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Awakening of Insects Kubuni Mambo ya Ndani ya Makazi by Yu Ouyang

Awakening of Insects Kubuni Mambo ya Ndani ya Makazi by Yu Ouyang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Nafasi za Ndani na Maonyesho Competition Category.


ChumaMambo ya Ndani· 2025

Awakening of Insects Kubuni Mambo ya Ndani ya Makazi

by Yu Ouyang

Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Mambo ya Ndani Category

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The Design

About Awakening of Insects Kubuni Mambo ya Ndani ya Makazi

Kuamka kwa Wadudu ni makazi binafsi yaliyobuniwa Shenzhen, Uchina. Nyumba hiyo ina eneo la sakafu la jumla la mita za mraba 150 na imepangwa katika ngazi mbili. Vifaa vinavyopitisha mwanga, vilivyoongozwa na kazi za kimila za matundu, huruhusu mwanga wa asili kufika ndani zaidi ya nafasi ya ndani. Sakafu iliyowekwa baada ya ujenzi wa awali na ngazi iliyorekebishwa upya husaidia mzunguko laini zaidi wa wima huku ukihifadhi urefu wa dari. Vipimo vya samani, maelezo ya ngazi na michoro ya mapambo vimetengenezwa maalum. Muundo huu unachanganya mpangilio wa nafasi wa Kimashariki na kanuni za kimuundo za Kimagharibi.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award

Awakening of Insects Kubuni Mambo ya Ndani ya Makazi ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Awakening of Insects Kubuni Mambo ya Ndani ya Makazi inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Awakening of Insects Kubuni Mambo ya Ndani ya Makazi inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Emphasizedinnovation in daylight optimization("light-permeable materials", "deep natural light penetration")
Highlighteduser-centric circulation("streamlined structural planning", "smoother vertical circulation")
Stressedcultural hybridity("East-meets-West elements", "cross-cultural dialogue")
Balancedtechnical precision("proportional dialogue", "topological refinements") withemotional resonance("poetic, culturally resonant habitats")
Dimensions & Packaging
The building has a gross floor area of 150 square meters and is divided into two levels.
Tags
Private Residence Design, Retro Style, Eclecticism, Home Furnishings, Residence
Production Technology
This project incorporates specially customized elements across material selection, dimensional specifications, and stylistic treatments to ensure optimal adaptation to the spatial requirements. Key components such as the configuration of staircases, dimensions of furniture, and patterns and proportions of decorative artwork are meticulously tailored to harmonize with the architectural environment.
Design Challenge
This project involves the construction of a post-installed floor slab, where determining the compatibility between structural configuration, elevation positioning, functional requirements, and spatial perception presents a significant challenge. During the slab construction process, it is critical to maximize spatial ceiling height while integrating lighting systems, water supply pipes, and sewage drainage pipelines. These installations must be meticulously planned during the structural renovation phase. Additionally, comprehensive coordination of detailed specifications—including slab formwork design, material selection, and utility routing—must be finalized during preliminary planning stages to ensure seamless execution and optimal spatial performance.
Research
This project aims to explore the integration of design languages across diverse cultural contexts and historical eras within the Chinese context. While there is a growing preference among young Chinese for retro aesthetics, particularly French-inspired styles, our design philosophy prioritizes a contemporary exploration rooted in China's current cultural landscape. By seamlessly integrating modern design principles with traditional Chinese cultural elements and drawing on the strengths of Western influences, we seek to develop a cohesive design language that resonates with China's unique sociocultural identity and spatial narratives.
Inspiration
This project draws inspiration from the interplay between cultural heritage and technological innovation. Motivated by the need to revitalize traditional craftsmanship in contemporary contexts, the design reinterprets regional spatial paradigms through modern structural logic. The spatial narrative emerges from reconciling dualities: light permeability informed by vernacular latticework, fluid circulation reimagining ceremonial pathways, and material dialogues bridging artisan techniques with parametric precision. By synthesizing Eastern spatial hierarchy with Western tectonic principles, the scheme transforms functional constraints into poetic spatial experiences, proposing cross-cultural sustainability for urban dwellings.
Project Duration
The project commenced in Shenzhen, China in August 2023 and concluded in November 2024.
Image Credits
Picture 1-5:Photographer KaiFeng Zhu 2025

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