A Monument Without Words Isikhungo Sombukiso by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie

A Monument Without Words Isikhungo Sombukiso by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

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A Monument Without Words Isikhungo Sombukiso

by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie

Client: Westline Studio

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category

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The Design

About A Monument Without Words Isikhungo Sombukiso

I-Monument Without Words iyisikhungo samasiko nabavakashi esitholakala emhlabathini otshanini iCuisuba, esifundazweni saseGuizhou, eChina. Isikhungo simi phezu kwenkalo yentaba ephakeme cishe amamitha angu-2,000 ukuphakama, sizungezwe amadlelo asezindaweni eziphakeme kanye nezintaba. Isakhiwo salo sikhumbuza i-altare yesiko lesizwe sabantu bakwaYi, umphakathi womdabu wendawo, futhi uhlelo lwezingcezu zomshini wokungena kokukhanya (skylights) ludala ingxoxo nesibhakabhaka. Isakhiwo sakhiwe ngesakhiwo sikonkolo (concrete frame) futhi sisebenzisa itshe lomhlabathi lendawo (sandstone), ukonkolo kanye nengilazi enemibalambala. Amasitezi amathathu asebenzela zombili izivakashi kanye nomphakathi wendawo.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

A Monument Without Words Isikhungo Sombukiso iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. A Monument Without Words Isikhungo Sombukiso ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. A Monument Without Words Isikhungo Sombukiso iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

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