Tongli Villa Calihtic Tlachihchiualiztli ipan Chantli by Hangzhou Shihe Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Callitic Tlacauhtli ihuan Tlanextilizpan Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.
IztacteocuitlatlCallitic· 2026
Tongli Villa Calihtic Tlachihchiualiztli ipan Chantli
Client: Hangzhou Shihe Design
Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Callitic Category
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The Design
About Tongli Villa Calihtic Tlachihchiualiztli ipan Chantli
Tongli Villa ce calihtic tlachihchiualiztli ipan ce chantli ica eyi tlamamanaliztli, ihuan mochi itlalpan quipia canah 450 metros cuadrados. In tlatecpanaliztli tlapouhtoc ihuan yolic motlaloa, ahmo quipia tepantli tlen quixeloa in caltin, ihuan quipia ce tlacpac neceuiloyan tlen ahmo quipia icalcuaitl. In tlamantli tlen iuhqui hualehua ipan tlalticpactli quinextia in calihtic: teak cuahuitl tlen ahmo tlachihchiuhtli, tliltic cuahuitl tlen ahmo palani, ihuan tepantli ica zoquitl tlen omochiuh ica maitl. In tlachihchiualiztli zan tepitzin, ic in tlamantli itlacayo ihuan in tonalli quiyectlalia cecen calli. Inin tlachihchiualiztli quinextia in Miao tlacamecayotl in chane, ihuan quipalehuia ce yocoxca ihuan yolic nemiliztli momoztlae.
The Recognition
About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl
Tongli Villa Calihtic Tlachihchiualiztli ipan Chantli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Tongli Villa Calihtic Tlachihchiualiztli ipan Chantli ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Tongli Villa Calihtic Tlachihchiualiztli ipan Chantli quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This residential design captures the essence of emotional connection, cultural resonance, and sensory comfort. Blending raw materials such as teak, charred wood, artistic mud walls, and hand collected objects, the space abandons decorative excess to return to elemental simplicity. The spatial layout is fluid, resisting traditional segmentation. Instead, it becomes a canvas for daily rituals, emotional anchoring, and inner peace: an aesthetic of stillness and lived poetry.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The house includes three levels with a total floor area of approximately 450 sqm. Key spatial elements include a horizontally open plan ground floor, an unceiled attic lounge, and a free flow layout without partition walls. Materials are predominantly natural and untreated, aligning with the spatial philosophy of sensory grounding.
- Tags
- Emotional Dwelling, Poetic Minimalism, Miao Culture, Nature Inspired Interior, Raw Materials, Timeless Design, Slow Living, Cultural Resonance, Organic Textures, Meditative Space
- Production Technology
- The project adopts a material first approach rooted in authenticity. Teak wood was used untreated to preserve its warmth and grain, while blackened anti corrosion timber adds weight and durability. Hand applied mud walls and artistic paint deliver texture and tone without ornament. The approach emphasized manual craftsmanship and intuitive layering over mechanical precision.
- Design Challenge
- The primary challenge was resisting conventional luxury symbols and instead crafting a space of deep emotional value. Balancing the owner's cultural identity with modern comfort required nuanced material choices, emotional mapping, and conceptual restraint. The absence of visual drama demanded heightened attention to detail, proportion, and sensory atmosphere.
- Research
- This is an applied cultural emotional design study exploring how spatial language can translate heritage and emotional needs into form. The methodology involved user immersion, ethnographic interviews, and contextual material selection. The homeowner's daily habits, values, and sensory preferences were key data points. The result is a space that not only houses the body but also resonates with memory, ritual, and inner calm enhancing the broader conversation on design’s emotional efficacy.
- Inspiration
- The homeowner's Miao heritage and natural lifestyle philosophy inspired a design that values emotional depth over surface form. Influenced by vernacular dwellings and poetic Eastern aesthetics, the concept centers on the idea of a home as a place of stillness, reflection, and healing. Rain falling on tiles, shifting light across earth toned walls, and silence within wooden textures form the emotional blueprint for the space.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2024 in Suzhou, China and finished in January 2025.
- Operation Flow
- The space invites slow, unstructured interaction. There are no dominant visual cues or rigid furniture placements. Instead, the flow is organic light guides the user, and silence defines transitions. It's not about usage, but co existence: the homeowner doesn't use the space, she dwells within it, rhythmically, intuitively.
- Team Members
- Designer: Chen Kezhi
Designer: Wang Huaqiang - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
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