The Surface and Body Centre Educatiu by Jung Tien Hsu

The Surface and Body Centre Educatiu by Jung Tien Hsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Arquitectura, Edificació i Estructures Competition Category.

BronzeArquitectura· 2023

The Surface and Body Centre Educatiu

by Jung Tien Hsu

Client: DAL Design Group Inc.

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About The Surface and Body Centre Educatiu

La Superfície i el Cos és un centre educatiu a Taichung, Taiwan, amb una superfície construïda d'aproximadament 1089 metres quadrats. L'edifici es forma a partir d'una paret en forma de L invertida i un cos rectangular de formigó. El formigó vist és el material principal, i la forma senzilla s'adapta a la textura austera. La paret es plega per crear finestres disposades a 30 graus, que obren àmplies vistes i limiten la llum solar directa. Una gran cortina de vidre aporta llum natural a l'espai principal i redueix l'ús d'il·luminació artificial. El volum es retira per formar un espai obert urbà cobert.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

The Surface and Body Centre Educatiu és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que The Surface and Body Centre Educatiu sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. The Surface and Body Centre Educatiu satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Since the left side of this site is adjacent to a tall building. The right side is adjacent to a low-rise building; the designer has purposely created an inverted L shaped wall extending from the left side to the roof to wash away the oppressive feeling brought by the tall building on the left side.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is about 1089 square meters.
Tags: Architecture, Design, Education Center, Modern, Style
Production Technology: In contrast, the right side of the facade is constructed as a suspended concrete carrier with the image of penetrating large glass to bring out a distinct and unique urban spatial expression. Turning to the right side of the building, one will realize the wall is folded to create a 30 degree angled window design, with each window facing in the direction of a wide field of vision. The folded wall will also avoid direct sunlight, thus achieving excellent lighting and shading.
Design Challenge: For the primary space on the project’s north side, the designer adopts a large glass curtain design, which allows much natural light indoors. It reduces the number of light hours during the daytime, thus reducing the use of lighting, extending the life of lighting, lowering electricity consumption, and achieving energy saving and carbon reduction.
Research: The whole building is made of fair faced concrete as the main building material, and the simple and clean architectural shape complements the simple and pure texture of the material. The dark gray vertical volume at the right rear of the building is not only the highest point of the building but also the space for vertical movement. The floating concrete box is glued from here and extended horizontally to the front, presenting a visual image of forceful tension.
Inspiration: For this project, the designer uses the basic geometric concept of surface and body to construct the spatial formation and the facade structure and to reflect the difference and the urban texture of the base frontage. Through the designers exquisite planning and delicate execution, an inverted L shaped wall surface and a rectangular body carrier are constructed, and the building is wrapped, glued, overhanging, retracted, and folded to demonstrate a multi layered architectural image.
Project Duration: The project was completed in August 2006 in Taichung, Taiwan
Operation Flow: The designers plan to retreat the building into the base and combine it with the shaded space underneath the concrete box to create an urban open space where one can stay and watch. By installing a large glass curtain, the designer introduces natural light indoors during the daytime, while the interior light source can be mapped out to light up the city at night. Inside, the high ceiling design opens up the lobby space, delivering a spacious look. On the other side, a section of yellow lacquered glass is wrapped around each column to liven up the spatial imagery.
Image Credits: Hsu Jung Tien, 2022