Utopia Dar Residenzjali by Fei Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda in Disinn ta' Spazji Interjuri u Wirjiet Competition Category.

FiddaInterjur· 2023

Utopia Dar Residenzjali

by Fei Zhao

Client: 323 Studio

Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda Winner in Interjur Category

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The Design

About Utopia Dar Residenzjali

Id-dawl naturali radjanti huwa s-sors tal-forma ta 'dan l-ispazju. Spazju organiku u inklużiv kien is-sensazzjoni li riedu joħolqu d-disinjaturi, għalhekk qabblu wkoll ħafna prattiċi spazjali organiċi, inkluż il-pożizzjonament tad-disinji tal-kostruzzjoni. L-ispazju oriġinali tal-kantina okkupa nofs iż-żona kollha, iżda d-dawl eżistenti fil-kantina ppermetta biss lis-sid jagħmel xi spazju inutli minnu. Sabiex ittejjeb ir-rata ta 'utilizzazzjoni tal-ispazju kollu taħt l-art u żżid id-dawl, id-disinjatur irid joħloq kostruzzjoni ġdida fjamanta madwar id-dawl ġewwa.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda

Utopia Dar Residenzjali huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż straordinarjament mogħti lil disinji tal-ogħla livell, sbieħ u impressjonanti. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Fidda huma xogħlijiet brillanti ħafna u kreattivi ħafna li juru l-għarfien espert, it-talent u l-aċċuratezza tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Utopia Dar Residenzjali ikun xogħol mill-isbaħ, eżemplari, professjonali ħafna u innovattiv bil-fond. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Fidda huwa invenzjoni notevoli u mammirata li tikkontribwixxi biex jitwessgħu l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Utopia Dar Residenzjali huwa ħolqien li ħafna jinvidjawh, li jqajjem ix-xewqat, iġib sentimenti pożittivi u joħloq tgħaġġib u mistagħġib.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As a narrow north-south facing townhouse, the original building has 4 floors, 2 above ground and 2 below (the basement has a height of 5.5m and can be divided into 2 floors with only a small patio to provide light). Facing south as the main direction of light, it relies on a stairwell to connect the various floors and comes with a lift. After observing the site and realizing that no well landscape was around the site, we decided to make an Inward facing construction within it.
Dimensions & Packaging: Indoor area 420 ㎡
Tags: Organic, light and shadow, lighthearted, sculptural, textural contrasts
Production Technology: The curved wall and the laminated cast-in-place revolving staircase were a very big challenge for this project in terms of landing. First of all, the curved wall is an irregular shape, and the boundary of each floor has different positioning dimensions. In order to keep the errors to a minimum, the builder used ropes to locate the 2 layers connected to the basement at multiple points while positioning according to the drawings, just to ensure the coherence of the curved walls.
For the construction drawings, we refer to the positioning method of Toyo Ito’s construction drawings, the contour grid positioning method.
Design Challenge: Guiding the constructor to land our project, and connecting with the structure and electromechanical team, both are hard nuts for us to crack. There are many first attempts for us, also for our constructor.
Research: We focus on the impact of light on the residential environment, taking sunlight as a case study, by observation of the duration and direction of sunlight at the winter and summer solstices.
Inspiration: The radiant natural light is the source of the form of this space. An organic, inclusive space was the feeling we wanted to create, so we also compared a lot of organic space practices, including the positioning of the construction drawings.
Project Duration: The project started on October 17th 2020 and finished on August 1st 2021 in Zhengzhou, China.
Operation Flow: In terms of functional distribution, we clearly divide the functional areas of each floor, which are both independent and well-connected.
The 1st floor and the 2nd floor underground are the main floors for daily access, serving as public spaces, while the relatively independent 2nd floor serves as residential spaces. Owners also have the need for daily gatherings, so we try to make each functional area larger.The staircase has been redesigned to provide a more comfortable connection of traffic flow between the functional areas on each level.
Patents: Design copyright: 323studio
Team Members: Designer: Ran Chen
Image Credits: Photographic institutions：WMstudio