The Folding Boat مركز مجتمعي by Xuechen Chen

The Folding Boat مركز مجتمعي by Xuechen Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 جائزة A' Design Award الفضية in تصميم الأفكار والمفاهيم Competition Category.

فضةالأفكار· 2024

The Folding Boat مركز مجتمعي

by Xuechen Chen

Client: Xuechen Chen

جائزة A' Design Award الفضية Winner in الأفكار Category

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The Design

About The Folding Boat مركز مجتمعي

القارب القابل للطي، الواقع على ضفاف نهر هارلم، هو مساحة متعددة الوظائف تعمل كمرفق للتجديف لكلية المجتمع، ومكتبة صغيرة، ومتحف مخصص لرياضة التجديف. يتميز هذا الهيكل بسقف معدني مطوي يحدد الفراغ الداخلي من خلال الدمج السلس بين الجدران والأسقف. يقع المبنى عند نقطة التقاء الأحياء التاريخية والحديثة، حيث يراعي التوزيع الدقيق للعناصر البرامج الوظيفية وديناميكية الحركة والمشهد العمراني.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award الفضية

The Folding Boat مركز مجتمعي هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة بصورة استثنائية يُمنح للتصاميم الرفيعة المستوى والجميلة والمبهرة. والفائزون بالفضية هم أعمال لامعة بشدة وشديدة الإبداع تجسّد الخبرة والموهبة وحدة الذكاء المتميزة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون The Folding Boat مركز مجتمعي عملًا رائعًا يُعرض كنموذج، شديد الاحترافية وعميق الابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية اختراع جدير بالذكر ومحل إعجاب، يعود بالنفع ويوسّع حدود الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا. وThe Folding Boat مركز مجتمعي إبداع يغبطه الكثيرون، يثير الرغبات ويبعث مشاعر إيجابية ويشعل الدهشة والإعجاب.

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