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Tengyuan Design Receives the Golden A' Design Award for Yuexiang Lake Exhibition Center in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

Tengyuan Design recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Yuexiang Lake Exhibition Center by Tengyuan Design has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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 Golden A' Design Award Explained

The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

More About Yuexiang Lake Exhibition Center

Yuexiang Lake is an exhibition center located in Yuhong District, Shenyang. The building follows a new Chinese style that draws on traditional courtyard culture. The garden is divided into four courtyards arranged along two axes, north and south, so each area offers a different atmosphere. The entrance gate is 9 meters high and 32 meters wide and is made of Portuguese Beige stone. A cantilevered canopy 32 meters long guides movement into the site. A sunken club with a height of 6.6 meters adds spatial depth within a limited area.

Award Record

Tengyuan Design is a winner of 9 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Yuexiang Lake Exhibition Center
Function
Exhibition Center
Category
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture
Colors
Sienna, Saddle Brown, Dark Olive Green, Black and Peru
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Tengyuan Design
Country
China
Recognition
Golden A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#96225

Credits

Team
Huang Jian, Chu Yuliang and Sun Bo
Image Credits
Photographer Suzhou Fanxi Culture Communication Co., Ltd, Entrance Mansion Gate, 2019.; Photographer Suzhou Fanxi Culture Communication Co., Ltd, Entrance Landscape, 2019.; Photographer Suzhou Fanxi Culture Communication Co., Ltd, Entrance Mansion Gate 2, 2019.; Photographer Suzhou Fanxi Culture Communication Co., Ltd, Reception Courtyard, 2019.; Photographer Suzhou Fanxi Culture Communication Co., Ltd, Sales Center, 2019.

Design Details

Unique Properties
The project is located in Yuhong District, Shenyang. Designers are committed to taping the traditional context of this city, respecting the regional aesthetic needs, and creating a story situation. Multiple courtyard space structures are extracted from the oriental traditional courtyard culture to create a high-quality space system. Adopt the architectural style of new Chinese style. The Orient in the bone shows the temperament of life.
Inspiration
The architectural concept is taken from Qianlong Garden and Ten Sceneries of Wangchuan. Through the integration of royal gardens and Wangchuan villas, a unique exhibition center is formed. The garden is divided into four courtyards, which are arranged according to two axes of north and south, with compact and flexible structure, transformed space, integration of straights and curves, and different atmosphere.
Research
Shenyang is a famous national historic and cultural city. The modern expression rooted in tradition, with modern language, to approach, to achieve the traditional mood and spirit. Rooted in the local context of Shenyang, respect the needs of regional aesthetics, and create a story situation. Create the traditional Chinese artistic conception by modern techniques, and more attention is paid to the spiritual core of the Chinese nationality.
Challenge
Based on the current prevalence of Chinese style and other styles in Shenyang, the problems and challenges designers are facing are how to break out of from many homogeneous product types to create differentiation, how to reshape the cultural charm of Mukden, and how to combine with modern aesthetic connotation to establish the new product spirit of Shenyang's residence.
Realization and Technology
The entrance gate is made of Portuguese Beige stone, and the ground of the first reception courtyard at the entrance is made of gray granite, which is taken from the homophony of Chinese character of Hui and Huang. It means brilliant, splendid, and prosperous. The snow wave stone setting is placed for the courtyard of the sunken club.
Operation and Interaction
The number of steps entering the garden is strictly controlled at odd number, and arc-shaped ground is used to make the whole stone. Extend the steps to make the whole pool, make the guard boards on both sides into arc-shaped, and add the project logo.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in August 1, 2018 in Shenyang and finished in June 27, 2019 in Shenyang.
Specifications
The entrance gate is 9 meters high and 32 meters wide, with the shape of overlapping ranges of high mountains. The canopy with 32 meters long cantilever forms a strong spatial guidance. For the sunken club, the height is controlled at 6.6 meters in combination with various factors such as architectural scheme, landscape scheme, and structural design to form the reasonable spatial enclosure.
Keywords
Architecture, Exhibition Center, Sales Center, Mukden Impression, Royal Etiquette Sequence, Ceremony Cross Axis, Qianglong Garden, New Chinese Style, Local Context

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