Thriving Rénovation de façade, portail d'entrée by Shimu Wang

Thriving Rénovation de façade, portail d'entrée by Shimu Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Fer in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

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Thriving Rénovation de façade, portail d'entrée

by Shimu Wang

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Thriving Rénovation de façade, portail d'entrée

Thriving est un projet de rénovation des façades de deux bâtiments d'enseignement et de création d'un nouveau portail scolaire à Taiyuan, en Chine. Des panneaux d'aluminium traités avec une peinture éclatante apportent un rythme aux élévations tout en dissimulant les équipements extérieurs et les câbles. Le portail s'élève à 14,7 mètres de hauteur et relie les deux bâtiments de hauteurs différentes, encadrant la vue sur le bâtiment principal du campus. Des panneaux en acier inoxydable poli miroir habillent la structure porteuse en acier, tandis que de fins poteaux en tube d'acier inoxydable recouverts de peinture argentée allègent la masse visuelle. Le sous-face en miroir donne au portail une apparence plus élancée et évoque l'idée de croissance.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Thriving Rénovation de façade, portail d'entrée est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Thriving Rénovation de façade, portail d'entrée est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Thriving Rénovation de façade, portail d'entrée est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Aluminum panels finished with bright-colored paint are used for facade detailing, which enhance the rhythm of the elevation and conceal the messy equipment and cables at the same time. Besides, the gate organically connects the two buildings of different heights. This gate also becomes a view frame for the main campus building. Design adopts the imagery of 'growth', conveying the wish that students will take root and thrive in their future careers , just like seeds reaching for the sky.
Dimensions & Packaging: Renovated Facade Area: 9581 square meters.
The New Gate: Width 22m x Depth 9.8m x Height 14.7m.
Tags: Modest renovation, Coherence, Rhythm, Vibrant colors, Lightness, Airy, Futuristic aesthetic
Production Technology: Standing at 14.7 meters high, the gate was required to be majestic yet airy. To ensure the gate is visually lightweight, mirror stainless steel panels are chose to clad the main steel structure. The decorative, slender columns surrounding the main steel structure are made of stainless steel pipes finished with silver fluorocarbon paint, further dissolving the visual mass of structure. The mirrored soffit makes the gate appear taller when viewed from below, enhancing the dynamic sense of growth.
Design Challenge: One of the key challenges in the design process was sorting out and rearranging the layout of outdoor equipment. The design had to comprehensively consider the locations of equipment-connected interior rooms, the dimensions of different equipment, drainage routes, and cable positions, lending the building a rhythmic, orderly, and harmonious facade.
Research: This renovation was required to be restrained and frugal. We spent a huge amount of effort to organically unify the individual buildings and use harmonious with variations design language to create visual consistency.
Inspiration: This project contains a facade renovation of two teaching buildings over twenty years old and a construction of a new gate. The buildings front the street and the gate stands between them. The client expected to transform their outdated appearance into vibrant, neat and energetic style. The new school gate should be majestic and futuristic. To meet these requirements, the design revolves around bright colors and a lightweight, airy visual effect.
Project Duration: Design Period: April to June, 2025
Finished time: October 2025
Location: Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Operation Flow: The automatic doors are installed between the main structural columns and the decorative columns. When opened, they are well concealed within the forest of columns, and when closed, they match the decorative columns well in color. Landscaping at the foot of the slender columns, adds a touch of vitality to the otherwise slightly cold structure. As pedestrians and vehicles traverse the gateway, the experience evokes the sensation of passing through a miniature forest.
Image Credits: Image #1, #2, #3, #4, #5: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Thriving, 2025.