The Ripple Galuega Autu: Fale Tausi Maʻi e Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong

O le mamanu The Ripple Galuega Autu: Fale Tausi Maʻi e Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2026 A' Design Award Ario i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Fausaga Fale.

ArioFausaga Fale· 2026

The Ripple Galuega Autu: Fale Tausi Maʻi

na mamanuina e Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Ario i le Vaega Fausaga Fale

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia The Ripple Galuega Autu: Fale Tausi Maʻi

Tusitusiga: O le Ripple ose talosaga mo se fale tausi maʻi ua fausia i se faiga avanoa lapotopoto ua afua mai i se lotoa vai tutotonu. Ua tuʻu i Chinatown, i le Aai o Niu Ioka, o le mamanu ua toe faauigaina ai le tausiga i le faaiuga o le ola ese se aafiaga faaletagatanuu i le taulaga nai lo se faalapotopotoga vavae ese. O fasi laiga o faitotoa, lotoa, ma fale laupapa e taʻitaʻia ai le gaioiga mai le olaga lautele agaʻi atu i le mafaufau filemu. O le malamalama o le ao, vai, ma fuafuaga faanatura e tetee atu ai i siosiomaga ua faatupuina ai se filemu o lagona, e lagolago ai le faalilolilo, faatonuga, ma le soifua maloloina faalelagona e ala lava i le tomai faatufuga o faleeseese.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai The Ripple Galuega Autu: Fale Tausi Maʻi, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina The Ripple Galuega Autu: Fale Tausi Maʻi e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. The Ripple Galuega Autu: Fale Tausi Maʻi o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa: The Ripple reimagines hospice as an urban civic sanctuary structured by a concentric ripple geometry generated from a single water court. Architecture, structure, circulation, and environmental systems align within one continuous spatial logic, integrating hybrid timber construction, passive ventilation, and water reuse. The design transforms end-of-life care into a collective, sensory experience embedded within the life of the city.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: The project employs a hybrid timber system organized by concentric structural rings. Curved CLT load-bearing wall segments rise from a continuous concrete foundation datum, supporting stepped roof bands with integrated skylights, photovoltaic tiles, and rainwater collection gutters. Environmental systems include stacked passive ventilation, hydronic radiant floor slabs, and on-site water filtration and reuse.
Fa'ailoga: Hospice, Healthcare Design, Sensory experience, Therapeutic environment,
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: The project was developed through an integrated design methodology where geometry, structure, and environmental systems evolve from a single concentric datum. Digital modeling and iterative sectional studies guided spatial, daylight, and airflow performance. A hybrid timber system using curved CLT wall segments, cavity assemblies, and a continuous concrete base enables structural clarity while integrating rainwater collection, passive ventilation, and radiant conditioning within one coordinated assembly.
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: The primary challenge was reconciling hospice care’s need for privacy and calm with the density and intensity of an urban Chinatown context. Social perceptions of hospice as isolated institutions required rethinking care as civic and accessible. Spatially, integrating sensory comfort, acoustic privacy, and environmental performance within a compact site demanded precise coordination of structure, water systems, and daylight. The project resolves these tensions through a unified geometric and environmental strategy.
Su'esu'ega: Design research combining healthcare design and environmental psychology. Objective: improve patient privacy and emotional comfort in hospice settings. Methodology explored spatial sequencing and sensory design strategies. Experiential scenarios tested water sound as a non-visual privacy buffer.
Fa'aosofia: The Ripple is inspired by the universal image of a water drop generating expanding rings, symbolizing the continuity of life, memory, and collective care. Research into hospice environments, sensory psychology, and traditional courtyard typologies informed a design that replaces institutional isolation with spatial calm, gradual thresholds, and communal presence, integrating cultural reflection with environmental performance.
Umi o le Poloketi: The project was developed between September 2025 and Janurary 2026 as part of an architectural design competition. The Ripple is located in Chinatown, New York City, where it reimagines hospice care within a dense urban context. The proposal explores how end-of-life care can integrate with everyday civic life through architecture, landscape, and community-oriented programming.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: Movement through Ripple follows expanding concentric rings, guiding visitors from the active city edge toward increasing quiet and intimacy. Thresholds, courtyards, and water elements choreograph gradual emotional transition rather than abrupt separation. Daylight, airflow, and acoustic water features respond passively to occupancy and climate, supporting orientation, privacy, and calm—allowing care to unfold through spatial experience rather than institutional control.
Pateni: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
Sui o le 'Au: Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata: Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong