Volcano Visitor Center Маркази боздидкунандагон by Haisheng Xu

Volcano Visitor Center Маркази боздидкунандагон by Haisheng Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award in Дизайни меъморӣ, бино ва иншоот Competition Category.

БиринҷМеъморӣ· 2026

Volcano Visitor Center Маркази боздидкунандагон

by Haisheng Xu

Client: Studio 0

Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award Winner in Меъморӣ Category

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The Design

About Volcano Visitor Center Маркази боздидкунандагон

Маркази боздидкунандагони Вулқон маркази боздидкунандагон дар Исландия мебошад, ки маълумоти геологӣ, таърихӣ ва фарҳангӣ дар бораи вулқонҳои Исландияро пешниҳод мекунад. Бино масоҳати 7300 фути мураббаъро дар бар мегирад ва дар дохили релефи вулқонӣ ҷойгир шудааст, ки фазоҳои зеризаминиро бо боми муҷассамашакл пайваст мекунад. Палитраи маводҳо содда буда, аз бетон, металл ва шиша иборат аст ва боми сабз барои дастгирии растаниҳои маҳаллӣ тарҳрезӣ шудааст. Абзорҳои тарҳрезии параметрӣ шакли каҷхаттаро ташаккул доданд, дар ҳоле ки геометрияи оқилона нигоҳ дошта шуд. Роҳҳои ҳаракат боздидкунандагонро ба таҷрибаи уфуқ, замин ва табиат ҳидоят мекунанд.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award

Volcano Visitor Center Маркази боздидкунандагон ғолиби Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи басо обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои барҷаста дода мешавад, ки бо эҷодкорӣ, зеҳни тез ва зиракӣ фарқ мекунанд. Ғолибони биринҷ артефактҳои хеле моҳир ва ба таври ҷолиб эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи васеъ, тасаввурот ва зеҳни тарроҳони худро тасдиқ мекунанд. Интизор меравад, ки Volcano Visitor Center Маркази боздидкунандагон ашёи хеле қадршуда, мавриди таҳсин ва маҳбуб бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва навоварона аст. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи биринҷии A' Design Award беҳтарин амалияро дар санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технология дар бар мегирад ва бо диққати худ ба тафсилот аъло аст. Volcano Visitor Center Маркази боздидкунандагон эҳтиёҷотро бо зебоӣ қонеъ мекунад, ба хостаҳо даст мерасонад, эҳсосотро мафтун месозад ва кунҷковиро ҷалб мекунад.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Embedded within the volcanic terrain, the project dissolves the boundary between building and landscape, offering a continuous journey of light, earth, and horizon. By uniting subterranean shelter with sculpted roofscape, it transforms architecture into an environmental mediator that preserves the site while intensifying experience, inviting visitors to inhabit nature not as observers, but as participants in its elemental presence.
Dimensions & Packaging: 7,300 square feet.
Tags: Sustainability, Landscape Architecture, Mobius,Parametric, Curvilinear
Production Technology: The building is intended to use local materials and minimize its impact on the existing landscape. The material palette is kept simple, consisting of concrete, metal, and glass, with a green roof designed to support local plants. Parametric design tools were used to create a dynamic form responding to the organic landscape while maintaining rational geometry and production control. View and lighting analyses were also used to verify the design outcomes.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge was to create a manmade form that responds to the existing landscape and site language without simply mimicking nature. The design philosophy explores how humans, while adapting to nature, interpret and reshape the surrounding environment to achieve a new balance that can sustain human life in a sustainable and long-lasting way.
Research: The research focused on two main aspects. The first examined how volcanic activities have shaped Iceland’s landscape and human activities. It was particularly inspiring to understand how volcanoes and the hidden underground world provide fertile soil and geothermal heat for life, while many human activities and habitats are partially or fully embedded underground. The second aspect studied the geometries and forms generated by volcanic activities.
Inspiration: Iceland’s settlement history is shaped by volcanic forces and the landscapes and energy they generate. The vast horizontal terrain fosters a close relationship between human life and the earth. Inspired by volcanic forms and the mystery of the underground, the design reinforces this connection by integrating surface and subterranean space. It invites visitors to reflect on nature as they experience the expansive horizon.
Project Duration: 2025, Iceland
Operation Flow: The design serves as a tourist center introducing geological, historical, and cultural information about Icelandic volcanoes, showing how volcanic activities have shaped Iceland’s environmental and social landscapes. The concept originates from volcanic terrain, particularly exploring the interface between the ground surface and the underground. Around this interface, the building's circulation guides visitors to experience the horizon, the land, and nature.
Team Members: Haisheng Xu