Harmony Aaye Ikẹkọ Aṣa by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design

Harmony Aaye Ikẹkọ Aṣa by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àṣà Ìbílẹ̀ àti Ilé-iṣẹ́ Àṣà Competition Category.

IrinÀṣà Ìbílẹ̀· 2025

Harmony Aaye Ikẹkọ Aṣa

by Yen Partnership and Miso Soup Design

Client: MisoSoupDesign

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Àṣà Ìbílẹ̀ Category

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The Design

About Harmony Aaye Ikẹkọ Aṣa

Harmony jẹ́ aaye ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ àṣà tí a dá sílẹ̀ nínú ilé-iṣẹ́ ìsèlọ́pọ̀ tíì àtijọ́ kan ní Ilé-Ẹ̀kọ́ Girama Gíga ti Orílẹ̀-Èdè Kuan Hsi, ní Hsinchu, Taiwan. A dá ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ náà sílẹ̀ ní ọdún 1924 pẹ̀lú ìtẹnumọ́ lórí iṣẹ́-àgbẹ̀. Àgbègbè tí a tún ṣe náà bo mítà onígun mẹ́rin 352. Ìtòlẹ́sẹẹsẹ tí ó rọ̀ mọ́ àyípadà àti onípínpín, àwọn agbègbè ìfọwọ́sowọ́pọ̀ oríṣiríṣi ẹ̀kọ́, àti àwọn amóhùnmáwòrán dígítà tí ó fi ẹ̀mí sinu rẹ̀ ń ṣètìlẹ́yìn fún ẹ̀kọ́ tí ó dá lórí ipò gidi. Àwọn ohun èlò ìsèlọ́pọ̀ tíì àtijọ́ àti ojú ṣíṣí ìjùsọ́nà tíì tí a ti pamọ́ ni a ti sọ di àwọn ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ ọnà. Lílo àwọn ohun èlò àti àwọn ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ ilé àtijọ́ lẹ́ẹ̀kansi dín ìdọ̀tí kù ó sì so ìrísí ìtàn pọ̀ mọ́ ìṣẹ̀dá òde-òní.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

Harmony Aaye Ikẹkọ Aṣa jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Harmony Aaye Ikẹkọ Aṣa yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Harmony Aaye Ikẹkọ Aṣa nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: National Kuan Hsi Senior High School was founded in 1924, originally named "Taiwan Public Kuan Hsi Agricultural Supplementary School," and was renamed in 2003. The school was established with an agricultural focus, bearing the responsibility of cultivating agricultural talent and promoting local industry development.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total floor area: 352 square meter
Tags: Classroom, Renovation, Architecture, Design Movement
Production Technology: In terms of preserving historical and cultural heritage, the design focuses on retaining historical textures by transforming old tea-processing equipment into artistic installations, serving as visual focal points. A careful balance is struck between historical textures and modern design language to avoid visual conflict, creating harmony between tradition and innovation. Furthermore, environmental sustainability is considered by reusing old equipment and furniture, reducing resource waste, and giving these elements new value and purpose.
Design Challenge: The historical and cultural value of the space must be assessed to determine whether old objects or textures can effectively tell the historical story of the factory. Such elements may be preserved to allow new users to experience the historical atmosphere of the space. For example, old tea-processing equipment can become visual focal points or nostalgic symbols, engaging in dialogue with new design elements. The preserved tea-throwing opening has been transformed into an artistic installation.
Research: The spatial design continues the historical narrative, inspiring learners to reflect on the connection between tradition and modernity, deepening cultural identity, and strengthening the link between learning and practice. The tea factory serves not only as a vessel for learning but also as an open and diverse space where students can innovate and explore their potential. Through the fusion of historical and modern design elements, the campus embodies a spirit of continuous learning and sustainable development, ensuring that Kuan Hsi Senior High School continues to carry forward the value of tea culture into the next century.
Inspiration: The design strategy emphasizes "situational teaching," utilizing flexible spatial planning, interdisciplinary collaboration zones, and immersive digital media to meet diverse learning needs and enhance students' practical skills and problem-solving abilities. Spatial design highlights diversity and modularity, allowing learning modules to be adjusted according to different subject requirements and teaching scenarios.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2023 in Hsinchu, Taiwan and completed in November 2024.
Operation Flow: 2.The balance between aesthetics and visual harmony must be carefully considered. The potential conflict or fusion between old textures and modern design styles requires thoughtful decisions. Designers assess whether old elements might clash with new ones visually and make adjustments as needed. For instance, outlines or traces of old objects might be preserved and integrated with modern clean lines and contemporary design language.
Team Members: Joe Lin
Yenling Chen