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Time Catalyst مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى by Zehua Zhang

Time Catalyst مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى by Zehua Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى in بىناچىلىق، ئىمارەت ۋە قۇرۇلما لايىھەلەش Competition Category.


برونزابىناچىلىق· 2026

Time Catalyst مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى

by Zehua Zhang

Client: Zehua Zhang

A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى Winner in بىناچىلىق Category

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The Design

About Time Catalyst مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى

«ۋاقىت كاتالىزاتورى» ۋالېنسىيەدىكى بۇرۇنقى بىر ئۈزۈم شارابى زاۋۇتىنى ئاممىۋى مەدەنىيەت ئىشلىتىشكە ماسلاشتۇرۇشنى تەكلىپ قىلىدۇ. لايىھە مەۋجۇت قۇرۇلما ۋە خىش تامنى ساقلاپ قالغان ھالدا، يورۇقلۇق، كىرىش ھەمدە ئىچكى-سىرتقى باغلىنىشلارنى ياخشىلاش ئۈچۈن قوشۇمچە ئېچىۋېتىش ئورۇنلىرىنى ئوتتۇرىغا قويىدۇ. لايىھەلىگۈچى ئۆگزىنىڭ بىر قىسىمىنى ئېلىۋېتىش ئارقىلىق، كۈن نۇرى ۋە مەنزىرىنى بىناغا ئېلىپ كىرىدىغان ئىچكى ھويلا بەرپا قىلىدۇ. ئىچكى بۆلۈم ئىشخانىلار، كۆرگەزمىلەر ۋە مەھەللە پائالىيەتلىرىنى ئۆز ئىچىگە ئېلىپ، بىناننىڭ داۋاملىق ئىشلىتىلىشىگە يول قويۇش ئۈچۈن ساقلاپ قېلىش بىلەن تاللانما ئارىلىشىشلار ئوتتۇرىسىدا تەڭپۇڭلۇق ساقلايدۇ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى

Time Catalyst مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ ئىجادىيەت، ئىختىراچىلىق ۋە زېرەكلىك بىلەن ئاجرىلىپ تۇرىدىغان ئوتتۇرىغا چىققان لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئىنتايىن ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. برونزا غالىبلىرى لايىھىلىگۈچىلىرىنىڭ كەڭ تەجرىبىسى، تەسەۋۋۇرى ۋە ئىختىراچىلىقىنى ئىسپاتلايدىغان ناھايىتى ماھىر ۋە ھەيران قالارلىق ئىجادىي بۇيۇملاردۇر. Time Catalyst مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى ناھايىتى قەدىرلىنىدىغان، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ۋە سۆيۈلىدىغان، ئالاھىدە كەسپىي ھەم يېڭىلىقچان بۇيۇم بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە سەنئەت، ئىلىم-پەن، لايىھە ۋە تېخنىكىدىكى ئەڭ ياخشى ئەمەلىيەتلەرنى ئۆز ئىچىگە ئالىدۇ ھەمدە تەپسىلاتقا بولغان دىققىتى بىلەن ئەلا. Time Catalyst مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى ئېھتىياجلارنى چىرايلىق قاندۇرىدۇ، ئارزۇ-ئىستەكلەرگە تەگدۈرىدۇ، ھېسسىياتنى مەپتۇن قىلىدۇ ۋە قىزىقىشنى قوزغايدۇ.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Time Catalyst transforms a historic Valencia winery into a vibrant cultural center where memory and vitality coexist. Honoring its structural framework, the exterior preserves the original brick texture, while rhythmic openings at the base blur inside and outside. Interior volumes with curved facades echo the exterior, fostering fluidity and continuity, and the site embodies both the heritage and the spirit of the Fallas festival in Valencia, bridging past and future.
Dimensions & Packaging
Two-story building with overall dimensions of 75 meters in width, 75 meters in depth, and 23 meters in height.
Tags
Historic preservation, adaptive reuse, brick facade, structural framework, spatial fluidity, interior-exterior continuity, cultural center, curved volumes, communal space
Production Technology
This design balances cultural heritage with contemporary interventions. The original brick facade was restored to preserve its texture, while curved glass panels echo its language. Inside, UHPC ultra thin concrete slabs and steel I beams combine lightness with structural stability. Computer-aided simulations and 3D modeling optimized spatial relationships, integrating old and new elements to create a dynamic, vibrant experience.
Design Challenge
The original materials and structure of the historic building were preserved, while selective demolition was carried out. Structural analysis was performed, and the feasibility and adaptability of introducing new building structures and materials were comprehensively evaluated.
Research
Type of Research: Design-based architectural research on adaptive reuse. Research Objectives: To convert a historic winery into a cultural center while preserving heritage and enhancing social use. Methodology: Analysis of history, structure, and environment, tested through simulations and models. Data Collection and Research Tools Used: Archives, drawings, site photos, 3D modeling, daylight and airflow simulations, and material studies. Results: Informed spatial layouts, openings, and materials. Insights and Impacts: Demonstrated how historic buildings can support contemporary cultural life. Effect in Real Life: Promotes heritage preservation, community interaction, and sustainable design.
Inspiration
Time Catalyst is inspired by the dialogue between history and contemporary life. The old winery’s brick walls carry memory, and I aimed to preserve this while introducing new vitality. Valencia’s Fallas festival, with its communal energy and fluidity, inspired the building’s openness and curved interior volumes, blurring inside and outside. The design celebrates cultural heritage while activating the space for modern social and creative life.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2025 and was completed in October 2025
Operation Flow
This is a renovation and adaptive reuse project for an old winery, preserving its historical character while introducing new vitality, transforming it into a cultural center that provides a space for local residents and artists to connect and express their creativity. The main spaces include creative studios, artist workshops, a performance hall, classrooms, exhibition areas, and a public courtyard.

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