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Holcim Awards 2005 - Asia Pacific - Acknowledgement

Five Scattered Houses, Ning Bo, China
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Type of project:
Public utilities

Start of construction:
April 2005

Principal authors:
WANG Shu and LU Wenyu, architects from Hangzhou, China



Acknowledgement prize (l-r): presented by P. Hugentobler (Holcim Ltd) to WANG Shu and LU Wenyu

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Comment of the Holcim Awards 2005 Jury for Asia Pacific
With a compelling case made for reinterpreting the concept of harmony between human occupation and nature, this project manifests an innovative translation of a traditional house typology into a modern dwelling.

By promoting the use of indigenous materials and traditional craftsmanship, the work takes an ethically acute stance to the environment as well as its inhabitants. Successfully addressed is the need to establish dialogue between rural and urban environments.

Ecologically, the project is merited for its sensitive deployment of low-cost natural resources, reactivating the manufacture of low-tech, handmade structures, and the use of recycled materials. These factors also contribute to an economically feasible solution that could actually serve to stimulate an increase in employment and development in local communities while preserving their particular identity.

Also to be commended is the proposed combination of vernacular techniques of construction and contemporary tectonic expression, a synthesis that is aesthetically rich as well as veritably unlimited in scope of applicability.

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