The Folding Boat የማህበረሰብ ማዕከል by Xuechen Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት in የሃሳብ እና ፅንሰ-ሃሳብ ዲዛይን Competition Category.
ብርሃሳብ· 2024
The Folding Boat የማህበረሰብ ማዕከል
by Xuechen Chen
Client: Xuechen Chen
A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት Winner in ሃሳብ Category
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The Design
About The Folding Boat የማህበረሰብ ማዕከል
የታጠፈው ጀልባ፣ በሃርለም ወንዝ ዳርቻ ላይ የሚገኝ፣ ለማህበረሰብ ኮሌጁ እንደ የጀልባ ጋልበት ተቋም፣ ትንሽ ቤተ-መጻሕፍት እና ለስፖርት ጀልባ ጋልበት የተሰጠ ሙዚየም በመሆን የብዙ ተግባር ቦታ ነው። የታጠፈ የብረት ጣራ በማሳየት፣ ይህ መዋቅር ግድግዳዎችን ከጣራዎች ጋር ያለችግር በማዋሃድ የውስጥ ቦታውን ይገልጻል። በታሪካዊና በዘመናዊ አካባቢዎች መገናኛ ላይ የተቀመጠ፣ የንጥረ ነገሮች ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት አቀማመጥ ፕሮግራሞችን፣ ዝውውርን እና የከተማውን መልክዓ ምድር ያከብራል።
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት
The Folding Boat የማህበረሰብ ማዕከል የA' Design Award የብር ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም ለምርጥ ደረጃ፣ ውብ እና አስደናቂ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ ያልተለመደ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የብር አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን የላቀ ልምድ፣ ተሰጥኦ እና ጥልቅ ማስተዋል የሚያሳዩ እጅግ ብሩህ እና እጅግ ፈጠራ የተሞላባቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። The Folding Boat የማህበረሰብ ማዕከል እጅግ ሙያዊና ጥልቅ ፈጠራ የተሞላበት አስደናቂ ማሳያ ሥራ እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የብር ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን የኪነ ጥበብ፣ የሳይንስ፣ የዲዛይን እና የቴክኖሎጂ ድንበሮችን የሚጠቅምና የሚያስፋፋ ትኩረት የሚስብ፣ የሚደነቅ ፈጠራ ነው። The Folding Boat የማህበረሰብ ማዕከል ፍላጎትን የሚቀሰቅስ፣ በጎ ስሜት የሚያመጣ እና መደነቅንና መገረምን የሚያቀጣጥል በብዙዎች የሚቀኑበት ፈጠራ ነው።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Folding Boat, located along the shore of the Harlem River, is a multifunctional space serving as a rowing facility for the community college, a small library, and a museum dedicated to sport rowing. Featuring a folded metal roof, this structure defines its interior space by seamlessly blending walls into ceilings. Positioned at the convergence of historical and modern districts, meticulous placement of elements respects programs, circulation, and the urban landscape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 18,000sf
- Tags
- culture, community center, wood, metal, concrete
- Production Technology
- metal, glass and wood panel
- Design Challenge
- The multiversity of the programs and the materials.
- Research
- This research abstract explores the integration of folding as architectural elements across various scales, experiences, and programs within the context of the Rowing Boat project. Serving as a sport museum, rowing boat facility for a local college, and a community center for the neighborhood, the project examines how folding techniques can be applied to create dynamic spaces and functional designs. Through case studies and design explorations, this research delves into the innovative use of folding to enhance architectural aesthetics, spatial experiences, and programmatic functionalities within a multi-functional facility.
- Inspiration
- The project's inspiration stems from the unique topography of the site, characterized by varying slopes. This distinctive landscape presents an opportunity to mimic and enhance the site's features through the use of folding in the design. The folded elements not only echo the site's topography but also contribute to the project's special aesthetic qualities.
- Project Duration
- Unbult, Bronx, Newyork
- Operation Flow
- The Folding Boat project draws inspiration from the site's unique topography, using folding in design to echo its slopes and enhance aesthetics. Located along the Harlem River, it's a rowing facility, small library, and sport museum. The folded metal roof blends spaces, respecting historical context and urban landscape. This research explores folding's integration in various scales, programs, and experiences, enhancing architectural aesthetics and functionality.
- Team Members
- Xuechen Chen
- Image Credits
- XUECHEN CHEN
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