The Renovation of Ankang Library Building by United Units Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.
SilverArchitecture· 2021
The Renovation of Ankang Library Building
Client: United Units Architects
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category
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About The Renovation of Ankang Library Building
The original Ankang Library was opened in 1984, and it’s facilities had fallen behind the information age before the renovation. The renovation project has rejuvenated the old library into a new, open and welcoming community space, highlighting and creating a strong contrast with its existing context. Since opening, the new library has reactivated the cultural life of the local community, and the number of daily visitors has increased from 10 people to 3,000 people.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Renovation of Ankang Library Building is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. The Renovation of Ankang Library Building is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. The Renovation of Ankang Library Building is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
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We are a RIBA chartered practice specializing in contemporary architecture that revitalizes communities. Our designs balance creative innovation with cultural sensitivity, transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant destinations that dramatically increase visitor engagement.
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- Unique Properties
- The original Ankang Library was opened in 1984, and it’s facilities had fallen behind the information age before the renovation. The design principle aim was to rejuvenate the old library into a new, open and welcoming community space, highlighting and creating a strong contrast with its existing context. Since opening, the new library has reactivated the cultural life of the local community, and the number of daily visitors has increased from 10 people to 3,000 people.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Area: 4000 m²
- Tags
- UUA, Library, Renovation, China
- Production Technology
- Low Iron Glass
Perforated Aluminum Cladding - Inspiration
- The new Ankang Library adopts a modern curtain wall system, forming a concise massing and pure colour. The transparent glazing combined with the delicate perforated aluminum cladding create an effect akin to a halo. When the two buildings are seen with the vibrant and disordered old city, the following strong contrast brings unexpected drama and contrast. Forty years of passed time are visible with these two urban realms, like a surreal space-time dislocation.
- Project Duration
- Design Date: 03/2020 – 07/2020
Construction Date: 07/2020 – 10/2020
Location: Ankang, Shaanxi, China - Team Members
- Yongzheng Li
Qizhi Li
Liang Deng
Teng Jiang
Tim Mason
Yanfeng Lyu
Liye Chen
Shengli Zhao
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