Village Hall Isakhiwo Somphakathi Esinezinhloso Eziningi by Youpei Hu

Village Hall Isakhiwo Somphakathi Esinezinhloso Eziningi by Youpei Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

IsilivaEzokwakha· 2025

Village Hall Isakhiwo Somphakathi Esinezinhloso Eziningi

by Youpei Hu

Client: Studio Hu

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

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The Design

About Village Hall Isakhiwo Somphakathi Esinezinhloso Eziningi

Lesi sakhiwo ngamabomu sigwema isitayela sokwakha sasendaweni, futhi sisebenzisa izinto zesimanje nesakhiwo sesimanje. Uphahla olukhulu oluntantayo luhlanganisa izindawo ezisemthethweni nezingekho emthethweni ngendlela elula, njengambalambazo omkhulu ovuliwe. Ukuze kuzuzwe umuzwa wokuntanta nokulula, uphahla olukhulu lwensimbi aludingeki nje ukweqa izixhasi ezinkulu nezingama ezinkulu, kodwa futhi kudingeka ukugcina izingxenye zesakhiwo zincane ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngokusungula okumbalwa kwezakhiwo, isakhiwo esixubile esilingisa izixhasi zombalambazo sakhiwa.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Village Hall Isakhiwo Somphakathi Esinezinhloso Eziningi iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Village Hall Isakhiwo Somphakathi Esinezinhloso Eziningi ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Village Hall Isakhiwo Somphakathi Esinezinhloso Eziningi iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The building intentionally avoids the vernacular architectural style, and applies modern materials and structure. A big floating roof unifies the formal and informal spaces in a simple way, like a giant open umbrella.
In order to achieve the floating and light feeling, the big steel roof not only needs to overcome the large cantilevers and spans, but also needs to keep member as slender as possible. With several structural innovations, a hybrid structure mimics umbrella cantilevers are formed.
Dimensions & Packaging: The building area is 1370 square metres
Tags: Multi functional, rural social center, flexible space, cantilevered roof, structural innovation
Production Technology: Weathering steel plate
Steel
Concrete
A hybrid structure mimics umbrella cantilevers
Design Challenge: In order to realise the sense of floating of the big black roof, the building is structurally innovative. The roof, as an overall stress system, not only has to overcome the difficulties of large overhangs and spans, but also has to make each rod as slim as possible to maximise the sense of lightness and composition of the rod structure.
Research: Based on the Grasshopper plugin extension tool on the Rhino platform, Karamba3D force analysis and form finding technology were used to explore the tools and paths suitable for architects to carry out structural form design in the scheme stage, and successfully completed the structural form design of asymmetric complex roof shapes.
Inspiration: In traditional Chinese housing, the main hall called ‘Ting Tang’ is the most important family space for public activities. It usually has a formal architectural gesture, with tall, dark and semi open space.
Inspired by this, the village center is considered as the ‘main hall’ for the whole village. Besides a multifunction hall for formal public activities, the building also provides lots of open spaces to encourage social interaction between villagers and tourists.
Project Duration: The project started in 2021 in China and finished in 2023 in China, and the project address is Xiangtang Village, Pukou District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province
Operation Flow: This is a public event centre building, capable of meeting the daily needs of meetings, exhibitions, receptions and other
meeting, exhibition, reception and other daily needs.
Team Members: Youpei Hu;Lei Shen;Qi Wang;Shufan Wu;Yuanyuan Rui