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Reconstruction in Pudong Shanghai Hospital by Thad Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Thad honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Reconstruction in Pudong Shanghai Hospital by Thad, designed for Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University Co.,Ltd.. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Reconstruction in Pudong Shanghai Hospital
Reconstruction in Pudong Shanghai is the reconstruction and expansion of an outpatient and emergency medical technology complex at a public hospital in Shanghai, China. The design joins new construction with the complexity of rebuilding an active site. The work is divided into four stages: demolition, transition, reconstruction and restoration. Temporary and converted existing buildings keep medical services running during the transition stage. The facade uses white aluminum panels, with wood grain aluminum panels at the corners, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
About Thad
Founded in 1958, the Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University (THAD) is a leading architectural design institute based in Beijing, China. In 2011, THAD was accredited by China Exploration & Design Association as a "Good Faith Unit in Architectural Design Industry". In October 2012, THAD was accredited by Architectural Society of China as one of the "Top 100 Famous Architectural Design Institutes in Contemporary China". In November 2013, THAD was honored by China Exploration and Design Association as "Innovative Company of Excellence in Exploration and Design Industry".
Award Record
With this recognition, Thad is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/121374
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/121374
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!121374
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/301886
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Reconstruction in Pudong Shanghai Hospital
- Function
- Hospital
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Lavender, Light Gray, Light Steel Blue, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University Co.,Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Thad
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #121374
Credits
- Team
- Yao Hong, Fu Liewu, Li Fei, Wang Xiaohan, Cai Zhengqiang, Jin Cheng, Meng Xianghao, Zhang Lan, Hu Bo
- Image Credits
- Architectural Design & Research Institute Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This project is reconstruction and expansion project of the outpatient and emergency medical Technology complex building of the People's Hospital in Pudong New District, Shanghai, China.It has the modernity of new buildings and the complexity of reconstruction and expansion. The generation of the building is post-occupancy evaluation combined with Chinese traditional Yin-Yang theory.
- Inspiration
- In order to build a large-scale modern hospital in China, the project reconstructs and expanses an outpatient and emergency medical technology complex building. Design adjusted functional optimization overall of the new and old buildings to achieve four design goals: Change the current existing traffic system and functional process problems; Build the hospital's aortic traffic; Strengthen the positioning and construction of key departments; improve the hospital environment and quality.
- Research
- Due to the particularity of the reconstruction and expansion projects, it is necessary to conduct an in-depth post-occupancy evaluation of the existing functions and environment.Due to the particularity of the hospital building, it is necessary to adopt systematic concepts and methods. The hospital building includes three basic processes of human flow, logistics, and information flow. From the overall planning and single plan design, specific analysis should be made for different types of human flow and logistics according to the difficulties of hospital construction. Architects decided to Step-by-step implementation of construction, Demolition-Transition-Reconstruction-Restoration.
- Challenge
- Transition project stage: In order to demolish the existing buildings in the new building land, the form of temporary turnover needs to be adopted. Architects transformed function of office buildings and wards to outpatient units. In order to meet the needs of normal business development during the transition period, 3,200 square meters of temporary buildings were built and 13,199 square meters of existing buildings were integrated and transformed. Restoration and renovation project stage: demolish the science and education building, dormitory building, Meixian building, ground machinery garage, activity center (canteen), east gate guard, garbage room, etc.
- Realization and Technology
- The facade of the building is made of 2 kinds of aluminum plate. Mainly uses white aluminum. In the conner of the facades, architects use wood grain aluminum plate. Floor-to-ceiling windows are widely used by the new building.
- Operation and Interaction
- The hospital is operated by the government. Due to the outdated construction facilities of the outpatient building and medical technology building, and insufficient functional space, the medical process cannot meet the service demand. The architects carried out the reconstruction and expansion of the outpatient and emergency medical technology complex building on the basis of the demolition of the existing outpatient building, medical technology building and other old buildings in the People's Hospital of Pudong New Area.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2018 and will be finished in 2025 in Shanghai, China.
- Specifications
- the project is with buildings scale of 135,357 square meters and an area of 45,108.7 square meters
- Keywords
- Architecture, Design, Hospital, Reconstruction, Restoration
