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Yijian Architects Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for The 12th Mine Hospital's Renewal Nursing Center in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yijian Architects of YI JIAN Architects for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for The 12th Mine Hospital's Renewal Nursing Center by Yijian Architects of YI JIAN Architects. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 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 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 The 12th Mine Hospital's Renewal Nursing Center
The 12th Mine Hospital in this city was built in 1985, and as the city's coal mining industry has shrunk, this miner's hospital has remained unused. Faced with a growing elderly population in the city, the owner wanted to update the hospital into a medical and nursing care facility. The overall strategy was to let the 12th Mine Hospital to integrated into the natural park. As the history of hospital, the architect wanted to respect the layout of the existing buildings and increase their attractiveness by updating the facade and renewing the function.
About Yijian Architects
Yijian was founded in 2016. The research background of the doctoral partner university has made Yijian adhere to the purpose of research-oriented design. Yijian believes that each project has its own unique business card that cannot be copied. Yijian's job is to find this value point through in-depth exploration and make it become the core competitiveness and sustainable influence of the project. Yijian adheres to the purpose of research-oriented design, has a certain academic height and international vision, provides customers with creative solutions, and can solve project problems across disciplines.
About YI JIAN Architects
Founded by PhD partners, YIJIAN ARCHITECTS (YJA) has always been committed to research-based design. YJA focuses on local culture, sustainability and social significance of projects.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yijian Architects of YI JIAN Architects a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2022 - 2023 and the 2023 - 2024 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/157117
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/157117
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!157117
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/336874
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.yijianarch.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The 12th Mine Hospital's Renewal Nursing Center
- Function
- Nursing Center
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Lavender, Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray and Light Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yijian Architects
- Country
- China
- Brand
- YI JIAN Architects
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #157117
Credits
- Team
- Cheng Yi, Zhang Zhiying, Chong Yeehuan, Luo Yanzhao, Zhang Jiaxi, Li Ping and Wang Ze
- Image Credits
- Copyrights belong to Yijian Architects
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Pingdingshan is a small city in China's Henan Province, a city that sprang up as a result of the discovery of coal mining in 1950. The 12th Mine Hospital in Pingdingshan was built in 1985, and as the coal mining industry in Pingdingshan has shrunk, this miner's hospital has remained unused. Faced with a growing elderly population in the city, the owner wanted to utilize the hospital's existing facilities and update the hospital into a combined medical and nursing care facility.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration comes from the site. The 12th Mine Hospital is surrounded by park. There is a lot of landscape resources. The overall strategy is to integrate the building into the park by opening the site interface facing the park. As a hospital with a history, architects wanted to respect the layout of the existing building and add to its appeal by updating the facade.
- Research
- The main users of this project are the elderly, so it is necessary to do some thinking from the perspective of the elderly. For example, in the interior design of the healthcare center, different public areas are differentiated by distinct colors to help the elderly to recognize and take timely action. The use of curved lines not only increases the interest of the interior space, but also avoids the existence of sharp corners in the public areas to prevent the elderly from bumping into the protruding hard corners.
- Challenge
- As the first building on the site is now nearly 40 years old. We thought that during the renovation process, not only new functions should be implanted, but also the users should experience the historical sense of the changing times. So in addition to respecting the layout of existing buildings, the existing large trees and perennial wisteria on the site are also preserved. Trees are also a part of place memory. The second challenge is how to design an elderly friendly building. The design revolves around aspects such as social space, color recognition, safety, and accessibility.
- Realization and Technology
- The project integrates environmental sustainability, including the reuse of old building structures, shading, and rooftop gardens. The orange polycarbonate board not only provides shade but also makes the building facade dynamic and dynamic. Health is a key factor in healthcare centers, including natural lighting, natural ventilation, indoor greening, comfortable acoustic effects and material selection.
- Operation and Interaction
- With the shrinking of the coal mining industry in Pingdingshan, the city that sprang up from the coal mines is facing an urban transformation. Many young people will go abroad to look for job opportunities, while the elderly who retired in the mining area will remain in the city. Many of them are already caregivers and are in urgent need of a rehabilitation and care organization to provide them with relevant services. The intention of this project is to turn an unused mining hospital into a medical and nursing center through renewal.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is located in Weidong District, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, China. Design time is from 2021 to present.
- Specifications
- Site area: 10200 m2 Building area: 8790m2. Building area renewed for the facade only: 4800m2. Building area renewed for both facade and interior: 3900m2. Building height: 7.2 meters - 14.4 meters Number of floors: 2F - 4F Building Density: 36.8% Landscape area: 6534 m2
- Keywords
- Renewal, Sustainability, The Elderly, Integrating into the Park
