Barzakh凉亭装置丨法国尼斯丨waiwai

如果工业废弃物能够成为阿联酋建筑的未来材料，会怎样？waiwai最早在2021年就提出了这一问题，并通过作品《湿地》（Wetland）进行了探索。该作品使用以盐为基础的水泥材料建造，作为阿联酋国家馆参展威尼斯建筑双年展，并荣获该展览的最高奖项——金狮奖。

What if industrial waste could be the future for architecture in the UAE?  waiwai first explored this question in 2021 with Wetland, a structure made from salt-based cement. This project was presented at the National Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates at the Venice Architecture Biennale, where it was awarded the Golden Lion, the Biennale’s highest honor.

▼项目概览，overall of the project © Mohamad Somji

▼外观，exterior view © Mohamad Somji

▼作品使用以盐为基础的水泥材料建造，a structure made from salt-based cement © Mohamad Somji

▼作品材料均源自本地环境，the materials of the works are all derived from the local environment © Mohamad Somji

▼外观近景，closer exterior view © Mohamad Somji

▼外观细部，details of exterior view © Mohamad Somji

如今，waiwai通过《Barzakh》继续深入探讨工业废弃物在建筑中的可能性。在全球气候变暖与城市迅速扩张的背景下，建筑师有责任提出可持续的解决方案。作为一个展亭装置，《Barzakh》由塑料、棕榈纤维和脱盐废水浓盐水构成。这三种材料均源自本地环境，回应了阿联酋乃至全球所面临的共同挑战。

▼灵感来源，inspiration © Mohamad Somji

With Barzakh, waiwai continues to investigate industrial waste as a way forward for architecture. In response to a warming planet and rapidly growing cities, architects have a responsibility to develop sustainable solutions. Barzakh is a pavilion that consists of plastic, palm fiber, and wastewater brine. These three materials draw from the local environment and react to the challenges that we face in the UAE and around the world.

▼室内概览，overall of interior © Mohamad Somji

▼装置与人的互动，interaction between people and the project © Mohamad Somji

▼室内视角，interior views © Mohamad Somji

▼光影，light and shadow © Mohamad Somji

▼凉亭内部近景，interior closer view © Mohamad Somji

大型基础设施项目对塑料的依赖造成了大量碳排放。棕榈纤维在自然环境中广泛存在，且数百年来一直用于该地区的传统建筑中。与许多国家一样，阿联酋也依靠海水淡化来获取饮用水。

The reliance on plastic for large-scale infrastructure projects produces a high level of carbon emissions. Palm fiber is found in abundance across our natural environment and has been used in traditional architecture in the region for centuries. Like many countries, the UAE relies on desalination to produce drinking water.

▼作品以身边的材料与工艺为基础，the work is based on the materials and techniques around us © Mohamad Somji

▼细部，details © Mohamad Somji

▼细部，details © Mohamad Somji

▼细部，details © Mohamad Somji

然而，大规模的海水淡化会产生浓盐水，通常被排入波斯湾，对海洋生态系统造成破坏。《Barzakh》鼓励我们重新思考所处的环境，对全球性问题的在地表现作出回应。waiwai提出了一个设想：以身边的材料与工艺为基础，构建出一种可能属于未来的本土建筑语言。

Desalination at a large scale here produces brine, which is often pumped back into the Gulf, damaging the marine ecosystem. This project invites us to think again about the context we inhabit, to respond to local manifestations of global problems. waiwai proposes a solution that embraces the materials and processes that surround us to find what could be a future vernacular for architecture.

▼夜景远观，night view at distance © Mohamad Somji

▼外观夜景，exterior view at night © Mohamad Somji

▼室内夜景，night view of interior © Mohamad Somji