Tension Instrument Hueycuicacalli by Lihan Jin

Tension Instrument Hueycuicacalli by Lihan Jin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl in Calchihualiztli, Calmanaliztli ihuan Tlatecpanaliztli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

CozticteocuitlatlCalchihualiztli· 2023

Tension Instrument Hueycuicacalli

by Lihan Jin

Client: Studio Lihan

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl Winner in Calchihualiztli Category

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The Design

About Tension Instrument Hueycuicacalli

In tequitl quipiya inelhuayo ipan caltequitl ihuan cuicatl. In tlachializtli motemaca itech quenin hueliti mocui yoliliztli ipan cuicatl ahmo huel mocaqui ihuan quimonextia ipan calnepantla huel mocaqui. In tlachializtli nochi quinamictia omentin ipan "chicahualiztli", ce tlamahuitl catqui ipan mochi caltequitl ihuan cuicatl. In cuicacalli ce necentlaliztli ipan tepantli, petlacopilli ihuan cuicacaquizpanelli, mochihuah ipan ce yancuic caltlachializtlamaniliztli ipan nepapan hueyaliztli ihuan caltecpantli. In huey nepapaniliztli ipan huehue ihuan yancuic quichihua ce yancuic tlamatilizcalli ipan Praha.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl

Tension Instrument Hueycuicacalli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl, huel mahuiztic tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in achtopa, huel cualli ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Cozticteocuitlatl ca cenca yancuic, tlachiyani ihuan tlanextic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli ihuan toltecayotl. Ca quinequi in Tension Instrument Hueycuicacalli quitlalizque yancuic tlamantli ihuan quimacazque tlazohtli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Cozticteocuitlatl ca mahuiztic tlamantli in quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Tension Instrument Hueycuicacalli quiyolchicahua ihuan quipaquiltia in tlacah.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The concert hall is an orchestration of walls, balconies, and acoustic panels, which are developed from a unique architectural prototype by different scales and tectonics.

The site finds itself nested at the junction of historical and modern districts. Thus, the elements are carefully placed in the site with respect to programs, circulations, and urban landscape. The dramatic contrast of old and new creates a new cultural landmark for Prague.
Dimensions & Packaging: 100m x 65m x 50m
Tags: Contemporary Architecture, Technical architecture, Architecture Tectonic, Concert Hall, Exhibition, Culture, Concept
Production Technology: Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), Concrete, Steel
Design Challenge: Architectural tectonic and technology has become the biggest challenge. Cantilevered curved walls were achieved in the combination of the steel and cross-laminated timber.
Research: The project is based on the study of architecture and music. The design focuses on how to take the inspiration from the intangible music and present it in the tangible architectural space. The design ultimately combines the two through "tension", a force that is prevalent in both architecture and music.
Inspiration: Tension is a material property that creates both music and architecture. Inspired by Dvorak’s New World Symphony, the prototype originates from a piece of wood bent by a string in tension. The concert hall is an orchestration of walls, balconies, and acoustic panels, which are developed from the prototype by different scales and tectonics.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 in Těšnov, Prague
Operation Flow: The site finds itself nested at the junction of historical and modern districts. Thus, the architectural space were carefully planned and placed in the site with respect to programs, circulations, and urban landscape. The dramatic contrast of old and new creates a new cultural landmark for Prague.
Team Members: Lihan Jin
Image Credits: Lihan Jin