Liao Liao One Cup ካፈ by Zhijiang Shan and Fan Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣርክቴክቸር፣ ህንጻን ቅርጽን Competition Category.
ነሓስኣርክቴክቸር· 2026
Liao Liao One Cup ካፈ
Client: R&J Design
ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣርክቴክቸር Category
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About Liao Liao One Cup ካፈ
ልያኦ ልያኦ ዋን ካፕ ኣብ ጥቓ ቤተ-መዘክር ሉኦያንግ ኣብ ሉኦያንግ፣ ቻይና ዝተሃንጸ ናይ ሓደ ደርቢ ካፈ ፓቪልዮን እዩ። እቲ ህንጻ ንመካኒካዊ ምዝሓል ዘሎ ድሌት ንምንካይ ስሉጥ ናይ ገዛ (ፓሲቭ ሃውስ) መትከላት ይጥቀም። ካብቲ ጥንታዊ ሩባ ሉኦ ዝተመንጨወ ሓሳብ ዘለዎ ማዕበላዊ ቅርጺ ዘለዎ ናሕሲ፣ ኣየር ብውሽጢ እቲ ክፉት ውሽጣዊ ክፍሊ ይስሕብን ቀንዲ ስነ-ህንጻዊ መለለዪ ባህሪ ይፈጥርን። ብኩነታት ኣየር ዝረገፈ ኮርተን ሓጺንን ከም መስትያት ዝተወልወለ ዘይመርዘን ሓጺንን ነቲ ግሉጽ ናይ ሓጺን ቅርጻ ይሽፍንዎ፣ እዚ ድማ ተወሳኺ መወዳእታ ስራሓት ኣየድልን። ጥረ ናይ እምኒ ናሕሲ ውሽጢ ሙቐት ዝዕቅብ ክብደት ይህብ፣ ካብ መሬት ክሳብ ናሕሲ ዝበጽሕ መስትያት ድማ ናይ መዓልቲ ብርሃን የእቱ።
The Recognition
About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award
Liao Liao One Cup ካፈ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Liao Liao One Cup ካፈ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Liao Liao One Cup ካፈ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This cafe pioneers passive house application in commercial hospitality, using the undulating roofline as both environmental system and cultural landmark. Natural ventilation replaces mechanical cooling while Corten steel and mirror-polished stainless steel create a bold material vocabulary. Adjacent to a major museum, the design establishes a new architectural identity for sustainable public gathering spaces in heritage contexts, proving innovation and cultural resonance can coexist.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Single-story cafe pavilion featuring passive ventilation roofline, weathered Corten steel and mirror-polished stainless steel cladding, exposed steel structural framework, raw stone thermal mass ceiling, and floor-to-ceiling low-E glazing. Climate-responsive roof geometry optimized for natural airflow and daylight penetration. Minimal mechanical cooling systems required.
- Tags
- Cafe, passive house, sustainability, cultural landmark, Corten steel, innovation, Luoyang Museum, Luo River, natural ventilation, heritage, green architecture, climate responsive
- Production Technology
- The undulating roofline integrates passive house engineering with sculptural fabrication. Corten steel panels and mirror-polished stainless steel were precision-formed to optimize natural airflow patterns derived from computational climate analysis. Exposed structural frameworks eliminate the need for secondary finishes, reducing material waste. Raw stone ceiling textures provide thermal mass for passive temperature regulation. The entire construction strategy prioritizes long-term environmental performance alongside minimal site intervention.
- Design Challenge
- The core challenge was threefold: achieving passive house performance through architectural form alone, creating a recognizable cultural landmark adjacent to a major heritage institution, and proving these goals are complementary rather than contradictory. The resolution embedded environmental function within the sculptural roofline, allowing a single design element to serve as climate system, cultural symbol, and brand identity simultaneously.
- Research
- This project advances passive house application beyond residential typology into public commercial architecture. The roofline functions simultaneously as cultural landmark and environmental system, demonstrating that climate-responsive innovation can generate architectural identity rather than constrain it. Situated in a heritage district, the design proposes a replicable model for sustainable cultural landmarks that honor context through contrast rather than imitation.
- Inspiration
- Situated beside the Luoyang Museum, this project was inspired by the challenge of creating a new cultural landmark that advances sustainable building practice. The sculptural roofline channels the ancient Luo River, embedding climate-responsive innovation within cultural symbolism. The vision was to prove that passive house principles can define the next generation of public architecture in heritage districts, where environmental innovation and cultural identity reinforce each other.
- Project Duration
- Completed adjacent to Luoyang Museum, Luoyang, Henan Province, China in 2025
- Operation Flow
- The passive ventilation system shapes the visitor experience from arrival. The roofline draws air naturally through the open-plan interior, creating thermal comfort without mechanical noise. Floor-to-ceiling glazing connects visitors to the museum landscape while maximizing daylight, reducing energy consumption. Material transitions from raw Corten to polished steel guide movement through zones of varying intimacy, each defined by sustainable material honesty rather than decorative excess.
- Team Members
- Designers: Zhijiang Shan, Fan Li
- Image Credits
- Photo: Wei Zhao
Video: Zimo Shan
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