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The Light of the North ສູນສິລະປະດົນຕີ by Meng Zhao

The Light of the North ສູນສິລະປະດົນຕີ 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

The Light of the North ສູນສິລະປະດົນຕີ

by Meng Zhao

A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ Winner in ສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳ Category

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The Design

About The Light of the North ສູນສິລະປະດົນຕີ

The Light of the North ແມ່ນສູນສິລະປະດົນຕີທີ່ຕັ້ງຢູ່ເມືອງ Saynatsalo ປະເທດຟິນແລນ. ອາຄານນີ້ມີເນື້ອທີ່ຊັ້ນລວມທັງໝົດ 2000 ຕາແມັດ ແລະ ປະກອບມີຫ້ອງສະແດງຄອນເສີດ. ການອອກແບບໄດ້ຍຶດຖືພາສາທາງສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳຂອງຫໍວ່າການເມືອງທີ່ຢູ່ໃກ້ຄຽງ ພ້ອມທັງເພີ່ມໜ້າທີ່ໃຊ້ສອຍທີ່ທັນສະໄໝໃຫ້ແກ່ຊຸມຊົນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ. ດ້ານໜ້າຂອງທາງເຂົ້າອາຄານປະສົມປະສານລະຫວ່າງກຳແພງອິດເຈາະຮູກັບຝາຜະໜັງກະຈົກ ໂດຍອິດຖືກຈັດວາງໃນຮູບແບບລວດລາຍທີ່ຫຼາກຫຼາຍ. ແຜ່ນໄມ້ໂຄ້ງເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ລະຫວ່າງຝາຜະໜັງກັບເພດານ ຊ່ວຍກະຈາຍແສງທຳມະຊາດຢ່າງນຸ້ມນວນ ແລະ ປັບປຸງລະບົບສຽງພາຍໃນຫ້ອງສະແດງຄອນເສີດໃຫ້ດີຂຶ້ນ. ສູນແຫ່ງນີ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການແກ່ເດັກນ້ອຍ, ຜູ້ສູງອາຍຸ ແລະ ຊາວໜຸ່ມໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ

The Light of the North ສູນສິລະປະດົນຕີ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບທອງສຳລິດ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ເຊິ່ງມີລັກສະນະເດັ່ນດ້ວຍຄວາມຄິດສ້າງສັນ ຄວາມຫຼັກແຫຼມ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ມີທັກສະພຽງພໍ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ ທີ່ຢືນຢັນປະສົບການອັນກວ້າງຂວາງ ຈິນຕະນາການ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. The Light of the North ສູນສິລະປະດົນຕີ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນສິ່ງຂອງທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳຢ່າງໂດດເດັ່ນ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບທອງສຳລິດນີ້ນຳໃຊ້ວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນດ້ານສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ ແລະ ດີເລີດໃນການເອົາໃຈໃສ່ລາຍລະອຽດ. The Light of the North ສູນສິລະປະດົນຕີ ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຢ່າງດີເລີດ ສຳຜັດຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ດຶງດູດຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ ແລະ ກະຕຸ້ນຄວາມຢາກຮູ້ຢາກເຫັນ.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The musical art center is a symbol of cultural revitalization. By paying homage to and integrating the design language of town hall-an iconic symbol of Finnish spirit-with modern functional needs, it respects tradition while injecting new social elements, promoting cultural revival and community development. The project draws inspiration from Finnish nature, using wood and red bricks to promote sustainability and create a warm, immersive space.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gross floor area: 2000 square meters, Project type: Musical Center & Concert Hall
Tags
art building, musical center, concert hall, musical art center, culture, landmark
Production Technology
The entrance facade combines perforated brick walls with glass curtain wall, while the bricks are arranged in varied rhythmic patterns to add visual depth and texture. Using of curved wooden panels to seamlessly blend the walls and ceiling, it contributes to a soft diffusion of natural light throughout the space that interacts with nature and maximizes environmental benefits. All-wood interior of the concert hall features a wooden panel forming a streamlined enclosure to optimize acoustics.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge of the project is to integrate with the surrounding environment. For example, how to communicate and connect with the existing town hall servicing as a whole. The design needs to deeply consider the geometry, the appearance, the continuity of streamlines, the functional requirements of the township, and the application of local materials.
Research
Investigate and analyze the resident population size, age distribution, and proportional composition of Saynatsalo and the nearby major city, Jyvaskyla. Survey the functional zoning and spatial distribution of different areas. The findings reveal that 69.8% of the urban population aged 15-64 severely lacks open, public, nature-adjacent, and music-related activity spaces. Saynatsalo is ideally positioned to meet the rapidly growing demand for music spaces from the surrounding population.
Inspiration
This project responds to rural population decline and aging in a groundbreaking way. Located in Saynatsalo, it serves children, elderly people, and underprivileged young people, revitalizing the town's culture and social life. From Finnish nature, the concert hall is supplemented with the old town hall, creating an outstanding cultural space that attracts music lovers. The project creates a quality music environment with opportunities for exchange, stimulating the regional economy.
Project Duration
The project designed in 2024, Saynatsalo, Finland.
Operation Flow
The musical art center's space and circulation design optimizes functionality and aesthetics through a unification of fluid flow, judicious zoning, and balance to pay respect to Finnish cultural characteristics and modern requirements.
Image Credits
Image #1-5, Meng Zhao, 2024.

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