The Weave د زده کړې ودانۍ by Yuchen Qiu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 د برونز A' Design Award جایزه in د معمارۍ، ودانۍ او جوړښت ډیزاین Competition Category.
برونزمعماري· 2026
The Weave د زده کړې ودانۍ
by Yuchen Qiu
Client: Studio Liminal
د برونز A' Design Award جایزه Winner in معماري Category
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About The Weave د زده کړې ودانۍ
دی ویو (The Weave) د زده کړې یوه ودانۍ ده چې د امریکا په نیویارک ښار کې د H-پلان لرونکي خښتین دولتي ښوونځي د تطبیقي بیا کارونې له لارې جوړه شوې ده. مرکزي نښلوونکې برخه لرې شوې او پر ځای یې د ډله ییز لرګیو (mass timber) او د ټیټ اوسپنیز شیشو یو اتریم جوړ شوی چې یو ګډ زده کړیز مشترک فضا رامنځته کوي. زده کړه د ښوونې، تمرین او بحث یا فکر کولو د یوې دورې په توګه تنظیم شوې ده. دا مشترکه فضا دغه بڼې د لیدونکي حرکت لارو، د مطالعې څنډو او د راغونډېدو د پوړیو له لارې سره نښلوي. د ورځې رڼا او روښانه لوري موندنه ورځنۍ ګټه اخیستنه اسانوي. د خښتینې بدنې بیا کارونه او لرګین جوړښت د ننوتي کاربن او د ساختماني کثافاتو کچه راټیټوي.
The Recognition
About the د برونز A' Design Award جایزه
The Weave د زده کړې ودانۍ د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ډېره ویاړلې پېژندنه چې غوره ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې په خلاقیت، هوښیارۍ او زیرکتیا ځانګړي دي. د برونز ګټونکي ډېر ماهر او په حیرانوونکي ډول خلاقي آثار دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو پراخ تجربه، تخیل او چارواکتیا تاییدوي. له The Weave د زده کړې ودانۍ څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران شی وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او نوښتګر دی. دا د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین په هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ کې غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او د جزیاتو ته د پاملرنې له امله غوره دی. The Weave د زده کړې ودانۍ اړتیاوې په ښکلي ډول پوره کوي، هیلو ته رسېږي، احساسات ځانته ملګري کوي او لیوالتیا راپاروي.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Adaptive reuse of a New York City H-plan masonry public school. The central connector is removed and replaced with a mass timber and low iron glass atrium that organizes the School of Methodology, where learning cycles through instruction, practice, and discussion or reflection. The new commons weaves these modes into a visible shared heart, increasing daylight, orientation, and flexible study and gathering space while reuse and timber reduce embodied carbon and construction waste.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Selective demolition of the existing connector enables a prefabricated mass-timber (GLT/CLT) frame inserted within the retained masonry shell. New low-iron curtain wall integrates with timber nodes. Assembly is conceived as a dry, bolted system for fast erection and disassembly. Reuse of the existing structure and timber construction reduce embodied carbon and site waste.
- Tags
- Adaptive Reuse, Educational Architecture, Mass Timber, Low-Carbon Design, Daylighting, Learning Commons, Embodied Carbon, Passive Strategies, Glass Atrium, Healthy Materials
- Production Technology
- The intervention is conceived as a prefabricated mass timber structure integrated with the retained masonry building. Glulam columns and beams support CLT floor and roof panels, connected with bolted steel plates for dry assembly. A low iron insulated glass facade ties the new atrium to the existing wings. Reusing the shell and using timber reduces embodied carbon, site waste, and disruption.
- Design Challenge
- The key challenge was inserting a contemporary commons into a heavy masonry H-plan while keeping the original building legible and improving sustainability. The proposal had to balance selective demolition, structural feasibility, and code-driven circulation with daylight, thermal comfort, and long-term adaptability. Achieving a light, transparent intervention without increasing energy demand required careful sectional iteration.
- Research
- Research examined how an H-plan school can support learning through instruction, practice, and reflection while improving environmental performance through reuse. Methods included precedent study, movement/adjacency diagrams, daylight and visibility mapping, and iterative sectional/structural studies. The resulting strategy replaces the central connector with a mass-timber and glass commons that increases shared space, legibility, and low-energy flexibility.
- Inspiration
- The project was motivated by two goals: strengthen the learning cycle of instruction, practice, and reflection, and extend the life of a durable public school building through reuse. Typical H-plan schools separate activities into wings with weak shared space. A transparent mass timber commons in the former connector creates a social and academic heart, improves daylight and comfort, and supports long term adaptability with lower environmental impact.
- Project Duration
- New York City, USA. Adaptive reuse proposal for an existing H-plan public school building, emphasizing reuse of the masonry shell and a low-carbon mass-timber intervention.
- Operation Flow
- The school is organized around three learning modes, instruction, practice, and discussion or reflection, connected by a shared atrium. Daily circulation becomes a learning loop with study balconies, library niches, and informal steps for gathering. Transparent edges support supervision and collaboration, while flexible furniture allows spaces to shift from quiet study to group discussion and exhibitions. Daylight and passive visibility reduce reliance on artificial lighting and support a healthy, low energy environment.
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