Chang An Temple Salle de l'Éveil Bouddhiste by PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew

Chang An Temple Salle de l'Éveil Bouddhiste by PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

ArgentArchitecture· 2021

Chang An Temple Salle de l'Éveil Bouddhiste

by PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew

Client: PCC Sdn. Bhd

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Chang An Temple Salle de l'Éveil Bouddhiste

La conception du temple repose sur le concept de l'architecture orientale ancienne et intègre des éléments architecturaux contemporains. Par ailleurs, outre l'unicité du temple principal, l'architecture paysagère est créée à travers un jardin paysager Zen comprenant à la fois un pavillon japonais rouge cardinal et des pierres gravées de calligraphies de poèmes bouddhistes. Ainsi, l'ensemble évoque l'intégration de l'ère moderne et de l'esthétique orientale ancienne.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Chang An Temple Salle de l'Éveil Bouddhiste est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Chang An Temple Salle de l'Éveil Bouddhiste est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Chang An Temple Salle de l'Éveil Bouddhiste est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The exterior design of the temple illustrates the richness of elements and characteristics of ancient oriental architecture.
Approximately one-third of the site was intentionally allocated for the vastly Zen garden's landscape, to lure the eyes with beautiful nature as a luxury and great sense of welcoming entrance. The frontage manmade lake was complemented with an outdoor gallery of Chinese calligraphy and Buddhism statue stones carving along the pedestrian path circling to evoke the scene of the modern era emerging with ancient oriental characteristics.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is with a building scale of 20,440 Square meter and an Land area of 39,254.50 Square meter
Tags: Oriental Architecture, Temple, Enlightenment Hall, Buddhism, Calligraphy, Nature
Production Technology: The site is situated in Malaysia, a hot-humid tropic country with high precipitation all over the year.
The construction structure is dominantly a reinforced concrete and masonry wall- sustainable and suitable for the hot tropic climate and minimal seismic zone.
Pitch roof and clay tiles are the most sustainable roof type to address the hot-humid and heavy rainfall.
The reflective pond surrounding the temple building footprint is another sustainable tool that acts as an air inter-cooler system, to reduce external air temperature before entering into the building and to reduce the dependency on the air-conditioner.
Design Challenge: The challenging part of the building is the conversion of technology. The ancient oriental architecture is created through timber building structure, whereas the timber structure is not capable of to current era. Hence, the conversion of ancient timber structure into a concrete structure without losing any aesthetic feeling and actual proportion of ancient oriental architecture is our main challenges
Research: Chinese calligraphy and Buddhism statue stones carving are essential in traditional Chinese architecture. They hold a high philosophical and historic value.

Those stones are introduced into the Zen garden landscapes as an outdoor gallery along the pedestrian path circling the lake - to complement the atmosphere towards the sense of oriental and its origin.

The interior design of the enlightenment hall is decorated with many of those stones at the columns, walls, and ceilings - to enrich the spiritual moods and to complement the purpose. In other words, it recreates a modern version of Mogao Cave temple in Dun Huang, China.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this theme of the design is through the Tang, Song, and Ming Dynasty architecture - emphasizing the traditional elements of details such a roof, screens, and sculptures into the modern touch to create a progressing architecture, Neo Oriental.
Traditional lanterns are significant ornaments in Chinese tradition that were being translated into the façade design as a Chinese screen with frosted glass backlight effects – to create a neo-oriental illuminated by the modern vibe.
Project Duration: The project expected started in October 2020 Selangor, Malaysia and will finish in year 2022
Operation Flow: Besides the usage for Main Temple Hall, the building also takes the experience of visitors in the outdoor Buddhist calligraphy garden into account. The project is set up according to various functions, including a prayer hall, indoor and outdoor Buddhist cultural caligraphis museum, meditation, etc.
Team Members: Creative director: SW Chew, KM Chew
Design Assistant:Nor Azmi Bin Nor Saidon, Mohamad Hisamudin
Image Credits: All image credited by PCC Design Sdn. Bhd