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Near Figure ພິພິທະພັນ by Meng Zhao

Near Figure ພິພິທະພັນ by Meng Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ in ການອອກແບບສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳ, ອາຄານ ແລະ ໂຄງສ້າງ Competition Category.


ທອງສຳລິດສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳ· 2026

Near Figure ພິພິທະພັນ

by Meng Zhao

A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ Winner in ສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳ Category

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The Design

About Near Figure ພິພິທະພັນ

Near Figure ແມ່ນພິພິທະພັນທີ່ຖືກອອກແບບສຳລັບເມືອງເຮວຊິງກິ ປະເທດຟິນແລນ. ອາຄານນີ້ສຳຫຼວດສະພາວະລະຫວ່າງຮູບຮ່າງທີ່ສາມາດຈຳແນກໄດ້ ແລະ ຈຳແນກບໍ່ໄດ້. ຮູບຊົງຕ່າງໆສື່ຄວາມໝາຍເຖິງຈຸດປະສົງ ແຕ່ຍັງຄົງບໍ່ຊັດເຈນ ດັ່ງນັ້ນຄວາມສາມາດໃນການອ່ານຮູບຊົງຈຶ່ງປາກົດຂຶ້ນເທື່ອລະໜ້ອຍໃນຂະນະທີ່ຜູ້ເຂົ້າຊົມເຄື່ອນຍ້າຍຜ່ານພື້ນທີ່ຕ່າງໆ. ເສັ້ນທາງສັນຈອນສອງເສັ້ນທີ່ແຍກກັນຖືກຖັກທໍເຂົ້າກັນຜ່ານການປ່ຽນແປງຂອງຮູບແບບສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳ. ພິພິທະພັນປະກອບດ້ວຍຫ້ອງສະແດງແບບເປີດ, ຫໍວາງສະແດງ, ຮ້ານກາເຟ, ລານພາຍນອກ ແລະ ພື້ນທີ່ກິດຈະກຳ. ຄອນກຣີດສີຂຽວ ແລະ ໄມ້ຣີໄຊເຄິນຊ່ວຍປັບປຸງການເປັນສະນວນຄວາມຮ້ອນ ແລະ ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນການປ່ອຍອາຍກາກບອນ. ເນື້ອທີ່ຊັ້ນລວມທັງໝົດແມ່ນ 6400 ຕາແມັດ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ

Near Figure ພິພິທະພັນ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ເຊິ່ງມີລັກສະນະເດັ່ນດ້ວຍຄວາມຄິດສ້າງສັນ ຄວາມຫຼັກແຫຼມ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ມີທັກສະພຽງພໍ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ ທີ່ຢືນຢັນປະສົບການອັນກວ້າງຂວາງ ຈິນຕະນາການ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. Near Figure ພິພິທະພັນ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນສິ່ງຂອງທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດນີ້ນຳໃຊ້ວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນດ້ານສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ ແລະ ດີເລີດໃນການເອົາໃຈໃສ່ລາຍລະອຽດ. Near Figure ພິພິທະພັນ ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຢ່າງດີເລີດ ສຳຜັດຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ດຶງດູດຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ ແລະ ກະຕຸ້ນຄວາມຢາກຮູ້ຢາກເຫັນ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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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