ʻO The Ripple Hana Nui: Hale Mālama Make na Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2026 A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu.
KalaHoʻolālā Hale· 2026
The Ripple Hana Nui: Hale Mālama Make
na Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong
Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Kala ma ka Māhele Hoʻolālā Hale
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E Pili Ana iā The Ripple Hana Nui: Hale Mālama Make
Book Text: ʻO ka Ripple he manaʻo no kahi hale mālama make i hoʻonohonoho ʻia e kahi ʻōnaehana lewa pōʻai i hana ʻia mai kahi pā wai waena. Aia ma Chinatown, ʻo New York City, hoʻomaopopo hou ka hoʻolālā i ka mālama ʻana o ka pau ʻana o ke ola ma ke ʻano he ʻike kīwila o ke kūlanakauhale ma mua o kahi keʻena kaʻawale. ʻO nā papa o nā paepae, nā pā hale, a me nā pā lāʻau e alakaʻi ana i ka neʻe ʻana mai ke ola lehulehu a i ka noʻonoʻo mālie. ʻO ka mālamalama o ke ao, ka wai, a me nā hoʻolālā kaiapuni passive i hoʻohui ʻia e hana i ka mālie ʻike, e kākoʻo ana i ka pilikino, ka hoʻokuʻikahi, a me ke olakino pili manaʻo ma o ka hoʻolālā kālaihana ponoʻī.
Ka Hoʻomaikai
E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Kala
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā The Ripple Hana Nui: Hale Mālama Make 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 The Ripple Hana Nui: Hale Mālama Make 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 The Ripple Hana Nui: Hale Mālama Make e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.
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- Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa
- The Ripple reimagines hospice as an urban civic sanctuary structured by a concentric ripple geometry generated from a single water court. Architecture, structure, circulation, and environmental systems align within one continuous spatial logic, integrating hybrid timber construction, passive ventilation, and water reuse. The design transforms end-of-life care into a collective, sensory experience embedded within the life of the city.
- Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili
- The project employs a hybrid timber system organized by concentric structural rings. Curved CLT load-bearing wall segments rise from a continuous concrete foundation datum, supporting stepped roof bands with integrated skylights, photovoltaic tiles, and rainwater collection gutters. Environmental systems include stacked passive ventilation, hydronic radiant floor slabs, and on-site water filtration and reuse.
- Nā Lepili
- Hospice, Healthcare Design, Sensory experience, Therapeutic environment,
- ʻEnehana Hana
- The project was developed through an integrated design methodology where geometry, structure, and environmental systems evolve from a single concentric datum. Digital modeling and iterative sectional studies guided spatial, daylight, and airflow performance. A hybrid timber system using curved CLT wall segments, cavity assemblies, and a continuous concrete base enables structural clarity while integrating rainwater collection, passive ventilation, and radiant conditioning within one coordinated assembly.
- Pilikia Hoʻolālā
- The primary challenge was reconciling hospice care’s need for privacy and calm with the density and intensity of an urban Chinatown context. Social perceptions of hospice as isolated institutions required rethinking care as civic and accessible. Spatially, integrating sensory comfort, acoustic privacy, and environmental performance within a compact site demanded precise coordination of structure, water systems, and daylight. The project resolves these tensions through a unified geometric and environmental strategy.
- Noiʻi
- Design research combining healthcare design and environmental psychology. Objective: improve patient privacy and emotional comfort in hospice settings. Methodology explored spatial sequencing and sensory design strategies. Experiential scenarios tested water sound as a non-visual privacy buffer.
- Hoʻoulu Manaʻo
- The Ripple is inspired by the universal image of a water drop generating expanding rings, symbolizing the continuity of life, memory, and collective care. Research into hospice environments, sensory psychology, and traditional courtyard typologies informed a design that replaces institutional isolation with spatial calm, gradual thresholds, and communal presence, integrating cultural reflection with environmental performance.
- Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana
- The project was developed between September 2025 and Janurary 2026 as part of an architectural design competition. The Ripple is located in Chinatown, New York City, where it reimagines hospice care within a dense urban context. The proposal explores how end-of-life care can integrate with everyday civic life through architecture, landscape, and community-oriented programming.
- Kaʻina Hana
- Movement through Ripple follows expanding concentric rings, guiding visitors from the active city edge toward increasing quiet and intimacy. Thresholds, courtyards, and water elements choreograph gradual emotional transition rather than abrupt separation. Daylight, airflow, and acoustic water features respond passively to occupancy and climate, supporting orientation, privacy, and calm—allowing care to unfold through spatial experience rather than institutional control.
- Nā Palapala Kuleana
- Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
- Nā Lālā Hui
- Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong - Nā Kuleana Kiʻi
- Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
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