Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020
Winners of 2020 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture Winners of 2020 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture
HONORABLEMENTIONA-1Frame HolidayStructureSingle FamilyResidential ProjectsArchitect:Palinda KannangaraLocation:Imaduwa, Sri LankaLocated in Imaduwa Galle District in Sri Lanka, this house is a second home and retreat for aSri Lankan ethno musician and jazz drummer. The site is located on the client's ancestral landin a low-lying wetland zone about 60 kilometers from Singharaja Rainforest. The musician andhis young family desired a leisure space; a weekend getaway removed from their busy urbanlifestyle, where they could enjoy outdoor living and be close to nature. The musician had a verysmall construction budget and wanted the house construction to be quick and cost-efficient.He was also concerned about the flood-prone nature of the land.JURY CITATION: The project is an innovative construction that creates an interior space adaptedto the climate, with a minimal budget and a short construction period. The idea of thelightness and temporality of the landscape also determined the use of scaffolding as an exoskeleton,which is a completely recyclable and cost-effective material less invasive to the environmentof the site.12
HONORABLEMENTIONA-1Post-Earthquake ReconstructionDemonstration Project ofGuangming VillageSingle FamilyResidential ProjectsArchitect:NG Yan Yung EdwardLocation:Zhaotong, ChinaFollowing a minor earthquake in August 2014, Guangming’s residents lost faith in the traditionalrammed-earth building technology. To improve the safety, quality, and dignity of theliving environment without adding a substantial environmental load, this project innovated onthe traditional rammed-earth technology using a “high science–low technology” strategy. Theuse of natural resources and recycled materials minimized embodied energy and constructioncosts. An appropriate passive design guaranteed low energy consumption and high indoorenvironmental quality. Applying a holistic strategy, this project creatively fostered long-term,environmentally sustainable economic and social development of poor rural areas using localmaterials, technology, and labor.JURY CITATION: The project makes use of local natural materials – rammed earth, and reconstructedthe housing destroyed by earthquake, but in an innovative way with scientific, technicalconstruction and calculation, which is also easy to implement for villagers. The housingitself has good ventilation and daylighting, and provides easily-used space for the users.13
- Page 3 and 4: Winner by categoryA-1 Single Family
- Page 5: CONVENERJURY BOARDYongwoo LEEFranci
- Page 8 and 9: GOLD WINNERThe Red RoofA-1Single Fa
- Page 10 and 11: The project site is a small house o
- Page 14 and 15: HONORABLEMENTIONContainer HouseA-1S
- Page 16 and 17: GOLD WINNERNha Nhim HomestayA-2Mult
- Page 18 and 19: The challenge in this project was t
- Page 20 and 21: HONORABLEMENTIONXi’an OCT 108 Lan
- Page 22 and 23: HONORABLEMENTIONDajia VillaA-2Multi
- Page 24 and 25: GOLD WINNERB-1Cotton Lab UrbanLoung
- Page 26 and 27: The site and the old factory were c
- Page 28 and 29: GOLD WINNERKrushi BhawanB-1Public A
- Page 30 and 31: Krushi Bhawan was originally planne
- Page 32 and 33: HONORABLEMENTIONHeadquarter ofShang
- Page 34 and 35: HONORABLETable-Landscape: Plot B4,M
- Page 36 and 37: GOLD WINNERJackfruit VillageB-2Publ
- Page 38 and 39: The project site in Trai Lang Villa
- Page 40 and 41: HONORABLEMENTIONB-2Boat Rooms on th
- Page 42 and 43: HONORABLEMENTIONAlila WuzhenB-2Publ
- Page 44 and 45: GOLD WINNERB-3More thanJust a Libra
- Page 46 and 47: Initiated and crowd funded by IX Ar
- Page 48 and 49: HONORABLEMENTIONB-3MedogMeteorologi
- Page 50 and 51: HONORABLEMENTIONRabindhorn: Arsomsi
- Page 52 and 53: HONORABLEMENTIONIAB Center, Home fo
- Page 54 and 55: GOLD WINNERB-4Communal Mosque,Cyber
- Page 56 and 57: The communal mosque project, set in
- Page 58 and 59: GOLD WINNERB-4Long MuseumWest BundP
- Page 60 and 61: The museum, including a surviving c
HONORABLE
MENTION
A-1
Frame Holiday
Structure
Single Family
Residential Projects
Architect:
Palinda Kannangara
Location:
Imaduwa, Sri Lanka
Located in Imaduwa Galle District in Sri Lanka, this house is a second home and retreat for a
Sri Lankan ethno musician and jazz drummer. The site is located on the client's ancestral land
in a low-lying wetland zone about 60 kilometers from Singharaja Rainforest. The musician and
his young family desired a leisure space; a weekend getaway removed from their busy urban
lifestyle, where they could enjoy outdoor living and be close to nature. The musician had a very
small construction budget and wanted the house construction to be quick and cost-efficient.
He was also concerned about the flood-prone nature of the land.
JURY CITATION: The project is an innovative construction that creates an interior space adapted
to the climate, with a minimal budget and a short construction period. The idea of the
lightness and temporality of the landscape also determined the use of scaffolding as an exoskeleton,
which is a completely recyclable and cost-effective material less invasive to the environment
of the site.
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