Tongli Villa Ukuklanywa Kwangaphakathi Kwendawo Yokuhlala by Hangzhou Shihe Design

Tongli Villa Ukuklanywa Kwangaphakathi Kwendawo Yokuhlala by Hangzhou Shihe Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.

IsilivaIngaphakathi· 2026

Tongli Villa Ukuklanywa Kwangaphakathi Kwendawo Yokuhlala

by Hangzhou Shihe Design

Client: Hangzhou Shihe Design

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

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The Design

About Tongli Villa Ukuklanywa Kwangaphakathi Kwendawo Yokuhlala

I-Tongli Villa iwukuklanywa kwangaphakathi kwendawo yokuhlala yendlu enezitezi ezintathu enendawo ephelele engaba amamitha-skwele angu-450. Uhlelo lwendawo luvulekile futhi lugeleza ngokukhululeka, ngaphandle kwezindonga ezihlukanisayo, futhi luhlanganisa indawo yokuphumula esilingeni eshiywe ingenalo uphahla lwangaphakathi. Izinto zemvelo zichaza ingaphakathi, phakathi kwazo i-teak engacutshunguliwe, ukhuni olwenziwe mnyama oluvikeleka ekuboleni, kanye nezindonga zodaka ezifakwe ngesandla. Umhlobiso ugcinwe usezingeni eliphansi kakhulu, ngakho ukuthinteka kwezinto nokukhanya kwemini kubumba igumbi ngalinye. Ukuklanywa kubonisa ifa lesizwe samaMiao lomnikazi wendlu futhi kusekela impilo yansuku zonke ezolile nehamba kancane.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Tongli Villa Ukuklanywa Kwangaphakathi Kwendawo Yokuhlala 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. Tongli Villa Ukuklanywa Kwangaphakathi Kwendawo Yokuhlala 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. Tongli Villa Ukuklanywa Kwangaphakathi Kwendawo Yokuhlala iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This residential design captures the essence of emotional connection, cultural resonance, and sensory comfort. Blending raw materials such as teak, charred wood, artistic mud walls, and hand collected objects, the space abandons decorative excess to return to elemental simplicity. The spatial layout is fluid, resisting traditional segmentation. Instead, it becomes a canvas for daily rituals, emotional anchoring, and inner peace: an aesthetic of stillness and lived poetry.
Dimensions & Packaging: The house includes three levels with a total floor area of approximately 450 sqm. Key spatial elements include a horizontally open plan ground floor, an unceiled attic lounge, and a free flow layout without partition walls. Materials are predominantly natural and untreated, aligning with the spatial philosophy of sensory grounding.
Tags: Emotional Dwelling, Poetic Minimalism, Miao Culture, Nature Inspired Interior, Raw Materials, Timeless Design, Slow Living, Cultural Resonance, Organic Textures, Meditative Space
Production Technology: The project adopts a material first approach rooted in authenticity. Teak wood was used untreated to preserve its warmth and grain, while blackened anti corrosion timber adds weight and durability. Hand applied mud walls and artistic paint deliver texture and tone without ornament. The approach emphasized manual craftsmanship and intuitive layering over mechanical precision.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was resisting conventional luxury symbols and instead crafting a space of deep emotional value. Balancing the owner's cultural identity with modern comfort required nuanced material choices, emotional mapping, and conceptual restraint. The absence of visual drama demanded heightened attention to detail, proportion, and sensory atmosphere.
Research: This is an applied cultural emotional design study exploring how spatial language can translate heritage and emotional needs into form. The methodology involved user immersion, ethnographic interviews, and contextual material selection. The homeowner's daily habits, values, and sensory preferences were key data points. The result is a space that not only houses the body but also resonates with memory, ritual, and inner calm enhancing the broader conversation on design’s emotional efficacy.
Inspiration: The homeowner's Miao heritage and natural lifestyle philosophy inspired a design that values emotional depth over surface form. Influenced by vernacular dwellings and poetic Eastern aesthetics, the concept centers on the idea of a home as a place of stillness, reflection, and healing. Rain falling on tiles, shifting light across earth toned walls, and silence within wooden textures form the emotional blueprint for the space.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2024 in Suzhou, China and finished in January 2025.
Operation Flow: The space invites slow, unstructured interaction. There are no dominant visual cues or rigid furniture placements. Instead, the flow is organic light guides the user, and silence defines transitions. It's not about usage, but co existence: the homeowner doesn't use the space, she dwells within it, rhythmically, intuitively.
Team Members: Designer: Chen Kezhi
Designer: Wang Huaqiang
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.
Image #1: Photographer Hanmo Vision - Yigao, Tongli Villa, 2025.