Colorful Palette Paleta Acolorida by Wei Cheng Lin

Colorful Palette Paleta Acolorida by Wei Cheng Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny d'Arquitectura, Edificació i Estructures Competition Category.

FerroArquitectura· 2021

Colorful Palette Paleta Acolorida

by Wei Cheng Lin

Client: Wei Cheng Lin Architecture Firm

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Colorful Palette Paleta Acolorida

Paleta Acolorida és un jardí d'infància dissenyat a la ciutat de Hsinchu, Taiwan. L'edifici presenta un volum aerodinàmic amb parets corbes i aules irregulars que permeten canviar la disposició en qualsevol moment. Un camí d'arc de Sant Martí condueix a una plaça central emmarcada per escales acolorides, on un gran arbre de càmfora s'alça com a nucli central. Una granja ecològica, una zona de plantació natural, zones d'activitats i una zona de sorra donen suport a l'aprenentatge a través de l'oïda, la vista i el tacte. L'estructura és de formigó armat, i els terres i les parets estan acabats amb pintura de pedra resistent a la intempèrie en colors triats especialment per als infants.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Colorful Palette Paleta Acolorida és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Colorful Palette Paleta Acolorida sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Colorful Palette Paleta Acolorida és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: From the rainbow trail to the central square surrounded by colorful stairs, a big camphor tree as the core with sunlight spills in. The ecological farm allows kids to experience the fun of planting while the natural ecological area with various plants presents different atmospheres throughout the year. The activity and sandpit recreation areas allow kids to explore and stimulate their creativity. The irregular classroom spaces realize the flexibility and freedom to change the layout at any time.
Dimensions & Packaging: The overall site area is about 27,967.35 square meters, and the design kindergarten area is 5000 square meters.
Tags: Kindergarten, campus design, school, planning, color, environmental protection, green building, arc, joy, learning, colorful, palette, nature
Production Technology: The floor and walls of the architecture are painted with weather-resistant stone paint, according to childrens color psychological theory to reconcile a variety of colorful appearance. The building structure is reinforced concrete.
Design Challenge: In order to create irregular streamlined floors and curved walls, the architects and construction team used different levels of arc-shaped geometric color blocks on the ground with precise on-site lofting. These extremely difficult challenges have been successfully overcome through the use of satellite positioning and the professionalism and hard work of the design and construction team. The final result satisfied the clients and campus users very much!
Research: Located in a windy city, pleasant breezes are brought in with environmental control and mass design techniques to avoid the monsoon. Multiple activity zones are set up to suit theme-based teaching concepts, creating a knowledge paradise for kids besides turning the outdoors into living textbooks for sustainable green education. Flexible use of the intermediary spaces like outdoor and semi-outdoor spaces, implement a shared space concept, each corner of the campus is good for learning. The streamlined building volume matched with colorful tones extending from the ground to the wall.
Inspiration: The architect-designed an ideal kindergarten based on the educational concepts and needs of children with correspondence on the historical culture of the site and its natural environment, integrated with the urban green belt space and water canal heritage of the site. The overall design realizes the connection between the local community, living environment, education, heritage, and kindergarten space creation. Each design detail is conducive to the cultivation of the core qualities of the children.
Project Duration: The project finished in August 2020 in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The architect himself has been engaged in school building design for many years and has a deep understanding of the needs of the educational environment. To inspire children's sensory experience, implement the learning model of hearing, seeing, and touching, and create a birds nest-shaped spatial volume, the overall space configuration includes various areas for natural teaching, healthy activities, arts, food safety education, and ecological education. The whole campus is rich in functions.
Team Members: WEI-CHENG LIN
Image Credits: WEI-CHENG LIN