Moonlight Huotang Dong Etniki Taýdan Ojak by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit

Moonlight Huotang Dong Etniki Taýdan Ojak by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy in Medeni Miras we Medeniýet Senagaty Dizaýny Competition Category.

BürünçMedeni Miras· 2021

Moonlight Huotang Dong Etniki Taýdan Ojak

by William Chen - Creative Prototyping Unit

Client: Creative Protyping Unit

A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy Winner in Medeni Miras Category

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The Design

About Moonlight Huotang Dong Etniki Taýdan Ojak

Hytaýyň Guangxi şäheriniň Guangnan etrabynda Dong etniki topary üçin Huotang seriýasynyň ilkinji komissiýa taslamasy hökmünde Aý nury Huotang, esasanam Pipa aýdym-saz medeniýetini dowam etdirýän obalylar topary üçin. Şiftiň özboluşly konweks görnüşi, has gowy akustiki gurşawa jogap hökmünde ýygnanyşmak duýgusyny güýçlendirýär, giriş otagy üýtgeýän otag, nahar taýýarlaýyş otagy we boýun alma otagy hökmünde köp wezipeli ýer berýär. Medeniýetiň ýolbaşçylygyndaky oba täzeden dikeldişiniň bir bölegi, ýaş nesilleri has uly şäher ýerlerine göçüp gelen etrabyň ykdysadyýetini janlandyrmagy maksat edinýär.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy

Moonlight Huotang Dong Etniki Taýdan Ojak A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu döredijilik, ussatlyk we ýiti akyl bilen tapawutlanýan tapawutly dizaýnlara berilýän aşa abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Bürünç ýeňijileri dizaýnerleriniň giň tejribesini, hyýalyny we tapawutlylygyny tassyklaýan örän ussat we geň galdyryjy derejede döredijilikli eserlerdir. Moonlight Huotang Dong Etniki Taýdan Ojak uly baha berilýän, haýran galynýan we söýülýän, üns çekiji derejede hünärmenlikli we täzelikçi zat bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn sungatda, ylymda, dizaýnda we tehnologiýada iň oňat tejribeleri öz içine alýar we jikme-jiklige edýän üni bilen ajaýypdyr. Moonlight Huotang Dong Etniki Taýdan Ojak zerurlyklary ajaýyp derejede kanagatlandyrýar, isleglere degýär, duýgulary özüne çekýär we gyzyklanmany çekýär.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Moonlight Huotang is a fireplace for the Dong ethnicity located in Guangnan county, Guangxi province of China. It is the first commission project as part of the Huotang series and particularly for the group of villagers who carry on the Pipa music culture.  The unique convex shape of the ceiling enhances the sense of gathering in response to a better acoustic environment while the entry chamber provides a multifunction space as a changing room, food preparation room and confession room.
Dimensions & Packaging: main building in 5m diameter circular shape, plot size: 6m Width x 8m Depth
Tags: Community Centre, Cultural Regeneration, Fireplace, Huotang, Dong Ethnicity
Production Technology: Stone foundation, brick wall plus straw and clay plaster on the surface, CNC cut timber roof structure
Design Challenge: As a cultural regeneration project, the challenge was to enhance the local crafts such wood construction and straw weaving techniques while bringing a contemporary architectural understanding to the local community. To ensure its buildability by local craftsmen, wood construction was chosen aided by CNC fabrication to realise a unique geometry for the Huotang typology. Wall finishes and internal doors also utilise the straw weaving techniques to showcase the Dong culture. By doing so, the new Huotang seeks to ensure a contemporary relevance for the Dong culture.
Research: Dong ethnicity has been rooted in the remote rural mountain area and increasingly disconnected from the fast-moving cities. It is part of a rural culture regeneration project as an architectural acupuncture which intends to revive the economy of a county whose young generations have moved to larger urban areas. By building specific industrial structures and social projects in relation to the Dong culture and economy, it hopes to boom in the tourism industry for a better connection to the outside world.
Inspiration: The inspiration comes from local traditional timber construction house and craft techniques developed by the Dong ethnicity. The circular typology has been chosen due to the form of gathering around the fireplace as well as acting as a small theatre for performing traditional Pipa music instrument. This has been the form of their life for many generations.
Project Duration: Permanent, completion in June 2021
Operation Flow: The Huotang plays an important role in the daily life of the Dong community. As a forum, it is a gathering place of great social significance, and often the scene of diverse activities, including political discussions and debates, leisure and dinner. Deeply integrated into Dong’s lives, it is their second home. Moonlight Huotang proposal is for up to 25 people who can carry on the folk music culture to the next generations as well as a display of Dong culture for foreign tourists.
Team Members: Architect:William Hailiang Chen
Architectural Assistant: Shoujian Eng
Structural Engineer: XinY structural consultants
Acoustic Consultant: Zhu Heng