Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia デザインギャラリー by Daria Yang Du is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
銀建築· 2026
Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia デザインギャラリー
Client: DD Studio
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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The Design
About Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia デザインギャラリー
「Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia」は、ハドソン・バレーに位置する約12,000平方フィートのデザインギャラリー兼展示施設である。曲面を描くコンクリートシェルは、風船を収縮させる実験研究から形態が導き出され、CNC加工による型枠を用いて正確な曲率で打設された。中心部には球状のヴォイドが保存され、主要な展示空間および公共のエントランスとして機能する。西から東へと貫く動線の両側にはワークショップが配され、その先は湖へと至る。宙に浮かぶスタジオは軽量鉄骨フレームに木材を張った構成である。内部には温かみのある木製パネルが張られ、音響性能の向上にも寄与している。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia デザインギャラリーは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia デザインギャラリーは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia デザインギャラリーは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Beginned by an experimental process of morsal-folly finding process to explore form and movement, the Art Omi Design Gallery reinterprets kinetic gestures into architectural space. The design transitions from a linear system of tensioned strings to a centralized spherical volume, carved out and preserved as the main exhibition space and public entrance. This void becomes the anchor of spatial experience, emphasizing a fluid internal circulation that guides visitors across the site.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Size: 12000ft²
- Tags
- Balloon Experiment, Yarn Grid, Deflation Studies, Form-Finding, Curved Concrete, Spatial Void, Floating Studios, Circulation Path, Cultural Landmark, Landscape Integration, Lightness and Memory, Architecture and Movement
- Production Technology
- The gallery is built as a curved concrete shell shaped by balloon deflation studies, using CNC-milled formwork for precise curvature. Warm timber panels line the interiors, enhancing acoustics and contrast with the concrete mass. Suspended studios use lightweight steel frames clad in wood, appearing to float above. Foundations integrate with the lakeside landscape, anchoring the structure while respecting natural topography.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was translating a fleeting balloon-and-yarn experiment into a permanent architectural system. Capturing the dynamic shift from expansion to deflation required rethinking geometry, circulation, and structure. Preserving the spherical void while adapting the shifting yarn grid into concrete and timber demanded both technical precision and conceptual clarity, turning ephemeral gestures into a coherent, inhabitable cultural landmark.
- Research
- Each material guided form-finding through its properties. In balloon and yarn experiments, expansion and contraction revealed new spatial opportunities. Placed on flat topography, the balloon’s center aligned with a yarn grid, creating a cloud-like form. Strings attached to it defined smooth paths connecting to the ground. When deflated, shifting strings generated a new landscape, inviting people to walk, sit, lie, and interact with the folly as structure.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by balloon inflation and deflation studies, the design shifts from a linear system to a central spherical void, preserved as the main exhibition and entrance. A pivoting path extends west to east, flanked by workshops and ending at the lake. Suspended studios echo floating forms, while a curving concrete shell recalls string grids. Warm wood interiors contrast the monolithic frame, guiding visitors through a dynamic spatial journey.
- Project Duration
- Art Omi in Hudson Valley
- Operation Flow
- Individual Work
- Patents
- Copyright@2025 by Daria Yang Du
- Image Credits
- All Design & Illustration & Drawing & Physical Model by Daria Yang DU
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