The Circle École internationale by Coast Palisade Consulting Group Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award d'Or in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.
OrArchitecture· 2023
The Circle École internationale
by Coast Palisade Consulting Group Ltd.
A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Architecture Category
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The Design
About The Circle École internationale
The Circle est une école internationale située dans la Nouvelle Zone de l'aéroport de Hefei, en Chine. L'établissement réunit une école maternelle, une école primaire et un collège, soit quatre-vingt-dix classes réparties sur une surface bâtie de 40 000 mètres carrés. Répondant à la présence du parc et à la vue sur le lac à l'ouest, ainsi qu'à la forme ovale du terrain, le bâtiment s'ouvre vers le parc dans un geste d'accueil enveloppant. La vie scolaire s'organise autour d'un terrain de sport central, si bien que la plupart des salles bénéficient d'un large panorama. L'école maternelle constitue un volume indépendant. Une construction hautement modulaire limite le nombre de types de modules et réduit les délais de chantier.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award d'Or
The Circle École internationale est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. The Circle École internationale est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. The Circle École internationale crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- As the first international school in Hefei Airport New Area, it includes kindergarten, primary school and middle school. In response to the large park and lake view on the west side, as well as the oval shape of the site, the building opens to the park in an embracing gesture. It innovatively makes all kinds of school life revolve around the central dynamic space. Integrate eastern philosophy of equality into architectural form and living conditions.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The building area is 40,000 square meters, including 90 classes.
- Tags
- International School, circle, middle school, primary school, high school, culture, hefei, international town
- Production Technology
- The design of the school enhances its prefabrication rate by being highly modular. Although the building is circular and has many curves, after research, the types of modules have been greatly reduced, which not only saves energy consumption, but also saves construction time and avoids environmental pollution.
- Design Challenge
- 1.The standard field of the 400-meter track is a contradiction with the insufficient land area. The traditional layout will cause the building space to be squeezed, and the teaching space will no longer be comfortable. Put the sports field in the center and let the building surround it to ensure that every room has a good view and faces the park. The architectural form is stretched and imposing.
2.The park on the northwest side is a resource that can be used, although it is not within the red line of the land. Consider the sports fields in the school and the sports facilities in the park in a unified manner, so that they are visually connected to form a larger system of physical education venues. - Research
- Do schools need to be zoned strictly for loud and quiet? This is a subject worth discussing. Due to the very regular behavior of the students, physical exercise and sleep at the same time are rarely seen. So the division of schools can be re-studied and tried.
- Inspiration
- First, the circular site makes the traditional layout of the grid difficult to be self-consistent, and we need a more fluid space experience.
Secondly, the beautiful park and lake makes any blocking of sight a pity, we need to spread all the building spaces around a dynamic center with the best view and atmosphere. - Project Duration
- The project started in may 2022 in hefei, china. Won the bid.
- Operation Flow
- The school consists of two parts: the kindergarten is a separate building because it was built last; the middle school and primary school are in one building, surrounding the playground.
Taking the main entrance as the dividing line, the west side of the main building is the primary school teaching area and dormitory, and the right side is the junior high school and high school. The classrooms are close to the school gate, and the dormitories are at the quiet far end.
Public functions such as the library and gymnasium are located on the lower level and face the playground; classrooms and offices are located above. - Team Members
- Huang fan
Sun yongsong
Chen fangming
Liang qiwei
Li wei
Zhu yuling
Qi yuzhou
Jiang dejiang
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