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T.E and C Architects Associates Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Mighty Dragon on the Hill Factory in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
T.E and C Architects Associates honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Mighty Dragon on the Hill Factory by T.E and C Architects Associates, designed for T.E&C Architects & Associates. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
More About Mighty Dragon on the Hill Factory
Mighty Dragon on the Hill is a factory complex for the production of electric cars in Miaoli, Taiwan. The park covers seven hectares and holds six main buildings, including an administration center, a research center, a dormitory and a production line. The form takes the image of the traditional Chinese dragon, and the low arch roofs keep the original skyline of the hill. The arch roofs also reduce wind pressure and allow solar panels to be added later. Wide green areas, an old banyan tree and a local temple are kept within the site.
About T.E and C Architects Associates
Ever since the industrial revolution in 18th century, the development of the industry has been going through a big jump. Architecture, benefited from it, keeps reaching beyond its previous constraints. Facing the hard conditions of the industrial manufacturing and the natural environment, how architecture can cope with it is now becoming a raising issue. T.E&C keeps thinking and exploring our position in this technological trends of the new century and in this getting-complex industrial manufacturing condition.They pursue to propose our beliefs in “architecture as a constructed handicraft,” ”well-use the nature for the design” and so “the beauty of the form simplified from the complexity.”
Award Record
This recognition makes T.E and C Architects Associates a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/126501
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/126501
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!126501
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/279815
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mighty Dragon on the Hill Factory
- Function
- Factory
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Light Cyan, Silver and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- T.E&C Architects & Associates
The Recognition
- Laureate
- T.E and C Architects Associates
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #126501
Credits
- Team
- Hsieh Wen Tong, Chiu Hung Ta, Liu Kang Cheng, Huang Chiung Wei and Luo Ching You
- Image Credits
- 5: Photographer Lin Pei Yu, Enjoy Mighty Dragon On The Hill, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The architecture mimics the heat sink of engine, combining arch feature, taking the vertical element as main theme. By abstracting the primitive landscape of forest, the whole park is linked as a flat band. In reference to traditional Chinese dragon, and the seasonal changes of surroundings, the cliff of architecture is designed as irregular divisions that highlight the arch.
- Inspiration
- This project takes the image of traditional Chinese dragon, in the place that takes up 7 hectares. The case has to not only meet the complex needs for such considerable technology industry, but also account for the impact upon the environment and culture. According to the demand for production and function, there are six main buildings in the park, including administration center, research center, dormitory and production line.
- Research
- To broaden local influence, this case takes good advantage of the centurial banyan tree and the temple of Earthly God in the original location. The banyan tree is made the core belief of this factory of green technology, and the local traditional faith is kept. Being the factory beside a highway, a recharge station is available to benefit drivers. It not only serves as a rest area but also rid of the boredom of mass mechanic production in common factories.
- Challenge
- Fukuta is the big factory that produces electronic cars. Design group in this case has tried the best to reduce environmental impact and to insist on the spirit of sustainability. In addition to meeting all needs of the production team in the park, this case has also included original landscape and respected local faith, so as to be the paradigm that combines ecology and culture, and the leading dragon of technological industry.
- Realization and Technology
- To remain the original skyline of the hill, the overall architecture is designed to be short. The arch rooves will benefits the efficiency of solar panel installation in the future; meanwhile, they can decrease wind pressure, which shows respect to the primitive landscape.
- Operation and Interaction
- Considering the need of workers, there is great amount of green place in the park, and all kinds of green resources are included in living space.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in October 2020 in Miaoli, Taiwan.
- Specifications
- The project is 64940 square meters.
- Keywords
- Factory, Architecture, Fukuta, Electronic Cars, Sustainability
