Mio Path of Water Guri Fasax oo uu sameeyey Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu

Naqshadda Mio Path of Water Guri Fasax oo uu sameeyey Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu waa mid aad u sharaf badan oo ku guulaysatay tartanka qaybta Naqshadeynta Qaab-dhismeedka, Dhismaha iyo Qaab-dhismeedyada ee 2026 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award.

NaxaasQaab-dhismeed· 2026

Mio Path of Water Guri Fasax

Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu uu sameeyay

Macmiilka: Not A Hotel

Ku Guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award ee Qaybta Qaab-dhismeed

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Wax ku saabsan Mio Path of Water Guri Fasax

Mio Path of Water waa guri fasax oo loo naqshadeeyay cimilada xeebeed ee roobka badan ee Yakushima, Japan. Martidu waxay ku soo galaan albaab laga hoos maro hooska oo ay dhex maraan balbalo roob ka ilaalisa oo qalalan, kadibna waxay gaaraan qeybta fadhiga iyo cuntada oo u jeedda badweynta. Saddex qol jiif oo gooni ah ayaa u kala baxa sida qolal aamusan, mid kastaana wuxuu leeyahay musqul gaar ah, si kooxuhu ay guriga u wadaagaan iyagoon lumin arrimahooda gaarka ah. Qeybta nasashada iyo daryeelka jirku waxay raacdaa wareeg fudud oo ka kooban sauna, biyo qabow lagu dhex dhaco, meel lagu qubeysto iyo balbalo bannaan oo lagu qaboojiyo. Dhismuhu wuxuu isku daraa bir iyo saqaf alwaax culus oo muuqda, halka daaha dibadda uu ilaaliyo alwaax kayn (cedar) ah oo la gubay.

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Wax ku saabsan Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award

Mio Path of Water Guri Fasax waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Mio Path of Water Guri Fasax waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Mio Path of Water Guri Fasax si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.

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Shahaadooyinka, xubnaha kooxda iyo faahfaahinta farsamada ee uu bixiyay naqshadeeluhu.

Sifooyinka Gaarka ah: The project is on Yakushima’s maritime edge, where mist, downpour, and slow runoff are daily facts, the house is organized from the rooms outward. Each suite is a calibrated “channel” of water-as-experience: the shared areas stay quiet and supportive. Only after these three acts are set does the living space frame its context: sea at distance, pool nearby—two waters held on one calm line. The primary structure material of the house is steel—precise, slender, and resilient—so the rooms read cleanly. Only the living space departs from that language: here an exposed heavy-timber roof lifts the volume and warms it. The result is a house that makes weather into ambience, routine, and memory.
Cabbirka & Qaabaynta: Height 9000 mm; Total floor area 298 sqm; construction area (incl. terraces) 586 sqm. Program: L/D, kitchen; 3 bedrooms each with 2× semi-double beds 1,200×1,950 mm + ensuite WC & shower. Spa: changing, sauna, cold plunge, bath, shower + adjacent cooling terrace. Pool depth 1,200 mm. Covered parking 2 bays. Outdoor equipment storage shed 70 sqm.
Summado: Yakushima, hospitality villa, wet-climate design, rain porch, sauna loop, indoor-outdoor living, charred cedar façade, ocean-view courtyard, modular arcade, minimalist timber architecture
Tiknoloojiyada Soo Saarka: Designed through iterative massing + view studies in Rhino/Grasshopper, then coordinated for constructability and lifecycle cost. Adaptive-reuse strategy uses hybrid structure system of steel and heavy timber to maximize constructability. Facade system: Shou Sugi Ban (Yakisugi) cedar cladding rainscreen + low-iron glazed wall with concealed frames; modular standing seam metal roof for tolerance control. CG/diagrams produced via real-time rendering + AI/PS post-compositing.
Caqabadda Naqshadda: The hardest challenge was reconciling Yakushima’s extreme rain, salt wind, and humidity with an open, resort-like lifestyle without turning the house into a sealed “box.” Internally, the concept had to respect local craft traditions while still feeling contemporary. Externally, strict competition limits (height, area, parking, pool/spa program) forced tight stacking and efficient circulation. Limited site-specific data pushed us to validate decisions through climate mapping, precedent benchmarking, and repeated plan/section tests until performance and experience aligned.
Cilmi-baadhis: Applied site-response study. Objective: Yakushima villa for rain/humidity, privacy, ocean views. Method: fast plan/section iterations + guest-flow loop tests. Data/tools: climate/topo maps, precedents; Rhino/Grasshopper, AI implemented representation, render checks. Participants: designer + peer critiques. Result: rain-porch entry, bedroom pods, sauna-plunge-bath loop. Insight/impact: fewer conflicts, higher comfort; reusable wet-climate layout template.
Dhiirrigelinta: "Mio" is a shallow water channel in Japanese: not a scene, a guide. The project adopts that ethic—draw clear paths and let climate do the rest. What Mio proposes is to let private rooms carry climate as character—morning mist, sudden shower, still flow—while a single timbered hall reads the site without theatrics. The result is a house that makes weather into ambience, routine, and memory.
Muddada Mashruuca: The project was a design package for initiated in September 2025 and completed in February 2026 as a hospitality villa proposal for Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, and subsequently prepared for submission to the A’ Design Award.
Socodka Hawlgalka: Guests arrive under the covered "porte-cochère" and enter a dry “rain porch” that transitions into the living/dining core facing the ocean. Bedrooms branch off like quiet nests, each with a private bath, so groups can share without stepping on each other’s rhythm. The spa is a simple loop: change - sauna - cold plunge - hot bath/shower - cool-down terrace, repeating as needed. Indoor and outdoor spaces slide into one another, letting the house work in sun, wind, and rain with minimal effort.
Shatiyada: Copyrights belong to Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu, Jiahua Xu, 2026.
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Xubnaha Kooxda: Ke Chen
Mengxi Xu
Jiahua Xu
Amaanta Sawirrada: Image #1: Creator (Design Team Lead) Jiahua Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #2: Creator (Design Team Lead) Jiahua Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #3: Creator (Design Team) Ke Chen, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #4: Creator (Design Team) Mengxi Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.
Image #5: Creator (Design Team) Mengxi Xu, Yakushima Villa Concept (NOT A HOTEL 2026), 2026.