Near Figure 박물관 by Meng Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 동상 in 건축, 건물 및 구조물 디자인 Competition Category.
동건축· 2026
Near Figure 박물관
by Meng Zhao
A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 건축 Category
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About Near Figure 박물관
니어 피겨(Near Figure)는 핀란드 헬싱키를 위해 설계된 박물관이다. 이 건물은 식별 가능한 형태와 식별 불가능한 형태 사이의 상태를 탐구한다. 형상들은 목적성을 전달하면서도 완결되지 않은 상태로 남아 있어, 방문객이 공간을 이동함에 따라 그 가독성이 점진적으로 드러난다. 두 개의 분리된 동선은 건축적 형태의 변화를 통해 서로 엮인다. 박물관은 개방형 갤러리, 전시홀, 카페, 외부 플랫폼 및 활동 공간을 갖추고 있다. 친환경 콘크리트와 재활용 목재는 단열 성능을 향상시키고 탄소 배출을 저감한다. 연면적은 6,400제곱미터이다.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 동상
Near Figure 박물관, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Near Figure 박물관, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Near Figure 박물관, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Museum in Finland explores the concept of "Near Figure" in architecture, an idea that engages with the critical state between identifiable and unidentifiable forms. This project delves into the tension of architectural progression, capturing a transitional phase where space and form exist in a state of both static and dynamic potential. Through this exploration, the museum represents an evolving symbol of the future of architectural trends.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gross floor area: 6400 square meters Project type: Museum, Exhibits, Pavilions
- Tags
- Museum, Near Figure, Exhibition, Helsinki, Finland, monumental building, city landmark, public space
- Production Technology
- The material choice of concrete plays a central role. Its malleability offers the flexibility to express the tension between clarity and abstraction, making it an ideal medium to embody the critical state of architectural form. Concrete allows for the fluidity of shape transitions, highlighting the project's exploration of thresholds and the notion of purpose in design. The combination of recycled wood with green concrete improve the building's insulation and effectively reduces carbon emissions
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge is exploring the meaning in Architecture. The project invested the big shape/form/figure with an air of purposefulness and will. Since modernism as a global hegemonic attitude was shaken and then definitively overcome by the forces of pomo and decon and the digital revolution, there has been a crisis in the belief that questions such as: How does architecture communicate? What is legible? The notion that meaning is possible or desirable in architecture has been challenged.
- Research
- The punchline to the project is something called a "near figure." Something with a shape, form or figure that conveys an uncanny sense of purpose, but is unable to be satisfactorily resolved into anything identifiable that could become singular and ultimately repressive. Trying to catch the sense of Progressiveness from mathematic geometry-cube. A series of transformation help to discover the threshold of Progressiveness of Legibility. Figure out the minimal and maximum transition of near figure
- Inspiration
- The "Near Figure" concept, where shapes and forms convey a sense of purpose but are deliberately left in a state that resists complete resolution. This ambiguity allows for a new type of legibility-one that emerges gradually as the viewer engages with the structure. Through the concept, the museum pushes the boundaries of contemporary architecture. It symbolizes a shift in architectural thinking towards a more conceptual, evolving expressions of purpose and identity in architecture.
- Project Duration
- The project located in Helsinki Finland
- Operation Flow
- Two independent and directionally distinct circulation paths are interwoven through the transformation of the architectural form. The building's primary functions include open galleries, exhibition halls, cafe, exterior platforms, and activity areas. Within the public spaces, formal variations and deformations create enclosed functional zones such as offices, kitchen, private dining rooms, lounges, and intimate exhibition rooms.
- Image Credits
- Designer: Meng Zhao Graphic: Meng Zhao
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