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Lakeshore Learning Center Kampus Kofjehûs, Stúdzjekeamer by Thad

Lakeshore Learning Center Kampus Kofjehûs, Stúdzjekeamer by Thad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Arsjitektuer, Gebou en Struktuerûntwerp Competition Category.


BrûnsArsjitektuer· 2021

Lakeshore Learning Center Kampus Kofjehûs, Stúdzjekeamer

by Thad

Client: Thad

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Arsjitektuer Category

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The Design

About Lakeshore Learning Center Kampus Kofjehûs, Stúdzjekeamer

Lakeshore Learning Center is in kampus kofjehûs en stúdzjekeamer yn Zhuhai, Guangdong, Sina. It projekt fernijde twa ûnôfmakke gebouwen dy't al desennialang yn it sintrum fan in fallei-kampus stiene. De besteande struktueren waarden behâlden en beklaaid mei ljochtkleurige keramyske panielen en gleezen gevelwanden. Dakoerstekken en dûbele skillen foarmje in sinneskermsysteem dat de binnenrûmte-omjouwing ferbetteret. Besteande begroeiing waard behâlden, en steile oevers by it mar waarden omfoarme ta lytse pleinen. It gebouoerflak is 899 fjouwerkante meter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Lakeshore Learning Center Kampus Kofjehûs, Stúdzjekeamer is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Lakeshore Learning Center Kampus Kofjehûs, Stúdzjekeamer wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Lakeshore Learning Center Kampus Kofjehûs, Stúdzjekeamer foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The project is about a campus area renovation. Located in a mountainous region, the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University is a beautiful valley university. In the center of the campus, however, an area of two unfinished buildings had existed for decades, which was quite incompatible with the surrounding landscapes. The project renovated the buildings as well as activated the surrounding environment, and eventually succeeded in making the whole abandoned area into a dynamic public place.
Dimensions & Packaging
Building Area: 899 square meters
Tags
renovation, campus, nature, valley, landscape
Production Technology
During the renovation, the structures of the two unfinished buildings were preserved. Responding to the climate and landscape features in the south, light-colored ceramic panels and glass curtain walls were adopted to the buildings. Roof overhangs and double skins form a sunshade system to improve the indoor environment. With the help of ventilation software simulation, the design of windows and exterior landscapes were optimized to create a pleasant indoor and outdoor wind environment.
Design Challenge
Before the renovation, the original buildings were separated from the environment. The project used unified materials and modulus to integrate the buildings and landscape as a whole. The height of the buildings were strictly restricted to keep the view of the landscape from the lake in the campus center. Moreover, we diminished the volume of the buildings on the side of the main campus road through the treatment of height difference, integrating the buildings into the valley environment with a humble gesture.
Research
The renovation work was carried out on the basis of respect for the existing elements. Vegetation on the site have been preserved to form landscape nodes; the original steep slopes along the lakeshore have been converted into small plazas of different elevations.
Meanwhile, safety risks were resolved. Considering that Zhuhai is often affected by typhoons, we dredged the blocked discharge channel in the process of lakeshore reconstruction. Also, a few landscapes walls were set aside inclined trees to prevent them from collapsing in the wind.
Inspiration
With China's rapid urbanization, many areas have been constructed under rough design and construction, leaving behind a great number of negative spaces. This has caused landscape damage and space waste. This project tried to recreate an active public place out of an abandoned area, while retained the original features of the site.
Project Duration
The project finished in November, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China in 2019.
Team Members
Architect In Charge: Wei Zhang, Design Team: Haiyang Huang, Jingxian Zhao, Xiaoqian Zhang, Mingcheng Cai, Sisi Liang (site plan), Xiangyi Li (landscape)
Image Credits
all the copyright reserved by Qingshan Wu

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