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A Monument Without Words Pradarsani Kendra by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie

A Monument Without Words Pradarsani Kendra by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.


ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2022

A Monument Without Words Pradarsani Kendra

by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie

Client: Westline Studio

A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ Category

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The Design

About A Monument Without Words Pradarsani Kendra

ᱟᱬᱚᱸ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮᱫ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱩᱲᱤ ᱠᱚᱛᱷᱟ (A Monument Without Words) ᱮᱠᱟ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱮᱸᱫᱨᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱩᱭᱡᱷᱚ ᱨᱟᱡ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱩᱭᱥᱩᱵᱟ (Cuisuba) ᱜᱟᱥ-ᱵᱤᱲ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱮᱸᱫᱨᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱒,᱐᱐᱐ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱴᱤᱡ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱲᱟᱜᱛᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱪᱟᱨᱤᱛᱮ ᱩᱥᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱳᱢ ᱴᱷᱟᱶᱠᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱜᱟᱹ ᱦᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱡᱟᱛᱤ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱚᱲᱟᱠ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ, ᱭᱤ (Yi) ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢᱯᱚᱨᱤᱠ ᱵᱮᱫᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱩᱫᱩᱠ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱥᱠᱟᱭᱮᱴ (skylight) ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱠᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱥᱚᱨᱜᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱵᱟᱠᱚᱨ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱠᱚᱱᱠᱨᱤᱴ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱫᱮᱥᱤ ᱥᱮᱸᱰᱥᱴᱚᱱ, ᱠᱚᱱᱠᱨᱤᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱟᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱲᱟ ᱠᱟᱨᱟᱶ ᱵᱮᱵᱦᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱯᱮ�goognormal ᱯᱮ ᱛᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱴᱟᱲᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱮᱥᱤ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱩᱦᱲᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱡᱩᱛᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ

A Monument Without Words Pradarsani Kendra ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ A Monument Without Words Pradarsani Kendra ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Cui Suba Yi Cultural Visitor Centre is located on a mountainous plateau surrounded by highland meadows at an altitude of nearly 2,000 metres in north-western Guizhou, China; the centre is intended to contribute to local tourism, while attempting to regenerate and develop the constructed culture of the Yi people, the indigenous minority. The design incorporates the ritual structure of the community and the perception and understanding of celebrations into a systematic work that attempts to establish a bond with the way of life and collective memory of the local community. The spatial model is based on the integration of the 'ritual' structure of the Yi community society with the contemporary parallel functional system; the fragmentary grouping of the symbolic Yi ritual system and the rough concrete workmanship of the old Yi wooden houses are combined to create an anonymous monument of the community on the Genting plateau + a 'consensus history' place structure. "The structure of the place is a helper to anchor the collective memory of the community; the structure of the landscape of "lonely peak + grassland + mountains" achieves a grand and magnificent will of the place, a profound historical inscription and time sharing on the plateau dam... ...
Dimensions & Packaging
Completion: March 2021 ,Site Area: 1,565 sqm ,Building Area: 2,569 sqm ,Floors: 3
Tags
ritual structure, unwritten monument.
Production Technology
Concrete frame, local sandstone , concrete, stained glass.
Design Challenge
This is an ecologically sensitive mountainous area, considered sacred to the Yi community. Therefore, in the face of tourism intervention and ecological balance, it is even more challenging to maintain the sacred status of the spiritual centre of the community.
Research
The architects have been focusing on the basic working model - geopolitical order / community model / spirit of place / composite construction. It has been established to facilitate the maintenance of the original state of geographical space and the stable expression of emotions. By fusing function with the ancient mythology of the Yi people and the ritualistic nature of the living world, the architects have awakened the spirit of place in the region and created a community centre for the local community, while establishing the basic facilities for tourist hospitality.
Inspiration
This is a mythical alpine grassland bordered by mountains. This is the hereditary settlement of the ancient Yi people, whose tribes are scattered among the surrounding mountains, whose traditions are full of worship and rituals to the mountains and whose life world is full of rituals. The design therefore recreates the Yi spirit of place through a multi-layered link between ancient Yi culture and modern functionality. The volume of the building resembles a traditional Yi altar and establishes a dialogue with the sky through a system of skylights, aiming to be a wordless monument that creates an atmosphere of ritual place through symbolism
Project Duration
Construction of the Yi Cultural and Visitor Centre began in October 2018 and will be completed and operational by May 2021,Location: Cuisuba Grassland, Guizhou, China
Patents
Westline studio Haobo Wei,Jingson Xie
Team Members
Westline studio Haobo Wei,Jingson Xie
Image Credits
Westline studio Haobo Wei,Jingson Xie

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