Harmony 文化学習スペース by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design

Harmony 文化学習スペース by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 文化遺産・文化産業デザイン Competition Category.

鉄文化遺産· 2025

Harmony 文化学習スペース

by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design

Client: MisoSoupDesign

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 文化遺産 Category

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The Design

About Harmony 文化学習スペース

「Harmony（ハーモニー）」は、台湾・新竹の国立関西高級中学に残る歴史的な製茶工場の内部に創出された文化学習スペースである。同校は1924年に農業教育を主軸として創立された。改修面積は352平方メートルに及ぶ。フレキシブルかつモジュール式の空間計画、学際的な協働ゾーン、没入型デジタルメディアが、状況に応じた多様な授業形態を支える。旧来の製茶設備や保存された茶葉投入口は、アートインスタレーションへと生まれ変わっている。古い設備や家具を再利用することで廃棄物を削減するとともに、歴史の質感と現代的デザインを融合させている。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Harmony 文化学習スペースは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Harmony 文化学習スペースは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Harmony 文化学習スペースは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: National Kuan Hsi Senior High School was founded in 1924, originally named "Taiwan Public Kuan Hsi Agricultural Supplementary School," and was renamed in 2003. The school was established with an agricultural focus, bearing the responsibility of cultivating agricultural talent and promoting local industry development.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total floor area: 352 square meter
Tags: Classroom, Renovation, Architecture, Design Movement
Production Technology: In terms of preserving historical and cultural heritage, the design focuses on retaining historical textures by transforming old tea-processing equipment into artistic installations, serving as visual focal points. A careful balance is struck between historical textures and modern design language to avoid visual conflict, creating harmony between tradition and innovation. Furthermore, environmental sustainability is considered by reusing old equipment and furniture, reducing resource waste, and giving these elements new value and purpose.
Design Challenge: The historical and cultural value of the space must be assessed to determine whether old objects or textures can effectively tell the historical story of the factory. Such elements may be preserved to allow new users to experience the historical atmosphere of the space. For example, old tea-processing equipment can become visual focal points or nostalgic symbols, engaging in dialogue with new design elements. The preserved tea-throwing opening has been transformed into an artistic installation.
Research: The spatial design continues the historical narrative, inspiring learners to reflect on the connection between tradition and modernity, deepening cultural identity, and strengthening the link between learning and practice. The tea factory serves not only as a vessel for learning but also as an open and diverse space where students can innovate and explore their potential. Through the fusion of historical and modern design elements, the campus embodies a spirit of continuous learning and sustainable development, ensuring that Kuan Hsi Senior High School continues to carry forward the value of tea culture into the next century.
Inspiration: The design strategy emphasizes "situational teaching," utilizing flexible spatial planning, interdisciplinary collaboration zones, and immersive digital media to meet diverse learning needs and enhance students' practical skills and problem-solving abilities. Spatial design highlights diversity and modularity, allowing learning modules to be adjusted according to different subject requirements and teaching scenarios.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2023 in Hsinchu, Taiwan and completed in November 2024.
Operation Flow: 2.The balance between aesthetics and visual harmony must be carefully considered. The potential conflict or fusion between old textures and modern design styles requires thoughtful decisions. Designers assess whether old elements might clash with new ones visually and make adjustments as needed. For instance, outlines or traces of old objects might be preserved and integrated with modern clean lines and contemporary design language.
Team Members: Joe Lin
Yenling Chen