Mountain Waves Mahi Tuatahi: Pokapū Ahurea by Di Mo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2023
Mountain Waves Mahi Tuatahi: Pokapū Ahurea
by Di Mo
Client: Di Mo
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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About Mountain Waves Mahi Tuatahi: Pokapū Ahurea
Kupu Pukapuka: Ko Mountain Waves he pokapū ahurea kei Maotai, Guizhou, Haina. Kei waenganui te whare i ngā puke e rua, ā, e whai ana tōna āhua i te hanga ngaru-rite o ngā maunga huri noa. Ka whakamahia e te hoahoa ngā mātāpono o te toi Shanshui, e whakaatu ana i ngā maunga, te wai me te tangata i roto i tētahi hononga ahurei. Ko ngā momo mokowā Hainamana o mua pēnei i ngā ara whāiti, ngā marae me ngā whare nui te ārahi i te whakatakotoranga. Ka wehea te pokapū e tētahi ara whāiti kei waenganui ki ngā wāhanga e rua, ā, ka hono i ngā kūwaha ki te raki me te tonga. Ka whakamahia ngā pereki ahi ā-rohe, ngā papa whakarengarenga rino kua pokaina, te rākau, te rino me te karaehe.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Mountain Waves Mahi Tuatahi: Pokapū Ahurea te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Mountain Waves Mahi Tuatahi: Pokapū Ahurea he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Mountain Waves Mahi Tuatahi: Pokapū Ahurea i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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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.
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