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Aedas Receives the Platinum A' Design Award for Alibaba Damo Nanhu Industry Park Research and Development in Construction and Real Estate Projects Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Aedas for construction and real estate projects design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Platinum A' Design Award in the Construction and Real Estate Projects Design category for Alibaba Damo Nanhu Industry Park Research and Development by Aedas, designed for Chuanjia Technology (Hangzhou) Co., LTD. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 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.
The Platinum A' Design Award Explained
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
About Alibaba Damo Nanhu Industry Park Research and Development
Alibaba Damo Nanhu Industry Park is a research and development campus located beside Nanhu Lake in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, China. The campus brings together research laboratories, a visitor and exhibition centre, and support facilities. The master plan is shaped like a Bodhi leaf, and the open courtyards and view corridors follow the pattern of leaf veins. Modular office blocks can be linked to form floor plates of 2,000 to 4,000 square metres. A quiet central courtyard provides a space for meditation and reflection.
About Aedas
Aedas is the world’s only local and global architecture and design practice driven by global sharing of research, local knowledge and international practice. Our 1,200 creative minds with design studios across the globe create world-class design solutions with deep social and cultural understanding of the communities we design for. We are diverse by design. Aedas brings together expertise from across the world. Each project includes designers that understand and respect the social and cultural needs of the local community they are designing for.
Award Record
With this recognition, Aedas is a winner of 31 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2022 - 2023 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/149510
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149510
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149510
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/219305
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/3SEqgA4
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Alibaba Damo Nanhu Industry Park Research and Development
- Function
- Research and Development
- Category
- Construction and Real Estate Projects Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Lavender, Ghost White, Light Gray, Silver and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Chuanjia Technology (Hangzhou) Co., LTD
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Aedas
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #149510
Credits
- Team
- Ken Wai, Global Design Principal, Wei Li, Executive Director and Feili Shen, Executive Director
- Image Credits
- MIR
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Alibaba DAMO Nanhu Industry Park is the first headquarters of Alibaba DAMO Academy, this project integrates the most technologically advanced research laboratories, visitors and exhibition centers, and ancillary facilities, to build a world-class scientific research institute on the banks of Nanhu Lake in Yuhang District, Hangzhou.
- Inspiration
- Concept: A Floating Leaf The campus masterplan design resembles a Bodhi leaf, emulating leaf veins created open courtyards and view corridors that maximizes the site potential. The resulting design appears like a Bodhi leaf floating on the surface of the Nanhu Lake, embodying the graceful élan of Hangzhou.
- Realization and Technology
- Office: sharing efficient unit and special design The R&D buildings are all designed to the latest trend based on “Neighborhood” teaming system blending work, meeting, and personal space to create a collaborative workplace environment. In order to maximize flexibility, modular office blocks could be linked to create workplace with floor plate between 2,000sqm to 4,000sqm. Working groups are distributed around shared amenities, atriums and communal space to promote communication.
- Project Duration and Location
- Completion Year: 2023 Location: Hangzhou, China
- Specifications
- Space: Changing Sceneries with Appropriate Scale In the center of the campus is a “Zen” like courtyard, a space for meditation and thoughts befitting the story of DAMO for learning and innovation. Challenge: complex circulation The finger-shaped office buildings are set in parallel with the view corridor while canteen and public amenities are sensibly placed in the center of the campus on the north-south central axis for easy access.
