The Weave Isakhiwo Sezemfundo ngu-Yuchen Qiu

Umdwebo The Weave Isakhiwo Sezemfundo ngu-Yuchen Qiu ungumnqobi ohlonishwa kakhulu womklomelo odumile we-2026 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Esigabeni Somncintiswano se-Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka.

IbhulonziEzokwakha· 2026

The Weave Isakhiwo Sezemfundo

ngu Yuchen Qiu

Iklayenti: Studio Liminal

Umnqobi we-Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Esigabeni se-Ezokwakha

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I-Weave yisakhiwo sezemfundo esakhiwe ngokusetshenziswa kabusha okuguquguqukayo kwesikole somphakathi esakhiwe ngamatshe esinohlelo lwe-H eNew York City, e-USA. Isixhumanisi esimaphakathi sisusiwe sathathelwa indawo yi-atrium eyakhiwe ngokhuni oluqinile kanye nengilazi ene-iron ephansi, eyakha indawo yokufunda ehlanganyelwayo. Ukufunda kuhlelwe njengomjikelezo wokufundisa, ukuprakthiza, kanye nengxoxo noma ukuzindla. Le ndawo ehlanganyelwayo ixhumanisa lezi zindlela ngokuhamba okubonakalayo, imiphetho yokutadisha, kanye nezitebhisi zokuhlangana. Ukukhanya kwemini kanye nokuqondiswa okucacile kusiza ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke. Ukusetshenziswa kabusha kwegobolondo lamatshe kanye nokwakhiwa ngokhuni kunciphisa i-carbon efakiwe kanye nemfucuza yokwakha.

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Mayelana ne-Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

The Weave Isakhiwo Sezemfundo 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. The Weave Isakhiwo Sezemfundo 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. The Weave Isakhiwo Sezemfundo iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

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Izici Ezihlukile: Adaptive reuse of a New York City H-plan masonry public school. The central connector is removed and replaced with a mass timber and low iron glass atrium that organizes the School of Methodology, where learning cycles through instruction, practice, and discussion or reflection. The new commons weaves these modes into a visible shared heart, increasing daylight, orientation, and flexible study and gathering space while reuse and timber reduce embodied carbon and construction waste.
Izilinganiso Nokupakisha: Selective demolition of the existing connector enables a prefabricated mass-timber (GLT/CLT) frame inserted within the retained masonry shell. New low-iron curtain wall integrates with timber nodes. Assembly is conceived as a dry, bolted system for fast erection and disassembly. Reuse of the existing structure and timber construction reduce embodied carbon and site waste.
Amathegi: Adaptive Reuse, Educational Architecture, Mass Timber, Low-Carbon Design, Daylighting, Learning Commons, Embodied Carbon, Passive Strategies, Glass Atrium, Healthy Materials
Ubuchwepheshe Bokukhiqiza: The intervention is conceived as a prefabricated mass timber structure integrated with the retained masonry building. Glulam columns and beams support CLT floor and roof panels, connected with bolted steel plates for dry assembly. A low iron insulated glass facade ties the new atrium to the existing wings. Reusing the shell and using timber reduces embodied carbon, site waste, and disruption.
Inselele Yokudweba: The key challenge was inserting a contemporary commons into a heavy masonry H-plan while keeping the original building legible and improving sustainability. The proposal had to balance selective demolition, structural feasibility, and code-driven circulation with daylight, thermal comfort, and long-term adaptability. Achieving a light, transparent intervention without increasing energy demand required careful sectional iteration.
Ucwaningo: Research examined how an H-plan school can support learning through instruction, practice, and reflection while improving environmental performance through reuse. Methods included precedent study, movement/adjacency diagrams, daylight and visibility mapping, and iterative sectional/structural studies. The resulting strategy replaces the central connector with a mass-timber and glass commons that increases shared space, legibility, and low-energy flexibility.
Ugqozi: The project was motivated by two goals: strengthen the learning cycle of instruction, practice, and reflection, and extend the life of a durable public school building through reuse. Typical H-plan schools separate activities into wings with weak shared space. A transparent mass timber commons in the former connector creates a social and academic heart, improves daylight and comfort, and supports long term adaptability with lower environmental impact.
Ubude Bephrojekthi: New York City, USA. Adaptive reuse proposal for an existing H-plan public school building, emphasizing reuse of the masonry shell and a low-carbon mass-timber intervention.
Ukuhamba Kokusebenza: The school is organized around three learning modes, instruction, practice, and discussion or reflection, connected by a shared atrium. Daily circulation becomes a learning loop with study balconies, library niches, and informal steps for gathering. Transparent edges support supervision and collaboration, while flexible furniture allows spaces to shift from quiet study to group discussion and exhibitions. Daylight and passive visibility reduce reliance on artificial lighting and support a healthy, low energy environment.