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The Ripple Mahi Matua: Whare Manaaki Tūroro nā Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong

Ko te hoahoa The Ripple Mahi Matua: Whare Manaaki Tūroro nā Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2026 A' Design Award Hiriwa i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga.


HiriwaWaihanga· 2026

The Ripple Mahi Matua: Whare Manaaki Tūroro

nā Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa i te Wāhanga Waihanga

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Te Hoahoa

Mō The Ripple Mahi Matua: Whare Manaaki Tūroro

Ko te Ripple he tono whare manaaki tūroro kua hangaia mā tētahi pūnaha mokowā porohita ka puta mai i tētahi marae wai pokapū. Kei Chinatown, i te tāone o New York City, ka whakatauhia anōtia e te hoahoa te tiaki mutunga-koiora hei wheako ā-iwi tāone, kaua ko he umanga noho mokemoke. Mā ngā paparanga o ngā paepae, ngā marae, me ngā tāpaki rākau e ārahi te nekehanga mai i te oranga tūmatanui ki te whakaaroaro mārire. Mā te whakauru i te marama o te rā, te wai, me ngā rautaki taiao kūpapa ka puta he āio ā-rongo, e tautoko ana i te tūmataitinga, te ahunga, me te toiora kare-ā-roto mā te hoahoanga tonu.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Hiriwa

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Āhuatanga Motuhake
The Ripple reimagines hospice as an urban civic sanctuary structured by a concentric ripple geometry generated from a single water court. Architecture, structure, circulation, and environmental systems align within one continuous spatial logic, integrating hybrid timber construction, passive ventilation, and water reuse. The design transforms end-of-life care into a collective, sensory experience embedded within the life of the city.
Inenga & Pēketanga
The project employs a hybrid timber system organized by concentric structural rings. Curved CLT load-bearing wall segments rise from a continuous concrete foundation datum, supporting stepped roof bands with integrated skylights, photovoltaic tiles, and rainwater collection gutters. Environmental systems include stacked passive ventilation, hydronic radiant floor slabs, and on-site water filtration and reuse.
Tūtohu
Hospice, Healthcare Design, Sensory experience, Therapeutic environment,
Hangarau Whakanao
The project was developed through an integrated design methodology where geometry, structure, and environmental systems evolve from a single concentric datum. Digital modeling and iterative sectional studies guided spatial, daylight, and airflow performance. A hybrid timber system using curved CLT wall segments, cavity assemblies, and a continuous concrete base enables structural clarity while integrating rainwater collection, passive ventilation, and radiant conditioning within one coordinated assembly.
Wero Hoahoa
The primary challenge was reconciling hospice care’s need for privacy and calm with the density and intensity of an urban Chinatown context. Social perceptions of hospice as isolated institutions required rethinking care as civic and accessible. Spatially, integrating sensory comfort, acoustic privacy, and environmental performance within a compact site demanded precise coordination of structure, water systems, and daylight. The project resolves these tensions through a unified geometric and environmental strategy.
Rangahau
Design research combining healthcare design and environmental psychology. Objective: improve patient privacy and emotional comfort in hospice settings. Methodology explored spatial sequencing and sensory design strategies. Experiential scenarios tested water sound as a non-visual privacy buffer.
Whakaaweawe
The Ripple is inspired by the universal image of a water drop generating expanding rings, symbolizing the continuity of life, memory, and collective care. Research into hospice environments, sensory psychology, and traditional courtyard typologies informed a design that replaces institutional isolation with spatial calm, gradual thresholds, and communal presence, integrating cultural reflection with environmental performance.
Roanga o te Kaupapa
The project was developed between September 2025 and Janurary 2026 as part of an architectural design competition. The Ripple is located in Chinatown, New York City, where it reimagines hospice care within a dense urban context. The proposal explores how end-of-life care can integrate with everyday civic life through architecture, landscape, and community-oriented programming.
Rerenga Mahi
Movement through Ripple follows expanding concentric rings, guiding visitors from the active city edge toward increasing quiet and intimacy. Thresholds, courtyards, and water elements choreograph gradual emotional transition rather than abrupt separation. Daylight, airflow, and acoustic water features respond passively to occupancy and climate, supporting orientation, privacy, and calm—allowing care to unfold through spatial experience rather than institutional control.
Pātene
Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
Ngā Mema o te Rōpū
Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong
Whakamana Whakaahua
Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong

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