Near Figure Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie by Meng Zhao

Near Figure Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie by Meng Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

BronzỤlọ Owu· 2026

Near Figure Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie

by Meng Zhao

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

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The Design

About Near Figure Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie

Near Figure bụ ụlọ ngosi ihe mgbe ochie e mere maka Helsinki, Finland. Ụlọ a na-enyocha ọnọdụ dị n'etiti ụdịdị a pụrụ ịmata na nke a na-apụghị ịmata. Ụdịdị ndị ahụ na-egosipụta echiche nke nzube mana ha ka bụ ndị a na-edozibeghị, ya mere ịghọta ihe na-apụta nwayọọ nwayọọ ka ndị ọbịa na-agafe n'ime ọnụ ụlọ ndị ahụ. Ụzọ abụọ dị iche iche e ji agagharị ka a kpakọtara ọnụ site na mgbanwe dị n'ụdịdị ihe owuwu ahụ. Ụlọ ngosi ihe mgbe ochie a nwere ebe ngosi na-emeghe emeghe, ọnụ ụlọ ihe ngosi, ebe a na-ere nri na ihe ọṅụṅụ, ebe dị n'èzí na ebe e ji eme ihe omume. Ihe kọnkịrị na-adịghị emebi gburugburu ebe obibi na osisi e megharịrị emegharị na-eme ka nchekwa okpomọkụ dịkwuo mma ma belata ikuku carbon a na-ewepụta. Mkpokọta ebe ala ụlọ ahụ bụ square mita 6400.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Near Figure Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie 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 Near Figure Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie 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. Near Figure Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie 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 Museum in Finland explores the concept of "Near Figure" in architecture, an idea that engages with the critical state between identifiable and unidentifiable forms. This project delves into the tension of architectural progression, capturing a transitional phase where space and form exist in a state of both static and dynamic potential. Through this exploration, the museum represents an evolving symbol of the future of architectural trends.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross floor area: 6400 square meters Project type: Museum, Exhibits, Pavilions
Tags: Museum, Near Figure, Exhibition, Helsinki, Finland, monumental building, city landmark, public space
Production Technology: The material choice of concrete plays a central role. Its malleability offers the flexibility to express the tension between clarity and abstraction, making it an ideal medium to embody the critical state of architectural form. Concrete allows for the fluidity of shape transitions, highlighting the project's exploration of thresholds and the notion of purpose in design. The combination of recycled wood with green concrete improve the building's insulation and effectively reduces carbon emissions
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge is exploring the meaning in Architecture. The project invested the big shape/form/figure with an air of purposefulness and will. Since modernism as a global hegemonic attitude was shaken and then definitively overcome by the forces of pomo and decon and the digital revolution, there has been a crisis in the belief that questions such as: How does architecture communicate? What is legible? The notion that meaning is possible or desirable in architecture has been challenged.
Research: The punchline to the project is something called a "near figure." Something with a shape, form or figure that conveys an uncanny sense of purpose, but is unable to be satisfactorily resolved into anything identifiable that could become singular and ultimately repressive. Trying to catch the sense of Progressiveness from mathematic geometry-cube. A series of transformation help to discover the threshold of Progressiveness of Legibility. Figure out the minimal and maximum transition of near figure
Inspiration: The "Near Figure" concept, where shapes and forms convey a sense of purpose but are deliberately left in a state that resists complete resolution. This ambiguity allows for a new type of legibility-one that emerges gradually as the viewer engages with the structure. Through the concept, the museum pushes the boundaries of contemporary architecture. It symbolizes a shift in architectural thinking towards a more conceptual, evolving expressions of purpose and identity in architecture.
Project Duration: The project located in Helsinki Finland
Operation Flow: Two independent and directionally distinct circulation paths are interwoven through the transformation of the architectural form. The building's primary functions include open galleries, exhibition halls, cafe, exterior platforms, and activity areas. Within the public spaces, formal variations and deformations create enclosed functional zones such as offices, kitchen, private dining rooms, lounges, and intimate exhibition rooms.
Image Credits: Designer: Meng Zhao Graphic: Meng Zhao