Mio Path of Water Tsev So Caij So los ntawm Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Qhov qauv tsim Mio Path of Water Tsev So Caij So los ntawm Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu yog tus yeej muaj nqis heev ntawm qhov khoom plig 2026 A' Design Award Tooj hauv Pawg Sib Tw Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev.

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Mio Path of Water Tsev So Caij So

los ntawm Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Tus Neeg Siv: Not A Hotel

Tus Yeej A' Design Award Tooj hauv Pawg Vaj Tsev

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Saib ntawm A' Design Award Tsab Xov Xwm Daim Phiaj Khoom Plig

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Txog Mio Path of Water Tsev So Caij So

Mio Txoj Kev Dej yog ib lub tsev so caij so uas tsim rau huab cua ntawm ntug hiav txwv uas nag ntau ntawm Yakushima, Nyij Pooj. Cov qhua tuaj txog rau hauv qab lub qhov rooj uas muaj ruv vov thiab hla dhau ib lub sam thiaj tiv nag qhuav mus rau hauv chav nyob thiab chav noj mov uas tig ntsia rau hiav txwv. Peb chav pw suite ncau tawm mus ua tej chav ntsiag to, txhua chav muaj chav dej ntiag tug, kom cov pab pawg thiaj li sib koom lub tsev tau yam tsis poob kev ntiag tug. Ib qho chaw spa ua raws li ib lub voj yooj yim ntawm chav sauna, dej txias da, chav da dej thiab lub sam thiaj txias. Lub tsev no muab hlau los sib xyaw nrog ib lub ruv ntoo tuab uas nthuav tawm rau pom, thiab cov txiag ntoo ciab hlawv dub tiv thaiv sab nraud ntawm lub tsev.

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Txog A' Design Award Tooj

Mio Path of Water Tsev So Caij So 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. Mio Path of Water Tsev So Caij So 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. Mio Path of Water Tsev So Caij So ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

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Cov credit, cov neeg pab thiab cov ntsiab lus kev txawj ntse muab los ntawm tus tsim.

Yam Tshwj Xeeb: The project is on Yakushima’s maritime edge, where mist, downpour, and slow runoff are daily facts, the house is organized from the rooms outward. Each suite is a calibrated “channel” of water-as-experience: the shared areas stay quiet and supportive. Only after these three acts are set does the living space frame its context: sea at distance, pool nearby—two waters held on one calm line. The primary structure material of the house is steel—precise, slender, and resilient—so the rooms read cleanly. Only the living space departs from that language: here an exposed heavy-timber roof lifts the volume and warms it. The result is a house that makes weather into ambience, routine, and memory.
Qhov Loj & Ntim: Height 9000 mm; Total floor area 298 sqm; construction area (incl. terraces) 586 sqm. Program: L/D, kitchen; 3 bedrooms each with 2× semi-double beds 1,200×1,950 mm + ensuite WC & shower. Spa: changing, sauna, cold plunge, bath, shower + adjacent cooling terrace. Pool depth 1,200 mm. Covered parking 2 bays. Outdoor equipment storage shed 70 sqm.
Cov Ntsiab Lus: Yakushima, hospitality villa, wet-climate design, rain porch, sauna loop, indoor-outdoor living, charred cedar façade, ocean-view courtyard, modular arcade, minimalist timber architecture
Thev Naus Laus Zis Tsim Khoom: Designed through iterative massing + view studies in Rhino/Grasshopper, then coordinated for constructability and lifecycle cost. Adaptive-reuse strategy uses hybrid structure system of steel and heavy timber to maximize constructability. Facade system: Shou Sugi Ban (Yakisugi) cedar cladding rainscreen + low-iron glazed wall with concealed frames; modular standing seam metal roof for tolerance control. CG/diagrams produced via real-time rendering + AI/PS post-compositing.
Kev Sib Tw Tsim Qauv: The hardest challenge was reconciling Yakushima’s extreme rain, salt wind, and humidity with an open, resort-like lifestyle without turning the house into a sealed “box.” Internally, the concept had to respect local craft traditions while still feeling contemporary. Externally, strict competition limits (height, area, parking, pool/spa program) forced tight stacking and efficient circulation. Limited site-specific data pushed us to validate decisions through climate mapping, precedent benchmarking, and repeated plan/section tests until performance and experience aligned.
Kev Tshawb Fawb: Applied site-response study. Objective: Yakushima villa for rain/humidity, privacy, ocean views. Method: fast plan/section iterations + guest-flow loop tests. Data/tools: climate/topo maps, precedents; Rhino/Grasshopper, AI implemented representation, render checks. Participants: designer + peer critiques. Result: rain-porch entry, bedroom pods, sauna-plunge-bath loop. Insight/impact: fewer conflicts, higher comfort; reusable wet-climate layout template.
Kev Txhawb Siab: "Mio" is a shallow water channel in Japanese: not a scene, a guide. The project adopts that ethic—draw clear paths and let climate do the rest. What Mio proposes is to let private rooms carry climate as character—morning mist, sudden shower, still flow—while a single timbered hall reads the site without theatrics. The result is a house that makes weather into ambience, routine, and memory.
Lub Sij Hawm Ua Hauj Lwm: The project was a design package for initiated in September 2025 and completed in February 2026 as a hospitality villa proposal for Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, and subsequently prepared for submission to the A’ Design Award.
Txheej Txheem Ua Hauj Lwm: Guests arrive under the covered "porte-cochère" and enter a dry “rain porch” that transitions into the living/dining core facing the ocean. Bedrooms branch off like quiet nests, each with a private bath, so groups can share without stepping on each other’s rhythm. The spa is a simple loop: change - sauna - cold plunge - hot bath/shower - cool-down terrace, repeating as needed. Indoor and outdoor spaces slide into one another, letting the house work in sun, wind, and rain with minimal effort.
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Jiahua Xu
Kev Qhuas Duab: Image #1: Creator (Design Team Lead) Jiahua Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #2: Creator (Design Team Lead) Jiahua Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #3: Creator (Design Team) Ke Chen, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #4: Creator (Design Team) Mengxi Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #5: Creator (Design Team) Mengxi Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.