical relationship of "existence and non-existence" in oriental space philosophy.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project Area: 900 Square Meters
Tags: Transparent, Natural, Open, Free, Light
Production Technology: Through the three-dimensional grid weaving of light and shadow, the spatial entity gradually fades into a flowing light container. The staircase installation uses a deconstructionist approach to reshape the vertical dynamic line, and the misplaced treads form a carrier for the light track, so that the light and shadow scenes of alternating day and night can freely diffuse between the floors.
Design Challenge: The original structure of the building is cut and reorganized by geometrical blocks to form crisscross paths, which is in line with the dialectical relationship of "existence and non-existence" in oriental space philosophy. The agreement of materials makes the whole space more gentle and harmonious, and the concept of indoor-outdoor communication makes the whole space brighter and freer.
Research: The first physical dimension balances the parallax through geometric cutting, the second optical dimension relies on the window system to guide the space-time narrative, and the third spiritual dimension creates an empty and silent mood through the collision of white space and texture. Ultimately, it realizes the borderless state of "living in it without servitude to things", so that intergenerational differences can be naturally bridged between the flow of light and shadow.
Inspiration: This case is a friend's house, which needs to be designed to dissolve the boundary between the lives of two generations as the core demand, and explore the multi-dimensional symbiosis system in the context of contemporary wabi-sabi aesthetics by reconstructing the parallel spatial sequence.
Project Duration: 2021.12 Wenzhou, Zhejiang - 2023.05 Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Operation Flow: The dining and kitchen areas were designed separately with an elongated central island, which serves as a gathering spot with storage capabilities. The structure of the island integrates seamlessly with the rear elevation from a horizontal view angle, which also works as a corridor guiding the flow spatially.
Image Credits: Jingai