Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱜᱮᱞᱟᱨᱤ by Daria Yang Du is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2026
Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱜᱮᱞᱟᱨᱤ
Client: DD Studio
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ Category
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The Design
About Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱜᱮᱞᱟᱨᱤ
ᱟᱨᱴ ᱳᱢᱤ ᱰᱤᱠᱚᱱᱥᱴᱨᱚᱠᱴᱤᱵᱽ ᱭᱩᱴᱚᱯᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱚᱰᱥᱚᱱ ᱵᱷᱮᱞᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱮᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱜᱮᱞᱟᱨᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱺᱟᱹᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱁᱂᱀᱀᱀ ᱵᱚᱨᱜᱚ ᱯᱷᱩᱴ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱵᱟᱸᱠᱟ ᱠᱚᱸᱠᱨᱤᱴ ᱥᱮᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱞᱩᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ ᱯᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱵᱟᱸᱠᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱤ.ᱮᱱ.ᱥᱤ ᱢᱤᱞᱰ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢᱣᱟᱨᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱰᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱮᱱ ᱜᱚᱞᱟᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱫᱩᱣᱟᱹᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱮᱱ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱦᱟᱸᱰᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱨᱟ ᱟᱲᱮ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱪᱟᱵᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱚᱲᱦᱟᱸ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱴᱩᱰᱤᱭᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱞᱠᱟ ᱤᱥᱯᱟᱛ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱴ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱞᱚᱞᱚ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱴ ᱯᱷᱚᱞᱠᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱞᱟᱹᱴᱩ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱜᱮᱞᱟᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Art Omi Deconstructive Utopia ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱜᱮᱞᱟᱨᱤ 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
- Beginned by an experimental process of morsal-folly finding process to explore form and movement, the Art Omi Design Gallery reinterprets kinetic gestures into architectural space. The design transitions from a linear system of tensioned strings to a centralized spherical volume, carved out and preserved as the main exhibition space and public entrance. This void becomes the anchor of spatial experience, emphasizing a fluid internal circulation that guides visitors across the site.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Size: 12000ft²
- Tags
- Balloon Experiment, Yarn Grid, Deflation Studies, Form-Finding, Curved Concrete, Spatial Void, Floating Studios, Circulation Path, Cultural Landmark, Landscape Integration, Lightness and Memory, Architecture and Movement
- Production Technology
- The gallery is built as a curved concrete shell shaped by balloon deflation studies, using CNC-milled formwork for precise curvature. Warm timber panels line the interiors, enhancing acoustics and contrast with the concrete mass. Suspended studios use lightweight steel frames clad in wood, appearing to float above. Foundations integrate with the lakeside landscape, anchoring the structure while respecting natural topography.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was translating a fleeting balloon-and-yarn experiment into a permanent architectural system. Capturing the dynamic shift from expansion to deflation required rethinking geometry, circulation, and structure. Preserving the spherical void while adapting the shifting yarn grid into concrete and timber demanded both technical precision and conceptual clarity, turning ephemeral gestures into a coherent, inhabitable cultural landmark.
- Research
- Each material guided form-finding through its properties. In balloon and yarn experiments, expansion and contraction revealed new spatial opportunities. Placed on flat topography, the balloon’s center aligned with a yarn grid, creating a cloud-like form. Strings attached to it defined smooth paths connecting to the ground. When deflated, shifting strings generated a new landscape, inviting people to walk, sit, lie, and interact with the folly as structure.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by balloon inflation and deflation studies, the design shifts from a linear system to a central spherical void, preserved as the main exhibition and entrance. A pivoting path extends west to east, flanked by workshops and ending at the lake. Suspended studios echo floating forms, while a curving concrete shell recalls string grids. Warm wood interiors contrast the monolithic frame, guiding visitors through a dynamic spatial journey.
- Project Duration
- Art Omi in Hudson Valley
- Operation Flow
- Individual Work
- Patents
- Copyright@2025 by Daria Yang Du
- Image Credits
- All Design & Illustration & Drawing & Physical Model by Daria Yang DU
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