Opus The Ripple Hospitium a designatore Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2026 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Certaminis Architectura.
ArgentumArchitectura· 2026
The Ripple Hospitium
a Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu and Hao Zhong
Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Categoria Architectura
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De The Ripple Hospitium
Ripple est hospitii propositio per systema spatiale concentricum structa, ab atrio aquae centrali generata. In Sinarum Vico Novi Eboraci sita, designatio curam vitae extremae redefinit ut experientiam urbanam civilem potius quam institutionem segregatam. Strata liminum, atriorum, et saeptorum ligneorum motum a vita publica ad quietam contemplationem ducunt. Lux diurna integrata, aqua, et consilia ambientia passiva tranquillitatem sensuum creant, privatatem, orientationem, et bonam valetudinem affectivam per ipsam architecturam sustinentia.
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De Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum
The Ripple Hospitium victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur The Ripple Hospitium opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. The Ripple Hospitium creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.
Post Designum
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- Proprietates Singulares
- 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.
- Dimensiones et Involucrum
- 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.
- Notulae
- Hospice, Healthcare Design, Sensory experience, Therapeutic environment,
- Technologia Productionis
- 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.
- Provocatio Designandi
- 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.
- Investigatio
- 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.
- Inspiratio
- 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.
- Duratio Operis
- 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.
- Cursus Operationis
- 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.
- Patentes
- Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
- Membra Turmae
- Minghan Lin
Yuchen Qiu
Hao Zhong - Agnitiones Imaginum
- Minghan Lin, Yuchen Qiu, Hao Zhong
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