Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020

Winners of 2020 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture Winners of 2020 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture

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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

HONORABLE

MENTION

A-1

Post-Earthquake Reconstruction

Demonstration Project of

Guangming Village

Single Family

Residential Projects

Architect:

NG Yan Yung Edward

Location:

Zhaotong, China

Following a minor earthquake in August 2014, Guangming’s residents lost faith in the traditional

rammed-earth building technology. To improve the safety, quality, and dignity of the

living environment without adding a substantial environmental load, this project innovated on

the traditional rammed-earth technology using a “high science–low technology” strategy. The

use of natural resources and recycled materials minimized embodied energy and construction

costs. An appropriate passive design guaranteed low energy consumption and high indoor

environmental quality. Applying a holistic strategy, this project creatively fostered long-term,

environmentally sustainable economic and social development of poor rural areas using local

materials, technology, and labor.

JURY CITATION: The project makes use of local natural materials – rammed earth, and reconstructed

the housing destroyed by earthquake, but in an innovative way with scientific, technical

construction and calculation, which is also easy to implement for villagers. The housing

itself has good ventilation and daylighting, and provides easily-used space for the users.

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