Hollow Valley Igishushanyo cy'Imbere mu Nzu y'Ubuturo by Weifeng Ni

Hollow Valley Igishushanyo cy'Imbere mu Nzu y'Ubuturo by Weifeng Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.

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Hollow Valley Igishushanyo cy'Imbere mu Nzu y'Ubuturo

by Weifeng Ni

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Imbere y'Inyubako Category

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The Design

About Hollow Valley Igishushanyo cy'Imbere mu Nzu y'Ubuturo

Hollow Valley ni igishushanyo cy'imbere mu nzu y'ubuturo cyakorewe umuryango w'abantu batandatu i Wenzhou, muri Zhejiang. Iyi nzu ifite ubuso bwa metero kare 900 kandi yateguwe ku buryo bunganyisha imibereho y'ibisekuru bibiri. Imiterere y'inyubako ya mbere yaciwe ikongera gutunganywa mu bice bifite ishusho ya geometrike, bigakora inzira zinyuranamo. Amadarajya yashushanyijwe mu buryo butandukanijwe afite intambwe zitajyanye zitwara urumuri hagati y'amagorofa. Ahantu ho kurira n'igikoni bitandukanyijwe n'ameza maremare yo hagati atanga umwanya wo kubika ibintu kandi akaba n'ahantu ho guteranira. Ayo meza kandi ayobora uko abantu bagenda mu mwanya nk'umuhanda uhuza ibyumba.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Hollow Valley Igishushanyo cy'Imbere mu Nzu y'Ubuturo ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Hollow Valley Igishushanyo cy'Imbere mu Nzu y'Ubuturo biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Hollow Valley Igishushanyo cy'Imbere mu Nzu y'Ubuturo yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Located in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, with a floor area of 900 square meters, this case is dedicated to reconstructing the parallel space of a family of six in a common residence, balancing the lifestyles of two generations, and creating a livable living place. The original structure of the building is cut and reorganized by geometric blocks to form crisscrossing paths, alluding to the dialectical relationship of "existence and non-existence" in oriental space philosophy.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project Area: 900 Square Meters
Tags: Transparent, Natural, Open, Free, Light
Production Technology: Through the three-dimensional grid weaving of light and shadow, the spatial entity gradually fades into a flowing light container. The staircase installation uses a deconstructionist approach to reshape the vertical dynamic line, and the misplaced treads form a carrier for the light track, so that the light and shadow scenes of alternating day and night can freely diffuse between the floors.
Design Challenge: The original structure of the building is cut and reorganized by geometrical blocks to form crisscross paths, which is in line with the dialectical relationship of "existence and non-existence" in oriental space philosophy. The agreement of materials makes the whole space more gentle and harmonious, and the concept of indoor-outdoor communication makes the whole space brighter and freer.
Research: The first physical dimension balances the parallax through geometric cutting, the second optical dimension relies on the window system to guide the space-time narrative, and the third spiritual dimension creates an empty and silent mood through the collision of white space and texture. Ultimately, it realizes the borderless state of "living in it without servitude to things", so that intergenerational differences can be naturally bridged between the flow of light and shadow.
Inspiration: This case is a friend's house, which needs to be designed to dissolve the boundary between the lives of two generations as the core demand, and explore the multi-dimensional symbiosis system in the context of contemporary wabi-sabi aesthetics by reconstructing the parallel spatial sequence.
Project Duration: 2021.12 Wenzhou, Zhejiang - 2023.05 Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Operation Flow: The dining and kitchen areas were designed separately with an elongated central island, which serves as a gathering spot with storage capabilities. The structure of the island integrates seamlessly with the rear elevation from a horizontal view angle, which also works as a corridor guiding the flow spatially.
Image Credits: Jingai