Awakening of Insects Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi by Yu Ouyang

Awakening of Insects Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi by Yu Ouyang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ime Ụlọ na Ngosipụta Competition Category.

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Awakening of Insects Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi

by Yu Ouyang

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ime Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Awakening of Insects Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Mmuli Anya nke Ụmụ Ahụhụ bụ ụlọ nkeonwe e chepụtara na Shenzhen, China. Ụlọ a nwere mbara ala ozuzu nke square mita 150 ma hazie ya n'ọkwa abụọ. Ihe ndị enwere ike ịhụ ìhè site na ha, nke sitere n'ọmụmụ ihe latịsi ọdịnala, na-eme ka ìhè eke ruo ime ime ụlọ ahụ. Ogwe ala e tinyere ka emesịa na steepụ e degharịrị na-akwado mgagharị ka ọ dị larịị n'ụzọ kwụ ọtọ ebe a na-echekwapụkwa ịdị elu ụrigbo. Nha nha nke ngwongwo, nkọwa steepụ, na ụkpụrụ ịchọ mma bụ ihe e mere kpọmkwem dabere na ihe achọrọ. Atụmatụ a jikọtara usoro oghere Ebe Ọwụwa Anyanwụ na ụkpụrụ owuwu Ebe Ọdịda Anyanwụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Awakening of Insects Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Awakening of Insects Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Awakening of Insects Ọrụ Isi: Nhazi Ime Ụlọ Obibi maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Emphasizedinnovation in daylight optimization("light-permeable materials", "deep natural light penetration")
Highlighteduser-centric circulation("streamlined structural planning", "smoother vertical circulation")
Stressedcultural hybridity("East-meets-West elements", "cross-cultural dialogue")
Balancedtechnical precision("proportional dialogue", "topological refinements") withemotional resonance("poetic, culturally resonant habitats")
Dimensions & Packaging: The building has a gross floor area of 150 square meters and is divided into two levels.
Tags: Private Residence Design, Retro Style, Eclecticism, Home Furnishings, Residence
Production Technology: This project incorporates specially customized elements across material selection, dimensional specifications, and stylistic treatments to ensure optimal adaptation to the spatial requirements. Key components such as the configuration of staircases, dimensions of furniture, and patterns and proportions of decorative artwork are meticulously tailored to harmonize with the architectural environment.
Design Challenge: This project involves the construction of a post-installed floor slab, where determining the compatibility between structural configuration, elevation positioning, functional requirements, and spatial perception presents a significant challenge. During the slab construction process, it is critical to maximize spatial ceiling height while integrating lighting systems, water supply pipes, and sewage drainage pipelines. These installations must be meticulously planned during the structural renovation phase. Additionally, comprehensive coordination of detailed specifications—including slab formwork design, material selection, and utility routing—must be finalized during preliminary planning stages to ensure seamless execution and optimal spatial performance.
Research: This project aims to explore the integration of design languages across diverse cultural contexts and historical eras within the Chinese context. While there is a growing preference among young Chinese for retro aesthetics, particularly French-inspired styles, our design philosophy prioritizes a contemporary exploration rooted in China's current cultural landscape. By seamlessly integrating modern design principles with traditional Chinese cultural elements and drawing on the strengths of Western influences, we seek to develop a cohesive design language that resonates with China's unique sociocultural identity and spatial narratives.
Inspiration: This project draws inspiration from the interplay between cultural heritage and technological innovation. Motivated by the need to revitalize traditional craftsmanship in contemporary contexts, the design reinterprets regional spatial paradigms through modern structural logic. The spatial narrative emerges from reconciling dualities: light permeability informed by vernacular latticework, fluid circulation reimagining ceremonial pathways, and material dialogues bridging artisan techniques with parametric precision. By synthesizing Eastern spatial hierarchy with Western tectonic principles, the scheme transforms functional constraints into poetic spatial experiences, proposing cross-cultural sustainability for urban dwellings.
Project Duration: The project commenced in Shenzhen, China in August 2023 and concluded in November 2024.
Image Credits: Picture 1-5:Photographer KaiFeng Zhu 2025