Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proxecto de Renovación Urbana by Weimin Zhuang, Hongjun Tang and Kuang Li

Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proxecto de Renovación Urbana by Weimin Zhuang, Hongjun Tang and Kuang Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Planificación Urbana e Urbanismo Competition Category.

BroncePlanificación Urbana· 2024

Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proxecto de Renovación Urbana

by Weimin Zhuang, Hongjun Tang and Kuang Li

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Planificación Urbana Category

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The Design

About Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proxecto de Renovación Urbana

O Centro de Servizos Turísticos de Yan'an é un proxecto de renovación urbana situado na área central da cidade vella de Yan'an, provincia de Shaanxi, China. O deseño responde a un ambiente ecolóxico deteriorado e a unhas instalacións públicas limitadas. O concepto central é a integración das memorias do lugar no deseño. Restaurouse a ecoloxía natural e creouse un parque urbano aberto para conectar a cidade coa paisaxe. As fachadas están feitas de arenisca bexe local, colocada sen xuntas visibles por artesáns locais empregando técnicas tradicionais. O deseño integra o edificio coa montaña.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proxecto de Renovación Urbana gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proxecto de Renovación Urbana sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proxecto de Renovación Urbana satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The tourist service center is located in core area of Yan'an old city, which faced many problems such as damaged ecological environment in surroundings, cultural discontinuity, insufficient supporting facilities and unsustainable urban development. The design needed to realize the balance between economic benefits and social benefits, local residents’ demands and tourists' needs. The architects proposed to approach the project based on the core concept of "integrating site memories into design".
Dimensions & Packaging: Through integrating multidisciplinary and full-process design solutions and consultations, ranging from historical monument conservation, pre-existing cave dwelling renovation, slope treatment, flood control, ecological restoration to architectural, landscape, interior, ecological and smart design, the project helped restore the damaged vegetation of the mountain in a planned and step-by-step manner, and improved the public services of the city.
Tags: Ecological Restoration and Urban Renovation, Urban renovation, Ecological restoration, An open urban park, Integrating site memories in to design, Integrating mountain and river and restoring natural ecology, A landscape architecture
Production Technology: The project utilized local craftsmanship and produced social benefits. The architectural facades were mainly made of local beige sandstones, which were laid seamlessly by local craftsmen based on traditional techniques. The construction process protected and improved local traditional building craftsmanship, while also providing working opportunities for local craftsmen and hence achieving great social benefits.
Design Challenge: The relationship between the main structure of the building and the mountain is complicated. The foundation and its relationship with the surroundings were emphases of the design. The building structure adopted unique design for vertical load transfer, but the seismic effect is not transmitted to the mountain at the same time. The design realized the integration of the building and the mountain, and avoided exerting impacts on the mountain, while also ensuring the seismic safety of the main structure.
Research: One of the innovations lies in the coexistence between the architecture and nature. On the one hand, the damaged ecology of the site and its surroundings were restored, which improved the environment quality and security of the scenic area. On the other hand, local craftsmen were employed to renovate the preserved historical buildings within the site by the use of local materials.
Inspiration: The architects proposed to approach the project based on the core concept of "integrating site memories in to design", and meanwhile worked out specific design ideas, including: integrating mountain and river and restoring natural ecology; creating a landscape architecture to blend into the natural surroundings; using regional materials and inheriting local cultural context; creating an open urban park integrating with the city and landscape.
Project Duration: The project was completed on April 1, 2019 and is located on Jialing Road, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, China
Team Members: Zhuang Weimin
Tang Hongjun
Li Kuang
Sheng Wenge
Zhang Yi
Xu Tengfei
Chen Rongzi
Zhou Yi
Zhang Xuelei
Yang Yongqiang
Yuan Duo
Xu Hua
Guo Hongyan
Hou Qingyan
Liu Jie
Hu Wei
Image Credits: A rock platform planting base, 202221293110.8, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University CO., LTD., 2022, China

A kind of reinforcement device for cave dwelling construction, 202221293701.5, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University CO., LTD., 2022, China