Snail Bay Sala d'Exposicions de la Ciutat by Kris Lin

Snail Bay Sala d'Exposicions de la Ciutat by Kris Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Or in Disseny d'Arquitectura, Edificació i Estructures Competition Category.

OrArquitectura· 2020

Snail Bay Sala d'Exposicions de la Ciutat

by Kris Lin

Client: Junfa Group

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Snail Bay Sala d'Exposicions de la Ciutat

Snail Bay és una sala d'exposicions urbana a Kunming, Xina, creada mitjançant la reconstrucció i reutilització d'edificis antics. La sala ocupa 6.800 metres quadrats i presenta el desenvolupament futur de la zona de Snail Bay. Es van eliminar les parets exteriors mentre es conservaven l'estructura original i el patró espacial. Un gran mur cortina de vidre s'orienta cap al paisatge natural i obre la vista interior. L'aigua del llac s'introdueix dins l'edifici, on una piscina de forma regular se superposa visualment amb la superfície del llac. Un corredor connecta l'espai interior i l'exterior.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Snail Bay Sala d'Exposicions de la Ciutat és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or, un reconeixement immensament prestigiós concedit a dissenys de primera categoria, meravellosos i extraordinaris. Els guanyadors d'Or són creacions summament innovadores, molt visionàries i gloriosament enlluernadores que reflecteixen el prodigi, la saviesa i la destresa dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Snail Bay Sala d'Exposicions de la Ciutat sigui un invent molt elogiat, pioner en tendències i monumental, que aporta un valor sense precedents. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or és un projecte espectacular i respectat que beneficia molt i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Snail Bay Sala d'Exposicions de la Ciutat crea sentiments intensos de desig, evoca passió, fomenta la creativitat i ens fascina.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Reuse of old buildings
This case is the reconstruction and reuse of old buildings in Snail Bay. The Snail Bay Center is a government led urban renewal project that was upgraded on the original site of Old Snail Bay. The city exhibition hall is designed to show the future development of Snail Bay area.
Dimensions & Packaging: 6800sqm
Tags: Reuse of old buildings, urban renewal, Integration of indoor and outdoor, four dimensional integrated design, city exhibition hall,
Production Technology: Space is the essence of architecture. The designers’ strategy is to remove the external wall, dig its internal spatial memory and value, and endow it with proper temperament, while preserving its structure and spatial pattern. Under the requisite of maintaining the architecture function, a large area glass curtain wall is used on the side facing the natural landscape, which makes the indoor space vision completely open.
Design Challenge: Reuse of old buildings
This case is the reconstruction and reuse of old buildings in Snail Bay. The Snail Bay Center is a government led urban renewal project that was upgraded on the original site of Old Snail Bay. The city exhibition hall is designed to show the future development of Snail Bay area.
Research: The project is located in Kunming, it is also known as Flower City and Spring City. It is one of the most habitable cities in China.This case is the reconstruction and reuse of old buildings in Snail Bay. The Snail Bay Center is a government-led urban renewal project that was upgraded on the original site of Old Snail Bay.
Inspiration: Integration of indoor and outdoor
The project base is adjacent to Central Lake Park and has excellent natural landscape resources. Designers carried out a four dimensional integrated design from architecture, landscape, interior to soft decoration.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2018 in Kunming,China and finished in March 2019 in Kunming,China, and was exhibited in Kunming,China in March 2019.
Operation Flow: The lake water is introduced into the building, and the regular pool and the natural lake surface form the visual effect of overlapping. The corridor connects the indoor and outdoor space, and at the same time breaks the monotonous water surface space, which enriches the landscape level of the pool. The openness and naturalness of the space create a flow between indoor and outdoor.
Team Members: Kris Lin, Jiayu Yang
Image Credits: Image #1,2,3,4,5: Photographer KLID 2019