Utopia Guriga La Dego by Fei Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qolalka Gudaha iyo Bandhigyada Competition Category.

LacagGudaha· 2023

Utopia Guriga La Dego

by Fei Zhao

Client: 323 Studio

Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Gudaha Category

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The Design

About Utopia Guriga La Dego

Iftiinka dabiiciga ah ee dhalaalaya ayaa ah isha qaabka booskan. Meel dabiici ah, meel loo wada dhan yahay ayaa ahayd dareenka naqshadeeyayaasha ay rabeen inay abuuraan, sidaas darteed waxay sidoo kale barbar dhigeen wax badan oo ka mid ah dhaqamada bannaan ee organic, oo ay ku jiraan meelaynta sawirada dhismaha. Meesha hoose ee asalka ah waxay qabsatay kala badh aagga oo dhan, laakiin iftiinka hadda jira ee qolka hoose wuxuu u oggolaaday milkiilaha inuu ka sameeyo meel aan faa'iido lahayn. Si loo hagaajiyo heerka isticmaalka dhammaan dhulka hoostiisa oo loo kordhiyo iftiinka, naqshadeeyuhu wuxuu rabaa inuu abuuro dhismo cusub oo ku wareegsan iftiinka gudaha.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Utopia Guriga La Dego waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Utopia Guriga La Dego waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Utopia Guriga La Dego waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As a narrow north-south facing townhouse, the original building has 4 floors, 2 above ground and 2 below (the basement has a height of 5.5m and can be divided into 2 floors with only a small patio to provide light). Facing south as the main direction of light, it relies on a stairwell to connect the various floors and comes with a lift. After observing the site and realizing that no well landscape was around the site, we decided to make an Inward facing construction within it.
Dimensions & Packaging: Indoor area 420 ㎡
Tags: Organic, light and shadow, lighthearted, sculptural, textural contrasts
Production Technology: The curved wall and the laminated cast-in-place revolving staircase were a very big challenge for this project in terms of landing. First of all, the curved wall is an irregular shape, and the boundary of each floor has different positioning dimensions. In order to keep the errors to a minimum, the builder used ropes to locate the 2 layers connected to the basement at multiple points while positioning according to the drawings, just to ensure the coherence of the curved walls.
For the construction drawings, we refer to the positioning method of Toyo Ito’s construction drawings, the contour grid positioning method.
Design Challenge: Guiding the constructor to land our project, and connecting with the structure and electromechanical team, both are hard nuts for us to crack. There are many first attempts for us, also for our constructor.
Research: We focus on the impact of light on the residential environment, taking sunlight as a case study, by observation of the duration and direction of sunlight at the winter and summer solstices.
Inspiration: The radiant natural light is the source of the form of this space. An organic, inclusive space was the feeling we wanted to create, so we also compared a lot of organic space practices, including the positioning of the construction drawings.
Project Duration: The project started on October 17th 2020 and finished on August 1st 2021 in Zhengzhou, China.
Operation Flow: In terms of functional distribution, we clearly divide the functional areas of each floor, which are both independent and well-connected.
The 1st floor and the 2nd floor underground are the main floors for daily access, serving as public spaces, while the relatively independent 2nd floor serves as residential spaces. Owners also have the need for daily gatherings, so we try to make each functional area larger.The staircase has been redesigned to provide a more comfortable connection of traffic flow between the functional areas on each level.
Patents: Design copyright: 323studio
Team Members: Designer: Ran Chen
Image Credits: Photographic institutions：WMstudio