Mountain Waves Chaw Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Chaw Kawm Kab Lis Kev Cai by Di Mo

Mountain Waves Chaw Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Chaw Kawm Kab Lis Kev Cai by Di Mo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

ToojVaj Tsev· 2023

Mountain Waves Chaw Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Chaw Kawm Kab Lis Kev Cai

by Di Mo

Client: Di Mo

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Mountain Waves Chaw Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Chaw Kawm Kab Lis Kev Cai

Ntawv Phau Ntawv: Mountain Waves yog ib lub chaw kawm kab lis kev cai nyob hauv Maotai, Guizhou, Suav teb. Lub tsev nyob nruab nrab ntawm ob lub roob, thiab nws lub cev qauv raws li tus qauv nphau dej zoo li cov roob nyob ib puag ncig. Tus qauv tsim siv cov ntsiab lus ntawm Shanshui kev kos duab, uas qhia txog roob, dej thiab neeg nyob ua ke sib haum xeeb. Cov qauv chaw dab tsi thaum ub ntawm Suav teb xws li txoj kev me me, tshav puam thiab tsev loj tso siv coj los tsim tus qauv siab. Ib txoj kev me me nyob nruab nrab faib lub chaw ua ob feem thiab txuas qhov chaw nkag sab qaum teb thiab sab qab teb ua ke. Cov thooj cib thaj chaw, phaib hlau muaj qhov, ntoo, hlau thiab iav yog cov khoom siv los tsim lub tsev no.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Mountain Waves Chaw Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Chaw Kawm Kab Lis Kev Cai yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Mountain Waves Chaw Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Chaw Kawm Kab Lis Kev Cai xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Mountain Waves Chaw Ua Haujlwm Tseem Ceeb: Chaw Kawm Kab Lis Kev Cai ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The incorporation of Shanshui art principles explores a unique design method to reflect upon, respect, and enhance the qualities of Maotai's rich culture and mountainous landscape. The use of traditional Chinese architecture prototypes, such as alleys, courtyards, and halls, as spatial features, aims to create a rich experience for visitors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Overall: 90m(L) x 100m(W) x varies(H), alley width: 10m
Tags: cultural architecture, regionalism, atmosphere, mountain, Shanshui
Production Technology: Local fire bricks, perforated metal panels, wood, steel, glass
Design Challenge: Challenges:
1. How to break down the volume using the logic of "waves" and create a sense of continuity between the natural surroundings and the built environment.
2. How to minimize the building's negative impact on the local micro-climate by designing a perforated facade.
3. How to take into consideration the local cultural context and industries.
Research: I gained a comprehensive understanding of the site conditions, the local culture, and the Shanshui art, through site visits, conversations with locals, and online research,
Inspiration: Chinese Shanshui paintings feature mountains, water, and people in a harmonious relationship. The site is in Maotai, China. Sandwiched between two hills, it presents a unique opportunity for us to engage the landscape in the design process. In the background, we see the mountainous landscape, looking like "waves" of mountains.
Project Duration: Duration: 2 months. Location: Maotai, Guizhou, China
Operation Flow: The two hills (north and south) are connected by an alley that "cuts" the cultural center into two parts (east and west) - this creates "the landscape path". Visitors can come in and leave the building through both the north entrance and the south entrance - this creates the ground-level through-connection.
Image Credits: Di Mo, 2018.