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Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Lijiang Taohuayuan Residential Architecture by Yu Jiang - gad
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yu Jiang - gad for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Lijiang Taohuayuan Residential Architecture by Yu Jiang - gad, designed for Gad, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The recognition forms part of 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Lijiang Taohuayuan Residential Architecture
Lijiang Taohuayuan is a residential complex in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China. The site lies on the bank of Wenbi Sea, close to Wenbi Mountain. The buildings rise gradually from the lake in the west towards the east, so that more homes gain a view of the water. The plan includes two-story compounds, four-story courtyards, duplexes, eight-story condominiums and a town center with commercial services. The facades apply local Naxi elements, such as wooden lattice windows, with modern methods. Gardens are placed around single buildings to bring the landscape indoors.
About Yu Jiang - gad
The projects gad sumbitted represent our outstanding works since we established. gad is a comprehensive design institute with Grade A Architectural Engineering Qualification in architecture industry which integrates architectural engineering design, engineering technology consultation and service. Its works cover residences, office buildings, hotels, science institutes, colleges& universities, commerce and urban complexes.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yu Jiang - gad a winner of 9 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2021 - 2022 edition 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/136022
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/136022
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!136022
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/320280
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.gad.com.cn/index.php
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Lijiang Taohuayuan Residential Architecture
- Function
- Residential Architecture
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Light Slate Gray, Cadet Blue and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Gad
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yu Jiang - gad
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #136022
Credits
- Team
- Yu Jiang, Jian Qin, Jiayi Wang, Bin Lu, Jian Liu, Kemeng Yao, ShengZu Guan, Yaoyao Zha, Zhanjie Jin, Siliang Tao, Bo Chen and Binhui Zhou and others
- Image Credits
- Photographer Bowen Hou, Main Image, 2018.; Photographer Bowen Hou, Optional Image, 2018.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project boasts world level landscape advantage. Therefore, in terms of design strategy, we set the street market space of Lijiang Ancient Town in the layout of the Town Center while considering the local customs and feature of Lijiang,dig the value of the plot itself to the maximum extent, and try to build a leisure culture and tourism block hidden in the natural water and mountains.
- Inspiration
- In terms of architectural style, the project fully absorbs the local customs of Lijiang and the folk elements of residential buildings. In the architectural facade of the courtyard and the town center, the unique architectural elements of the Naxi nationality are used namely "Rising mountains and falling ranges", "tile cat hanging fish", "wooden lattice window", etc. with modern techniques to create a life scene suitable for the present.
- Research
- There are various forms of construction in this case, including: two-story compound, four-story courtyard, duplex, eight-story condominiums and foreign-style house as well as the town center. The independent courtyard group and multi-story group fully ensure their privacy and openness. The comprehensive commercial supporting service facilities of the south and the north provide the life support for the whole vacation project.
- Challenge
- In terms of overall planning, the building is gradually getting higher from the west Wenbi Lake to the east, so that the owners can enjoy the natural landscape resources of the Wenbi Lake to the greatest extent. On the north side of the building is Yulong Mountain. As the visual extension end of the main landscape axis where the town center is located, it sets the tone of " landscape project " for this case.
- Realization and Technology
- The project is located on the bank of Wenbi Sea of Lijiang. It connects with Lijiang High Speed Train Station in the east, is next to Chengdu- Lijiang Highway in the south, neighbors Wenbi Mountain and Wenbi Sea in the west and adjoins Lijiang City in the north. There is Shangri LaScenic Area and Lijiang Ancient Town within 20km from the base. It boasts world level landscape advantage.
- Operation and Interaction
- There are various forms of construction in this case, including: two-story compound, four-story courtyard, duplex, eight-story condominiums and foreign-style house as well as the town center. The independent courtyard group and multi-story group fully ensure their privacy and openness. The comprehensive commercial supporting service facilities of the south and the north provide the life support for the whole vacation project. In terms of landscape design, the " decentralized garden" design of single buildings is adopted to introduce the landscape into the interior, improve the living environment, and integrate the interior and outdoor space to promote the landscape penetration.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in 2022 in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China.
- Specifications
- 1. In terms of overall planning, the building is gradually getting higher from the west Wenbi Lake to the east。 2. There are various forms of construction in this case, including: two-story compound, four-story courtyard, duplex, eight-story condominiums and foreign-style house as well as the town center. The independent courtyard group and multi-story group fully ensure their privacy and openness. The comprehensive commercial supporting service facilities of the south and the north provide the life support for the whole vacation project. 3. In terms of architectural style, it fully absorbs the local customs of Lijiang and the folk elements of residential buildings. 4.
- Keywords
- Decentralized Garden, Compound, Tranditional
