Xi’an Vanke Yan Ming Lake Showroom by Arch-Age Design

Xi’an Vanke Yan Ming Lake Showroom by Arch-Age Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Platine in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

PlatineArchitecture· 2021

Xi’an Vanke Yan Ming Lake Showroom

by Arch-Age Design

Client: Arch-Age-Design (AAD)

A' Design Award de Platine Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Xi’an Vanke Yan Ming Lake Showroom

Xi'an Vanke Yan Ming Lake est un bâtiment de showroom situé à Xi'an, en Chine. La forme extérieure épouse les lignes de la montagne et du lac voisins. Une structure en spirale au premier étage crée une plateforme d'observation de dix-huit mètres de long. Les murs extérieurs incurvés font office de surfaces vierges, si bien que la lumière, l'ombre et la nature parachèvent l'apparence du bâtiment. La façade associe des panneaux de fibrociment à des plaques d'acier autopatinable, ce qui réduit les pertes de matériaux et prolonge la durée de vie de l'édifice. L'espace de transition est ouvert au public pour les loisirs et le repos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Platine

Xi’an Vanke Yan Ming Lake Showroom est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Platine, une reconnaissance extrêmement prestigieuse décernée à des designs véritablement exceptionnels, élégants et magnifiques. Les lauréats Platine sont des merveilles de création, des témoignages des limites de la créativité intellectuelle, et démontrent le professionnalisme inégalé et le génie de leurs concepteurs. Ces designs sont censés être les œuvres les plus renommées, qui définissent l'esthétique d'une époque, contribuent au bien-être de la société et repoussent les limites de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie. Xi’an Vanke Yan Ming Lake Showroom affiche un niveau d'excellence transcendant et rend sans équivoque le monde meilleur grâce à ses caractéristiques avantageuses et précieuses. Xi’an Vanke Yan Ming Lake Showroom est une œuvre lauréate de l'A' Design Award de Platine qui éveille les désirs, inspire, enthousiasme, ravit et fait naître une grande joie.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The external appearance of the architecture replicates the trend of the mountain and the lake. On 2F, an 18 meter long viewing platform is formed through a spiral structure. Natural and flexible curves outline a sculptural form. Curved outer wall looks just like a series of blank canvases and the art of leaving blank makes nature act as the creator of architectural design. Plain palette, together with light and shadows creates a simple and pure world.
Dimensions & Packaging: The area of project is 1338.4 square meter.
Tags: Xi'an, sales center, experience hall, leaving blank, nature, plain fiber cement boards, weather-resistant steel plates, minimalism, curves
Production Technology: The exterior facade features a combination of fiber cement boards with weather-resistant steel plates. Precisely customized arc and seamless surface have broken the restraint of minimal sculpture form. The cement-fiber board with a porous structure can save energy and materials with weather resistance can extend the architecture's lifespan, which benefit for the reduction of material waste and environmental pollution.
Design Challenge: A simple and neat architecture is supposed to calm people down while provoking thought. The project is presented in a minimalist form so that it has higher demands for architectural shape, materials, spatial layout, lighting, etc. In other words, the project team confronted challenges of techniques, materials, cost and others.
Research: The minimalism of "Less Is More" is a very popular lifestyle and attitude toward life nowadays.
Throw away redundant things and select necessary ones to live a better life.
The urban aesthetics center besides Yanming Lake can improve the quality life of people in Yanta District.
Neat lines, plain palette, together with light and shadows create a simple and pure world.
Inspiration: Reflecting on the initial intention, it is crucial to form a harmonious coexistence relationship among the mountain, the river, the lake and heaven. "Embrace the lake, Blend with nature" requires a real integration with the surroundings. In this way, the existence of the architecture will not break the precious balance in this area. These are the principles that the architects strictly follow when designing the project.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2019 and finished in March 2020 in Xi'an, China.
Operation Flow: Backed up by natural resources, the project blends community life with nature, and makes the transition space serve as public area open to the public, hence creating a new city landmark that provides a "shared and breathing space" integrating leisure, green and activity areas. The architects utilized blank spaces to make nature as the core, and selected materials that can not only save cost, but also achieve the sustainability, so as to draw people closer to nature.
Team Members: Design director: Hu Zhiying
Chief architects: Cai Jinxian
Chief architects: Zhang Keqiang
Design architects: Zhang Hongguo
Design architects: Huang Mengting
Image Credits: Photo by: ArchiTranslator