Zehua Zhang ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Resurgence ᱜᱤᱨᱡᱟ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2026
Resurgence ᱜᱤᱨᱡᱟ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ
Zehua Zhang ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Zehua Zhang
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Resurgence ᱜᱤᱨᱡᱟ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱨᱤᱡᱚᱨᱡᱮᱱᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱞᱴᱟᱰᱮᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱟ�499 ᱜᱤᱨᱡᱟ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱜᱨᱤ ᱨᱟᱠᱟᱵ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱠᱛᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱣᱟᱵ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱷᱟᱰᱟ, ᱢᱩᱨᱛᱤ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱠᱚᱸᱠᱨᱤᱴ, ᱠᱟᱸᱪ, ᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱱᱰᱥᱠᱮᱯ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱟᱬᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱥᱤᱸᱜᱤ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱟᱜᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱟᱦᱟ ᱟᱛᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ। ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱶᱟ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱩᱵᱤᱫᱷᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ, ᱟᱛᱢᱟᱛᱟᱸᱛᱨᱤᱠ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱡᱤᱠ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ। ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱟᱵᱟᱝ ᱨᱟᱵᱟᱝ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ।
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Resurgence ᱜᱤᱨᱡᱟ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Resurgence ᱜᱤᱨᱡᱟ ᱜᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Resurgence is a contemporary church in Altadena, conceived as a spiritual and cultural catalyst after the wildfire. Inspired by surrounding mountain ridges, its sculpted concrete form rises vertically toward light-filled skylights, expressing renewal. A skylight atrium and courtyard weave nature, light, and community together, uniting sacred worship and civic life in a resilient beacon of collective healing and hope.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- Single story building with overall dimensions of 45 meters in width, 45 meters in depth, and 18 meters in height.
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Community renewal, cultural architecture, fluid form, concrete and light interplay, atrium with skylight, courtyard garden
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- Materiality and light shape the design. Concrete as the primary material, conveys weight and dignity while its smooth surfaces create a clean, harmonious space. A skylight courtyard and meditation garden establish a quiet dialogue between architecture and nature. Glass curtain walls guide daylight into the interior, forming a sacred, serene atmosphere. As light moves through the vertical spaces, it brings a continuous sense of ceremony and spiritual tension.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The project faced the challenge of balancing spiritual, social, and cultural needs after wildfire loss. Internally, it required understanding Altadena’s history, community trauma, and collective memory. Externally, constraints included building codes, material limits, daylighting technology, and construction feasibility. Overcoming these involved iterative modeling, community feedback, and innovative use of concrete and glass to create a resilient, meaningful, and functional design.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- Type of Research: Applied architectural and social research. Objectives: Explore architecture’s role in post-wildfire community renewal. Methodology: Community engagement, iterative modeling. Tools: Site analysis, surveys, models, 3D simulations. Participants: Residents, church leaders, community groups. Results and Insights: Mountain-inspired forms, light, and open spaces foster spiritual and social connection. Impact: Strengthens cohesion, cultural life, and human-centered design practices.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- The design was inspired by Altadena’s post-wildfire recovery and the site’s mountainous landscape. I studied topography, light behavior, and community rebuilding models to shape a form that abstracts surrounding ridges into a vertical, light-filled sanctuary. Research into trauma-informed spaces and passive daylighting informed the atrium, courtyard, and concrete massing, creating a resilient structure that fosters healing, unity, and spiritual renewal.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project started in August 2025 and was completed in December 2025
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- This project operates through spatial flow and light manipulation. Its atrium and skylights transform daylight into dynamic patterns, guiding movement and fostering contemplation. Interaction occurs as visitors move between worship, community, and meditation spaces, experiencing shifts in scale, light, and material. Key frames include entrance, atrium, courtyard, and sanctuary. By harmonizing architecture, light, and landscape, it enhances spiritual and social engagement.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Zehua Zhang
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