Mountain Waves Ọrụ Isi: Ụlọ Omenala by Di Mo

Mountain Waves Ọrụ Isi: Ụlọ Omenala by Di Mo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

BronzỤlọ Owu· 2023

Mountain Waves Ọrụ Isi: Ụlọ Omenala

by Di Mo

Client: Di Mo

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About Mountain Waves Ọrụ Isi: Ụlọ Omenala

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Mountain Waves bụ ụlọ omenala dị na Maotai, Guizhou, China. Ụlọ a dabere n'etiti ugwu abụọ, ọdịdị ya na-eso ụdị ebili mmiri nke ugwu ndị gbara ya gburugburu. Nhazi a na-etinye aka n'usoro nka Shanshui, nke na-egosi ugwu, mmiri na ụmụ mmadụ n'ọnọdụ ịdị n'otu nke ziri ezi. Ụdị oghere ọdịnala ndị China dị ka ụzọ warawara, ogige, na ụlọ nzukọ na-eduzi nhazi ya. Otu ụzọ warawara dị n'etiti na-ekewa ụlọ ahụ ụzọ abụọ ma jikọọ ọnụ ụzọ ugwu na nke ndịda. A na-eji brik ọkụ mpaghara ahụ, mbadamba ígwè e wupuru oghere, osisi, ígwè na iko wuo ya.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Mountain Waves Ọrụ Isi: Ụlọ Omenala meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Mountain Waves Ọrụ Isi: Ụlọ Omenala ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Mountain Waves Ọrụ Isi: Ụlọ Omenala na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

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.