A Monument Without Words Ile-Iṣẹ Ifihan by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IdẹÌkọ́lé· 2022
A Monument Without Words Ile-Iṣẹ Ifihan
Client: Westline Studio
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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About A Monument Without Words Ile-Iṣẹ Ifihan
Arabara Laisi Ọrọ jẹ́ ibùdó àṣà àti àwọn àlejò tí ó wà ní pápá koríko Cuisuba ní Guizhou, China. Ibùdó náà dúró lórí pẹtẹlẹ òkè kan ní gíga tí ó fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ tó mítà 2,000, tí a yí ká pẹ̀lú àwọn pápá koríko òkè àti àwọn òkè ńlá. Ìrísí ilé náà rán ni létí pẹpẹ ìbílẹ̀ àwọn ará Yi, àwùjọ ìbílẹ̀ ilẹ̀ náà, àti ètò àwọn fèrèsé òrùlé kan ṣẹ̀dá ìjíròrò pẹ̀lú ọ̀run. A kọ́ ìlànà náà pẹ̀lú férémù kọnkíríìtì, a sì lo òkúta iyanrìn ìbílẹ̀, kọnkíríìtì àti dígí aláwọ̀. Àwọn ilẹ̀ mẹ́ta náà ń ṣiṣẹ́ fún àwọn àlejò àti àwùjọ ìbílẹ̀ méjèèjì.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
A Monument Without Words Ile-Iṣẹ Ifihan jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé A Monument Without Words Ile-Iṣẹ Ifihan yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. A Monument Without Words Ile-Iṣẹ Ifihan ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Cui Suba Yi Cultural Visitor Centre is located on a mountainous plateau surrounded by highland meadows at an altitude of nearly 2,000 metres in north-western Guizhou, China; the centre is intended to contribute to local tourism, while attempting to regenerate and develop the constructed culture of the Yi people, the indigenous minority. The design incorporates the ritual structure of the community and the perception and understanding of celebrations into a systematic work that attempts to establish a bond with the way of life and collective memory of the local community. The spatial model is based on the integration of the 'ritual' structure of the Yi community society with the contemporary parallel functional system; the fragmentary grouping of the symbolic Yi ritual system and the rough concrete workmanship of the old Yi wooden houses are combined to create an anonymous monument of the community on the Genting plateau + a 'consensus history' place structure. "The structure of the place is a helper to anchor the collective memory of the community; the structure of the landscape of "lonely peak + grassland + mountains" achieves a grand and magnificent will of the place, a profound historical inscription and time sharing on the plateau dam... ...
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Completion: March 2021 ，Site Area: 1,565 sqm ，Building Area: 2,569 sqm ，Floors: 3
- Tags
- ritual structure, unwritten monument.
- Production Technology
- Concrete frame, local sandstone , concrete, stained glass.
- Design Challenge
- This is an ecologically sensitive mountainous area, considered sacred to the Yi community. Therefore, in the face of tourism intervention and ecological balance, it is even more challenging to maintain the sacred status of the spiritual centre of the community.
- Research
- The architects have been focusing on the basic working model - geopolitical order / community model / spirit of place / composite construction. It has been established to facilitate the maintenance of the original state of geographical space and the stable expression of emotions. By fusing function with the ancient mythology of the Yi people and the ritualistic nature of the living world, the architects have awakened the spirit of place in the region and created a community centre for the local community, while establishing the basic facilities for tourist hospitality.
- Inspiration
- This is a mythical alpine grassland bordered by mountains. This is the hereditary settlement of the ancient Yi people, whose tribes are scattered among the surrounding mountains, whose traditions are full of worship and rituals to the mountains and whose life world is full of rituals. The design therefore recreates the Yi spirit of place through a multi-layered link between ancient Yi culture and modern functionality. The volume of the building resembles a traditional Yi altar and establishes a dialogue with the sky through a system of skylights, aiming to be a wordless monument that creates an atmosphere of ritual place through symbolism
- Project Duration
- Construction of the Yi Cultural and Visitor Centre began in October 2018 and will be completed and operational by May 2021，Location: Cuisuba Grassland, Guizhou, China
- Patents
- Westline studio Haobo Wei,Jingson Xie
- Team Members
- Westline studio Haobo Wei,Jingson Xie
- Image Credits
- Westline studio Haobo Wei,Jingson Xie
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