Lakeshore Learning Center Cafetería del campus, sala de estudio by Thad

Lakeshore Learning Center Cafetería del campus, sala de estudio by Thad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

BronceArquitectura· 2021

Lakeshore Learning Center Cafetería del campus, sala de estudio

by Thad

Client: Thad

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Lakeshore Learning Center Cafetería del campus, sala de estudio

El Lakeshore Learning Center es una cafetería y sala de estudio del campus situada en Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. El proyecto rehabilitó dos edificios inacabados que permanecían en el centro de un campus emplazado en un valle desde hacía décadas. Las estructuras existentes se conservaron y se revistieron con paneles cerámicos de tonos claros y muros cortina de vidrio. Los aleros de cubierta y las dobles pieles conforman un sistema de protección solar que mejora el ambiente interior. Se mantuvo la vegetación existente y las pronunciadas pendientes de la orilla del lago se transformaron en pequeñas plazas. La superficie construida es de 899 metros cuadrados.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Lakeshore Learning Center Cafetería del campus, sala de estudio ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Lakeshore Learning Center Cafetería del campus, sala de estudio sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Lakeshore Learning Center Cafetería del campus, sala de estudio satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project is about a campus area renovation. Located in a mountainous region, the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University is a beautiful valley university. In the center of the campus, however, an area of two unfinished buildings had existed for decades, which was quite incompatible with the surrounding landscapes. The project renovated the buildings as well as activated the surrounding environment, and eventually succeeded in making the whole abandoned area into a dynamic public place.
Dimensions & Packaging: Building Area: 899 square meters
Tags: renovation, campus, nature, valley, landscape
Production Technology: During the renovation, the structures of the two unfinished buildings were preserved. Responding to the climate and landscape features in the south, light-colored ceramic panels and glass curtain walls were adopted to the buildings. Roof overhangs and double skins form a sunshade system to improve the indoor environment. With the help of ventilation software simulation, the design of windows and exterior landscapes were optimized to create a pleasant indoor and outdoor wind environment.
Design Challenge: Before the renovation, the original buildings were separated from the environment. The project used unified materials and modulus to integrate the buildings and landscape as a whole. The height of the buildings were strictly restricted to keep the view of the landscape from the lake in the campus center. Moreover, we diminished the volume of the buildings on the side of the main campus road through the treatment of height difference, integrating the buildings into the valley environment with a humble gesture.
Research: The renovation work was carried out on the basis of respect for the existing elements. Vegetation on the site have been preserved to form landscape nodes; the original steep slopes along the lakeshore have been converted into small plazas of different elevations.
Meanwhile, safety risks were resolved. Considering that Zhuhai is often affected by typhoons, we dredged the blocked discharge channel in the process of lakeshore reconstruction. Also, a few landscapes walls were set aside inclined trees to prevent them from collapsing in the wind.
Inspiration: With China's rapid urbanization, many areas have been constructed under rough design and construction, leaving behind a great number of negative spaces. This has caused landscape damage and space waste. This project tried to recreate an active public place out of an abandoned area, while retained the original features of the site.
Project Duration: The project finished in November, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China in 2019.
Team Members: Architect In Charge: Wei Zhang, Design Team: Haiyang Huang, Jingxian Zhao, Xiaoqian Zhang, Mingcheng Cai, Sisi Liang (site plan), Xiangyi Li (landscape)
Image Credits: all the copyright reserved by Qingshan Wu