Moonlight Huotang Șemineu Pentru Etnia Dong by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit

Moonlight Huotang Șemineu Pentru Etnia Dong by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronz in Patrimoniu Cultural Competition Category.

BronzPatrimoniu Cultural· 2021

Moonlight Huotang Șemineu Pentru Etnia Dong

by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit

Client: Creative Protyping Unit

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Patrimoniu Cultural Category

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The Design

About Moonlight Huotang Șemineu Pentru Etnia Dong

Fiind primul proiect de comisie din seria Huotang pentru etnia Dong din județul Guangnan, Guangxi din China, Moonlight Huotang este în special pentru grupul de săteni care duc mai departe cultura muzicală Pipa. Forma unică convexă a tavanului sporește sentimentul de adunare ca răspuns la un mediu acustic mai bun, în timp ce camera de intrare oferă un spațiu multifuncțional ca vestiar, cameră de pregătire a alimentelor și cameră de spovedanie. Face parte dintr-o regenerare rurală condusă de cultură, care intenționează să revigoreze economia unui județ ale cărui tinere generații s-au mutat în zone urbane mai mari.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Moonlight Huotang Șemineu Pentru Etnia Dong a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Moonlight Huotang Șemineu Pentru Etnia Dong să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Moonlight Huotang Șemineu Pentru Etnia Dong satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Moonlight Huotang is a fireplace for the Dong ethnicity located in Guangnan county, Guangxi province of China. It is the first commission project as part of the Huotang series and particularly for the group of villagers who carry on the Pipa music culture.  The unique convex shape of the ceiling enhances the sense of gathering in response to a better acoustic environment while the entry chamber provides a multifunction space as a changing room, food preparation room and confession room.
Dimensions & Packaging: main building in 5m diameter circular shape, plot size: 6m Width x 8m Depth
Tags: Community Centre, Cultural Regeneration, Fireplace, Huotang, Dong Ethnicity
Production Technology: Stone foundation, brick wall plus straw and clay plaster on the surface, CNC cut timber roof structure
Design Challenge: As a cultural regeneration project, the challenge was to enhance the local crafts such wood construction and straw weaving techniques while bringing a contemporary architectural understanding to the local community. To ensure its buildability by local craftsmen, wood construction was chosen aided by CNC fabrication to realise a unique geometry for the Huotang typology. Wall finishes and internal doors also utilise the straw weaving techniques to showcase the Dong culture. By doing so, the new Huotang seeks to ensure a contemporary relevance for the Dong culture.
Research: Dong ethnicity has been rooted in the remote rural mountain area and increasingly disconnected from the fast-moving cities. It is part of a rural culture regeneration project as an architectural acupuncture which intends to revive the economy of a county whose young generations have moved to larger urban areas. By building specific industrial structures and social projects in relation to the Dong culture and economy, it hopes to boom in the tourism industry for a better connection to the outside world.
Inspiration: The inspiration comes from local traditional timber construction house and craft techniques developed by the Dong ethnicity. The circular typology has been chosen due to the form of gathering around the fireplace as well as acting as a small theatre for performing traditional Pipa music instrument. This has been the form of their life for many generations.
Project Duration: Permanent, completion in June 2021
Operation Flow: The Huotang plays an important role in the daily life of the Dong community. As a forum, it is a gathering place of great social significance, and often the scene of diverse activities, including political discussions and debates, leisure and dinner. Deeply integrated into Dong’s lives, it is their second home. Moonlight Huotang proposal is for up to 25 people who can carry on the folk music culture to the next generations as well as a display of Dong culture for foreign tourists.
Team Members: Architect:William Hailiang Chen
Architectural Assistant: Shoujian Eng
Structural Engineer: XinY structural consultants
Acoustic Consultant: Zhu Heng