Bamboo Pavilion Toilet Renovation Baño público by Manuel Lap Yan Lam - The Volks Design

Bamboo Pavilion Toilet Renovation Baño público by Manuel Lap Yan Lam - The Volks Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

PlataArquitectura· 2022

Bamboo Pavilion Toilet Renovation Baño público

by Manuel Lap Yan Lam - The Volks Design

Client: the Volks Design & Research Consulting Ltd.

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Bamboo Pavilion Toilet Renovation Baño público

El Pabellón de Bambú es un baño público situado en el Parque de la Colina Taipa Grande, en Macao, creado a partir de la renovación de una instalación cerrada. El nuevo edificio reutiliza la estructura y la cimentación existentes, por lo que su huella permanece inalterada. La fachada reinterpreta los andamios de bambú empleados durante largo tiempo en Macao. Cientos de tubos de aluminio blanco se disponen de forma escalonada alrededor del edificio para conformar una envolvente translúcida. La luz natural atraviesa esta envolvente hacia el interior, mientras que los lucernarios conservados y las ventanas inclinadas hechas a medida, con aperturas integradas, mejoran la ventilación cruzada. La renovación se completó en dos meses.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Bamboo Pavilion Toilet Renovation Baño público ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Bamboo Pavilion Toilet Renovation Baño público sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Bamboo Pavilion Toilet Renovation Baño público es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Bamboo Pavilion is a public renovation project that we designed to subvert the perception of a typical public bathroom in Macau, which is dirty, wet and smelly. The original facility was an enclosed building setting apart from the natural surroundings. The Bamboo Pavilion, a new design, is built on existing structure and foundation. By reorganizing the plan, by redesigning the façade and by reintroducing sustainable principles, the broken link between culture, human and nature are reconnected.
Tags: public toilet, public, architecture, renovation, macau
Design Challenge: The challenge is to increase its functionality and to enhance its appearance while maintaining size of its footprint.
Inspiration: Façade of the Bamboo Pavilion is a re-intrepretation of bamboo scaffolding that Macau industry have used since. Hundreds of white aluminum tubes are arranged in a staggered manner surround the structure forming a translucent shell blends in with nature. Bathroom space is turned inside out. Light rays shine through the façade to the interior; daylight and ventilation are enhanced by preserving the skylights and by tailor made slanted windows that integrated openings to enhance cross ventilation.
Project Duration: The project is located at the highest point of the Taipa Grande Hill Park, Macau. This renovation project is completed within 2 months.
Team Members: Chief Designer: Manuel Lap Yan Lam
Design Team: Scarlett Li
Image Credits: All images : Photographer Manuel Lap Yan Lam

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