Centennial Shameen Diseño interior de espacio cultural by Way Architects

Centennial Shameen Diseño interior de espacio cultural by Way Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Espacios Interiores y Exposiciones Competition Category.

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Centennial Shameen Diseño interior de espacio cultural

by Way Architects

Client: WAY Architects

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Centennial Shameen Diseño interior de espacio cultural

Centennial Shameen es un espacio cultural creado en el interior de un edificio histórico de la isla de Shamian, en Cantón, China. El edificio se terminó de construir en 1862 y su exterior conserva la forma simétrica original, las proporciones precisas de puertas y ventanas, y unas ricas molduras. En el interior de la sala de 260 metros cuadrados, con una altura libre de 4,55 metros, un entrepiso de acero añade un nivel intermedio con una estructura de armazón independiente. El espacio acoge exposiciones de arte y una casa de té para la comunidad. Los nuevos materiales y la nueva iluminación contrastan de forma clara con el antiguo sistema de pilares.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Centennial Shameen Diseño interior de espacio cultural ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Centennial Shameen Diseño interior de espacio cultural sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Centennial Shameen Diseño interior de espacio cultural es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Located at No.41 Shamian Street on the central axis of Shamian Island, the project was built in 1862 with a history of 159 years. Adhering to the concept of protecting and reusing the historical buildings, this project transforms it into a multifunctional composite cultural space that can accommodate different scenes, for example, cultural art exhibition, and tea house for the community.
Dimensions & Packaging: Taking advantage of the 4.55 meter's high ceiling height in the 260 square-meters room, a steel interlayer is inserted to add different layers. It added a mezzanine space with an independent frame structure locally to make full use of the existing space to create more possibilities.
Tags: Architecture, renovation, culture, building, public space
Production Technology: The exterior of the building retains its original style: within the symmetrical form, precise proportions of doors and windows, and rich moldings lines. By now, stepping into the gate of Ceremonial sense will absolutely open up a new spatial experience.
Design Challenge: Using a section of space as a transition for the entrance, outstanding from the old sense of form; on top of the uses of spacial transition at the entrance, it added new material and design techniques to emphasize the difference, and thus collision between the old and the new style has begun.
Research: Awakening the long-term dormant state of this historical building, it has become an open public space integrated into the urban context and reconnecting the community. The language of the space is concise and lively, and the space still playing the pure beauty of decoration.
Inspiration: Inspired by the local context, the texture of the sandy floor contrasts with the black stone. The horizontal of the three kinds of grain on the stones interspersed with the white volume, which implies the historical meaning of Shamian which washed by the water of the time immemorial Pearl River.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2020 and finished in January 2021 in Shameen Island, Guangzhou, China.
Operation Flow: New materials, new forms of design, and the newest lighting techniques are added to the classical space, interactive with the old pillar system; new things do not adhere to the old structure, and the relationship between the new and the old is clear.
Team Members: Design Director: Keven Wong
Design Director: Fanmie
Lead Designer: Chow Hou Hong