Harmony Ruray Sut'inchay: Kawsay Yachay Wasi by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design

Harmony Ruray Sut'inchay: Kawsay Yachay Wasi by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Kawsay Hallpa Kamay Competition Category.

FierruKawsay Hallpa· 2025

Harmony Ruray Sut'inchay: Kawsay Yachay Wasi

by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design

Client: MisoSoupDesign

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Kawsay Hallpa Category

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The Design

About Harmony Ruray Sut'inchay: Kawsay Yachay Wasi

Qillqa Rimay: Harmony nisqaqa huk kawsay yachanapaq k'uski wasim, Taiwan llaqtapi, Hsinchu suyupi, National Kuan Hsi Senior High School yachay wasip ukhunpi kawsaq ñawpaq té ruwana fábrica ukhupi ruwasqa. Kay yachay wasiqa 1924 watapi allpa llamk'ayta yachachinanpaq kamachikuwan. Musuqchasqa k'uskiqa 352 metro cuadrado nisqata patanchan. Kuyuq hinaspa t'inkisqa kamachiyninkuna, huk hukmanta yachaykunawan llamk'ana k'uskikuna, hinaspa musuq willay medio ukhupi kawsaq ñawinchaykuna, yachachiyta ima kawsay imapi kachkan chayman hina yanapan. Ñawpaq té ruwana herramientakuna hinaspa waqaychasqa té wischuna kicharina musuq arte ruwaykunaman tikrachisqam kachkan. Ñawpaq herramientakunata hinaspa muyublekunata wakmanta llamk'achiy qhillita aslliyachin, hinaspa ñawpaq kawsaymanta rikch'ayta musuq diseñowan huñun.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Harmony Ruray Sut'inchay: Kawsay Yachay Wasi A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Harmony Ruray Sut'inchay: Kawsay Yachay Wasi sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Harmony Ruray Sut'inchay: Kawsay Yachay Wasi yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: National Kuan Hsi Senior High School was founded in 1924, originally named "Taiwan Public Kuan Hsi Agricultural Supplementary School," and was renamed in 2003. The school was established with an agricultural focus, bearing the responsibility of cultivating agricultural talent and promoting local industry development.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total floor area: 352 square meter
Tags: Classroom, Renovation, Architecture, Design Movement
Production Technology: In terms of preserving historical and cultural heritage, the design focuses on retaining historical textures by transforming old tea-processing equipment into artistic installations, serving as visual focal points. A careful balance is struck between historical textures and modern design language to avoid visual conflict, creating harmony between tradition and innovation. Furthermore, environmental sustainability is considered by reusing old equipment and furniture, reducing resource waste, and giving these elements new value and purpose.
Design Challenge: The historical and cultural value of the space must be assessed to determine whether old objects or textures can effectively tell the historical story of the factory. Such elements may be preserved to allow new users to experience the historical atmosphere of the space. For example, old tea-processing equipment can become visual focal points or nostalgic symbols, engaging in dialogue with new design elements. The preserved tea-throwing opening has been transformed into an artistic installation.
Research: The spatial design continues the historical narrative, inspiring learners to reflect on the connection between tradition and modernity, deepening cultural identity, and strengthening the link between learning and practice. The tea factory serves not only as a vessel for learning but also as an open and diverse space where students can innovate and explore their potential. Through the fusion of historical and modern design elements, the campus embodies a spirit of continuous learning and sustainable development, ensuring that Kuan Hsi Senior High School continues to carry forward the value of tea culture into the next century.
Inspiration: The design strategy emphasizes "situational teaching," utilizing flexible spatial planning, interdisciplinary collaboration zones, and immersive digital media to meet diverse learning needs and enhance students' practical skills and problem-solving abilities. Spatial design highlights diversity and modularity, allowing learning modules to be adjusted according to different subject requirements and teaching scenarios.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2023 in Hsinchu, Taiwan and completed in November 2024.
Operation Flow: 2.The balance between aesthetics and visual harmony must be carefully considered. The potential conflict or fusion between old textures and modern design styles requires thoughtful decisions. Designers assess whether old elements might clash with new ones visually and make adjustments as needed. For instance, outlines or traces of old objects might be preserved and integrated with modern clean lines and contemporary design language.
Team Members: Joe Lin
Yenling Chen