Moonlight Huotang Il Camino Per L'etnia Dong by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit

Bronzo Patrimonio Culturale · 2021

Moonlight Huotang Il Camino Per L'etnia Dong

by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit

A' Design Award di Bronzo 2021 in Patrimonio Culturale
CLIENT: Creative Protyping Unit
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About Moonlight Huotang Il Camino Per L'etnia Dong

Essendo il primo progetto su commissione della serie Huotang per l'etnia Dong nella contea di Guangnan, Guangxi in Cina, Moonlight Huotang è particolarmente rivolto al gruppo di abitanti del villaggio che portano avanti la cultura musicale Pipa. L'esclusiva forma convessa del soffitto esalta il senso di raccolta in risposta a un ambiente acustico migliore, mentre la camera d'ingresso fornisce uno spazio multifunzionale come spogliatoio, sala di preparazione del cibo e sala di confessione. Fa parte di una rigenerazione rurale guidata dalla cultura che intende rilanciare l’economia di un paese le cui giovani generazioni si sono trasferite in aree urbane più grandi.

About the A' Design Award di Bronzo

Moonlight Huotang Il Camino Per L'etnia Dong ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Bronzo, un riconoscimento altamente prestigioso conferito a design eccezionali che si distinguono per creatività, ingegno e astuzia. I vincitori di Bronzo sono manufatti ampiamente abili e sorprendentemente creativi che autenticano la vasta esperienza, l'immaginazione e l'intraprendenza dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che Moonlight Huotang Il Camino Per L'etnia Dong sia un oggetto molto apprezzato, ammirato e amato, notevolmente professionale e innovativo. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Bronzo incorpora le migliori pratiche dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia, ed è eccellente per l'attenzione al dettaglio. Moonlight Huotang Il Camino Per L'etnia Dong soddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i desideri, affascina i sentimenti e attira la curiosità.

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Unique Properties: Moonlight Huotang is a fireplace for the Dong ethnicity located in Guangnan county, Guangxi province of China. It is the first commission project as part of the Huotang series and particularly for the group of villagers who carry on the Pipa music culture.  The unique convex shape of the ceiling enhances the sense of gathering in response to a better acoustic environment while the entry chamber provides a multifunction space as a changing room, food preparation room and confession room.
Dimensions & Packaging: main building in 5m diameter circular shape, plot size: 6m Width x 8m Depth
Tags: Community Centre, Cultural Regeneration, Fireplace, Huotang, Dong Ethnicity
Production Technology: Stone foundation, brick wall plus straw and clay plaster on the surface, CNC cut timber roof structure
Design Challenge: As a cultural regeneration project, the challenge was to enhance the local crafts such wood construction and straw weaving techniques while bringing a contemporary architectural understanding to the local community. To ensure its buildability by local craftsmen, wood construction was chosen aided by CNC fabrication to realise a unique geometry for the Huotang typology. Wall finishes and internal doors also utilise the straw weaving techniques to showcase the Dong culture. By doing so, the new Huotang seeks to ensure a contemporary relevance for the Dong culture.
Research: Dong ethnicity has been rooted in the remote rural mountain area and increasingly disconnected from the fast-moving cities. It is part of a rural culture regeneration project as an architectural acupuncture which intends to revive the economy of a county whose young generations have moved to larger urban areas. By building specific industrial structures and social projects in relation to the Dong culture and economy, it hopes to boom in the tourism industry for a better connection to the outside world.
Inspiration: The inspiration comes from local traditional timber construction house and craft techniques developed by the Dong ethnicity. The circular typology has been chosen due to the form of gathering around the fireplace as well as acting as a small theatre for performing traditional Pipa music instrument. This has been the form of their life for many generations.
Project Duration: Permanent, completion in June 2021
Operation Flow: The Huotang plays an important role in the daily life of the Dong community. As a forum, it is a gathering place of great social significance, and often the scene of diverse activities, including political discussions and debates, leisure and dinner. Deeply integrated into Dong’s lives, it is their second home. Moonlight Huotang proposal is for up to 25 people who can carry on the folk music culture to the next generations as well as a display of Dong culture for foreign tourists.