Dissolving Corbin Building Edifici d'Ús Mixt de Zihua Mo

El disseny Dissolving Corbin Building Edifici d'Ús Mixt de Zihua Mo és un guanyador molt estimat del prestigiós 2026 A' Design Award d'Argent en la Categoria de Competició de Disseny d'Arquitectura, Edificació i Estructures.

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Dissolving Corbin Building Edifici d'Ús Mixt

de Zihua Mo

Guanyador del A' Design Award d'Argent en la Categoria de Arquitectura

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El Disseny

Sobre Dissolving Corbin Building Edifici d'Ús Mixt

Dissolving Corbin Building és un disseny d'edifici d'ús mixt basat en la reutilització adaptativa de l'històric Corbin Building al Lower Manhattan, Nova York. El complex vertical s'eleva uns 55 metres al llarg de 15 plantes i combina habitatge, cuines comunitàries, una zona pública de restauració, un mercat d'alimentació i agricultura vertical. Una nova estructura d'acer suporta unitats modulars prefabricades amb revestiment articulat de maó i terracota. Els jardins de coberta i un bar a la terrassa sobre el Fulton Center adjacent amplien un recorregut públic que comença al metro. La cuina i els àpats compartits es conceben com a espais comunitaris.

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Sobre el A' Design Award d'Argent

Dissolving Corbin Building Edifici d'Ús Mixt és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Dissolving Corbin Building Edifici d'Ús Mixt sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Dissolving Corbin Building Edifici d'Ús Mixt és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

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Propietats Úniques: The project dissolves the historic Corbin Building into a vertical ecosystem where housing, communal kitchens, and a public food court intertwine. Solid walls transform into porous layers that blur domestic and urban scales, while a design language of dissolution mediates between ornate historic façades and contemporary simplicity. More than housing, it becomes an urban catalyst that nourishes community, fosters continuity across the city, and reframes everyday rituals as cultural infrastructure.
Dimensions i Embalatge: The project envisions a vertical mixed-use complex with an approximate height of 55m and 15 floors, integrating housing, communal kitchens, a public food court, a food market, and vertical farming. A rooftop bar is added atop the adjacent Fulton Center, while rooftop gardens extend from the historic Corbin Building. A new steel frame hosts prefabricated modular units with articulated brick and terracotta cladding, with strategies emphasizing porosity, modular assembly, adaptability, and sustainable urban integration.
Etiquetes: Adaptive Reuse, Mixed-use Building, Communal Living, Food Culture, Urban Catalyst, Historic Preservation, Vertical Farming, Public Food Court, Rooftop Bar, Community Architecture
Tecnologia de Producció: The design was informed by studies of natural morphologies and part-to-whole relationships, which shaped a methodology of 'dissolving'. To realize this vision, the historic masonry is reinterpreted through a new steel structural framework combined with factory-prefabricated modular units. These modules enable the complex articulation of brick and terracotta surfaces, assembled on site with precision. Digital modeling and parametric simulations guided iterations, while renderings tested spatial integration with the city.
Repte de Disseny: The hardest challenge was breathing new life into a landmark once valued only for its façade. Balancing historic ornament with contemporary simplicity demanded a design language of dissolving. Socially, the project sought to counter fragmentation with food as a universal connector, while technically it explored how modular construction could realize intricate brick and terracotta forms.
Recerca: This conceptual design research explored adaptive reuse of historic buildings and the role of food culture in urban life. The aim was to test how dissolving boundaries between private and public could foster community. Methods included studies of natural morphologies, urban context analysis, and digital modeling. Simulations examined flows of residents and visitors. Results showed that shared kitchens, vertical farms, and food markets can reframe eating as cultural infrastructure with impacts on business vitality, social cohesion, and urban design practice.
Inspiració: The project is inspired by the challenge of renewing a historic building once valued only for its façade, giving it a second life through functional transformation and a dialogue between classical ornament and contemporary simplicity. At the urban scale, it seeks to dissolve boundaries, weaving architecture into the flows of transit and everyday life. Against a backdrop of global unrest and retreating cosmopolitanism, the design turns to food as a universal language, using shared rituals of cooking
Durada del Projecte: The project was initially conceived between September and December 2022 in Philadelphia, United States, as an early conceptual study. It was further developed and deeply refined from January to September 2025, focusing on the adaptive reuse of the historic Corbin Building in Lower Manhattan, New York, and its integration with the adjacent Fulton Center. The design has been prepared for international design award submissions and exhibitions, presenting both architectural innovation and cultural discourse at a global stage.
Flux d'Operació: For the public, the building is entered through a food market and court linked to the subway, offering a place for gathering, dining, or simply passing through. A rooftop bar atop Fulton Center extends the experience to the city skyline, attracting visitors and workers nearby. For residents, daily life unfolds in porous clusters with shared kitchens, terraces, and corridors lined with vertical farms that provide food and greenery. Both flows converge in rooftop gardens, where living and visiting overlap as shared community rituals.