Vernacular Home Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ime Obodo by Xinyun Li

Vernacular Home Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ime Obodo by Xinyun Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ngwaahịa Na-adịgide, Ọrụ na Nhazi Akwụkwọ Ndụ Competition Category.

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Vernacular Home Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ime Obodo

by Xinyun Li

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ngwaahịa Na-adịgide Category

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The Design

About Vernacular Home Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ime Obodo

Ederede Akwụkwọ: E ji ihe ndị dị n'ógbè ahụ, dị ka apịtị, achara, ahịhịa, na brik e sitere n'ala obodo mee, haziri Ụlọ Omenala nke Bangladesh. N'ịza ihu ihu igwe na-ekpo ọkụ na oge mmiri ozuzo ogologo, o nwere elu ụlọ dị elu, mbara ụlọ e welitere elu, na ikuku na-agafe agafe maka ịjụ oyi nke na-adịghị achọ ike. Oghere dị na mgbidi ebe ifufe na-esite na ebe ifufe na-adịghị na-atọpụ okpomọkụ, ebe ohere brik abụọ na-egbochi okpomọkụ. Ite ụrọ e tinyere na mgbidi ụlọ tii na-ajụ ikuku oyi. N'iji karama lita nke ìhè maka ime ụlọ, ụlọ ahụ gụnyere ọnụ ụlọ ndina, kichin, ụlọ mgbịrịsị, ọba ehi, na ụlọ tii nwere ebe ịzụ ahịa nke na-akwado ọ na-akpata ihe ọ na-eri ka na-eme ka nzuzo dịrị.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Vernacular Home Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ime Obodo 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 Vernacular Home Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ime Obodo 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 Vernacular Home Ọrụ Bụ Isi: Ụlọ Ime Obodo 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: The Vernacular Home in Modonpur, Bangladesh, is a sustainable house built with local materials like mud, straw, bamboo, bricks, and tin sheets. Designed for a family of four, it supports living, working, and livelihood. It responds to the hot, rainy climate with a raised veranda, steep roof, and cross-ventilation strategies in the facade design. Clay pots on the wall cool the tea house, while 'liter bottles of light' brighten interiors, showing a low-cost, low-impact design philosophy.
Dimensions & Packaging: tin sheet: 2' width * 8' length
Brick: 9 5/8" length* 4 5/8" height * 3" depth
Pottery: large opening is 5" R, and the small side opening is 1.5" R
The mud wall is 10" thick
Bamboo: 1.5" R
Tags: sustainability, vernacular home, rural, house, traditional building, local materials, climate
Production Technology: Bangladesh's locally made bricks and tin sheets.
Natural straw, mud, pottery, and bamboo.
The brick and the tin sheets are standard sizes and are manufactured in the local factories.
Traditional handmade mud and the way of polishing.
The potteries on the mud walls are smaller than the local typical size, which were made in the neighboring village.
The way of tying the straw is their vernacular type.
Design Challenge: Use the vernacular materials and design the buildings to face the local climate to make the microclimate more comfortable. Control the building budget and labor cost under 2500 USD.
Research: Two weeks were spent in the village to become familiar with local materials and to study traditional mud construction techniques as well as straw-tying methods. During this period, I also researched the climate of Para Dash and analyzed the vernacular architectural language, considering how new strategies could be integrated into the design to improve the microclimate. The needs and expectations of the local residents were carefully documented and incorporated into the final design.
Inspiration: This project explores the social responsibility of architects. Despite rapid technological advancements, many regions around the world remain underdeveloped. People in these areas are more directly exposed to natural conditions, yet they also have the right to live a better life. As architects, we should not only make better use of locally available materials but also respond to the most immediate needs of these communities by designing housing that is practical and suitable for widespread use.
Project Duration: It is designed in Modonpur, Bangladesh, a very natural village called Dash Para. The design phase lasted 4 months. It is a concept design.
Operation Flow: Given the hot climate in Bangladesh and long monsoon season, the design addresses thermal comfort and climate responsiveness through spatial layout, façade design, and roof form. A raised veranda protects against flooding, and steeply pitched roofs ensure efficient rainwater runoff. Rooms are arranged for optimal cross-ventilation, with varying window heights on windward and leeward sides to expel heat. On the tea house façade, locally made clay pots from a neighboring village are inserted into the mud wall to help cool the air by compressing airflow, enhancing microclimate comfort.
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