Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Construction and Real Estate Projects Design Goes to Huafa Aquatic Villas Residential Building by Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd of Huafa Group for construction and real estate projects design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Huafa Aquatic Villas Residential Building by Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd of Huafa Group has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Construction and Real Estate Projects Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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 Huafa Aquatic Villas Residential Building
Huafa Aquatic Villas is a residential community located on the bank of the Huangyang River in Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. The site is surrounded by water on three sides. The community contains 18 large villas, 53 medium villas and 65 semi-detached villas. The architecture combines southern Chinese and Lingnan styles into a new oriental aesthetic. Classical Suzhou garden elements guide the layout of courtyards, lanes, paths, corridors and bridges. Full-height glass in the duplex living spaces opens the interiors to the surrounding landscape.
About Huafa Group
With more than 30 years of persistence and endeavor, Huafa, built at the same year when Zhuhai Special Economic Zone was established, has actively implemented national strategies, connecting the vision of Zhuhai city with its own corporate strategy.
Award Record
Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd of Huafa Group is a winner of 10 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Construction and Real Estate Projects Design Award
The A' Real Estate Design Award is an international architecture competition recognizing good real estate projects by architects and enterprises worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to real estate designers, architectural firms, interior designers and construction companies from all countries. Entries typically include residential complexes, commercial buildings, industrial properties, mixed-use developments, hospitality establishments and educational facilities. Awarded real estate designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/real-estate
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/135126
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/135126
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!135126
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/257689
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Huafa Aquatic Villas Residential Building
- Function
- Residential Building
- Category
- Construction and Real Estate Projects Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray, Rosy Brown and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Brand
- Huafa Group
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #135126
Credits
- Team
- HZS Design (Shanghai) LTD and S.P.I Landscape Group
- Image Credits
- Architectural Design; Landscape Design; Bird's-view perspective
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Huafa Aquatic Villas is located along Huangyang River bank of Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, China, with three sides surrounded by water and a superior natural landscape. The community contains 18 large size villas, 53 medium size villas and 65 semi-detached villas. The architectural design is inspired by different Chinese cultural contexts fusing with the southern Chinese style and the Lingnan style into a new oriental aesthetic model.
- Inspiration
- Drawing inspiration from Chinese garden design, Huafa Aquatic Villas has taken the essence of classical Suzhou Garden elements. By utilizing these traditional landscape design elements, such as an island living of “a home with courtyard and garden” is created for the residences to enjoy their home that foster family relationship rooted in deep Chinese culture, which makes Lingnan people to own their exclusive home possession and unique living atmosphere hidden behind the city.
- Research
- The geographical climate of Zhuhai is a subtropical monsoonal oceanic climate with relatively high temperature, humid with abundant rainfall. Zhuhai is a famous coastal scenic tourism city in China deeply influenced by Lingnan culture and an important urban node in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
- Challenge
- Featured with Lingnan’s geographical and cultural characteristics included beautiful views of mountains and rivers, Huafa Aquatic Villas has created a model residential project of oriental aesthetics in Zhuhai City.
- Realization and Technology
- To maximize the view to the natural landscape from the interior spaces, the duplex living space is installed with full-height glass, as if it is extended beyond the architectural facade into the exterior landscape. The space of the main courtyard is designed to function as the user’s communal activity space with guests, while the side courtyard provides a more comfortable living space for the family’s private activities.
- Operation and Interaction
- The interaction of Chinese architectural design elements included spaces, lanes, paths, corridors and bridges creating the sequences of ritualized and tranquil spaces. The main entrance of Huafa Aquatic Villas leads to the Huangyang River Wetland Park at the end, passing through the various lanes, paths, corridors and the bridges echoed in the same architectural language.
- Project Duration and Location
- Huafa Aquatic Villas is located in Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, adjacent to the Huangyang River Wetland Park. The project started in June 2021 and is scheduled to be completed in Dec 2024.
- Specifications
- The project site area is 84,332 sqm with total GFA of 129,422 sqm, which includes above-ground GFA of 38,588 sqm and underground GFA of 90,833 sqm. The total site area is 35,831 sqm.
- Keywords
- Island Living, Lingnan Culture, Oriental Aesthetics, Garden, Courtyard, Landscape, Ritual Space, Villa, Zhuhai
