Mountain Waves Amgay Adigan by Di Mo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz in Afeṣṣel n Tansekta, Lebni d Teɣssa Competition Category.

LbrunzTansekta· 2023

Mountain Waves Amgay Adigan

by Di Mo

Client: Di Mo

Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz Winner in Tansekta Category

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The Design

About Mountain Waves Amgay Adigan

Amwaj n Idurar d ammas unabaḍ n tmetti yellan di Maotai, Guizhou, Tacinwat. Tanezduɣt tezdeɣ ger sin idurar, tafukla-ines teddu ɣef wudem ussuḍen n idurar i ț-ɣur-s. Asuffeɣ-agi isseqdac tibadutin n tsenselt Shanshui, i d-ițbeggin idurar, aman akked yemdanen di tdukli tameznugt. Anagraw n tallunin tuseliwin n Ccinwa, am iberdan iwezlanen, tisura d texxamin timeqqranin, i d-yesduklen tanila n tnezduɣt. Abrid ussuḍen ammas ițferreq ammas ɣef sin iḥricen, ițțuqqen tibbura n usammer d wemalu. Ttwaseqdacent lqermuḍ n temdinț taɣezfanț, tijeǧǧigin n uzzal iberzen, ttemcerreḍ, uzzal d uzrag.

The Recognition

About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz

Mountain Waves Amgay Adigan d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz, tagmat ɛlayen i yisnulfa yelhan, yeṭṭafaren tinawt, tamusni d tezmert. Imerbaḥen n Lbrunz d isnulfa yelhan, ttbanen d timusniwin n tmusni n yimahilen-nsen. Mountain Waves Amgay Adigan ad yili d asnulfu yettwaɛezzen, yelhan, amaynut. Mountain Waves Amgay Adigan yettemlil ɣef yimawlan, yettwaɛezzen s tmahilt-is.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The incorporation of Shanshui art principles explores a unique design method to reflect upon, respect, and enhance the qualities of Maotai's rich culture and mountainous landscape. The use of traditional Chinese architecture prototypes, such as alleys, courtyards, and halls, as spatial features, aims to create a rich experience for visitors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Overall: 90m(L) x 100m(W) x varies(H), alley width: 10m
Tags: cultural architecture, regionalism, atmosphere, mountain, Shanshui
Production Technology: Local fire bricks, perforated metal panels, wood, steel, glass
Design Challenge: Challenges:
1. How to break down the volume using the logic of "waves" and create a sense of continuity between the natural surroundings and the built environment.
2. How to minimize the building's negative impact on the local micro-climate by designing a perforated facade.
3. How to take into consideration the local cultural context and industries.
Research: I gained a comprehensive understanding of the site conditions, the local culture, and the Shanshui art, through site visits, conversations with locals, and online research,
Inspiration: Chinese Shanshui paintings feature mountains, water, and people in a harmonious relationship. The site is in Maotai, China. Sandwiched between two hills, it presents a unique opportunity for us to engage the landscape in the design process. In the background, we see the mountainous landscape, looking like "waves" of mountains.
Project Duration: Duration: 2 months. Location: Maotai, Guizhou, China
Operation Flow: The two hills (north and south) are connected by an alley that "cuts" the cultural center into two parts (east and west) - this creates "the landscape path". Visitors can come in and leave the building through both the north entrance and the south entrance - this creates the ground-level through-connection.
Image Credits: Di Mo, 2018.