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Utopia Ýaşaýyş Jaýy by Fei Zhao

Utopia Ýaşaýyş Jaýy by Fei Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy in Içki Giňişlik we Sergi Dizaýny Competition Category.


KümüşIçki Bezeg· 2023

Utopia Ýaşaýyş Jaýy

by Fei Zhao

Client: 323 Studio

A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy Winner in Içki Bezeg Category

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The Design

About Utopia Ýaşaýyş Jaýy

Iantagty tebigy ýagtylyk bu giňişligiň görnüşiniň çeşmesidir. Organiki, öz içine alyjy giňişlik dizaýnerleriň döretmek isleýän duýgusydy, şonuň üçin gurluşyk çyzgylarynyň ýerleşişini goşmak bilen köp organiki kosmos tejribesini deňeşdirdiler. Asyl ýerzemin meýdany tutuş meýdanyň ýarysyny tutýardy, ýöne ýerzemindäki bar bolan yşyklandyryş diňe eýesine ondan peýdasyz ýer çykarmaga mümkinçilik berdi. Grounderasty giňişligiň ulanylyş tizligini ýokarlandyrmak we yşyklandyryşy ýokarlandyrmak üçin dizaýner, jaýyň içindäki ýagtylygyň töwereginde täze gurluşyk döretmek isleýär.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy

Utopia Ýaşaýyş Jaýy A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu owadan, belent we täsirli ýokary derejeli dizaýnlara berilýän adatdan daşary abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Kümüş ýeňijileri dizaýnerleriniň ajaýyp bilimini, zehinini we ýiti aňyny görkezýän aşa ýalpyldawuk we örän döredijilikli eserlerdir. Utopia Ýaşaýyş Jaýy ajaýyp, nusgalyk, üns çekiji derejede hünärmenlikli we çuňňur täzelikçi eser bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn sungatyň, ylmyň, dizaýnyň we tehnologiýanyň çäklerine peýda berýän we ony öňe sürýän örän üns çekiji, haýran galynýan oýlap tapyşdyr. Utopia Ýaşaýyş Jaýy köpüň gabanjyna sezewar bolýan, isleglerimizi oýarýan, oňyn duýgulary getirýän we haýranlyk we geň galmagy döredýän eserdir.

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

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