Explore ‘The Grand Round House,’ A Sustainable Building Exhibit
2024 Best of Year Winner for Installation
The Grand Round House at Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning was inspired by round earthen houses, called tulou, found in villages of the Hakka people throughout the southwestern region of Fujian province in China. Deve Build abstracted the basic structure—while maintaining the essence—of this ancient Chinese typology as a means to both explore the concept of innovation and lament the loss of local culture and emotional connections. The 4,300-square-foot creation is crafted entirely of woven-bamboo curtains (reusable at installation’s end), their fluid forms mimicking calligraphy; transcending the material’s typical use elevates it to contemporary-art status. The experience of walking through is meant to feel warm and comfortable, reflecting the very nature of the round house and celebrating the resonance of traditional architecture—providing a welcome sense of humanism and grounding in this era of artificial intelligence.
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