O deseño The Transformed Repository Función primaria: Biblioteca de Zhaoxiong Han and Yinzhu Yao é un estimado gañador do moi prestixioso 2025 A' Design Award de Bronce na Categoría de Competición Deseño de Espazos Interiores e de Exposición.
BronceInteriorismo· 2025
The Transformed Repository Función primaria: Biblioteca
de Zhaoxiong Han and Yinzhu Yao
Cliente: Zhaoxiong Han and Yinzhu Yao
Gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce na Categoría Interiorismo
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Sobre The Transformed Repository Función primaria: Biblioteca
Texto do libro: The Transformed Repository reimaxina un almacén histórico de Detroit, transformándoo nunha biblioteca e cafetería modernas. O deseño conserva o carácter industrial do edificio ao tempo que introduce un novo volume estrutural para crear espazos por capas destinados á lectura e ao encontro. As claraboias e as altas fiestras superiores achegan luz natural ao espazo, realzando a súa calidez e amplitude. Este proxecto de reutilización adaptativa serve como modelo de revitalización urbana sustentable, combinando a conservación histórica coa funcionalidade contemporánea e creando un vibrante punto de encontro comunitario.
O Recoñecemento
Sobre o A' Design Award de Bronce
The Transformed Repository Función primaria: Biblioteca 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 The Transformed Repository Función primaria: Biblioteca 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. The Transformed Repository Función primaria: Biblioteca satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.
Detrás do deseño
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Créditos, membros do equipo e detalles técnicos proporcionados polo deseñador.
- Propiedades Únicas
- The Transformed Repository is a project located in Detroit, set in a former warehouse with over a hundred years of history. By converting this old industrial space into a library with a coffee shop, the project aims to create more than just a public space; it is a thoughtful reflection on history and the future of Rust Belt factories.
- Dimensións e Embalaxe
- The Transformed Repository spans approximately 18 meters in width, 35 meters in depth, and 7 meters in total height. The design incorporates mezzanine floors at a height of 3.5 meters, creating a dynamic double-height space. Skylights, each measuring 1.5 meters by 2.5 meters, and high clerestory windows of 2 meters in height are strategically placed to maximize natural light. Structural reinforcements include steel beams with a depth of 0.4 meters, ensuring stability and supporting the new design elements.
- Etiquetas
- Factory Renovation
- Tecnoloxía de Produción
- Our design employs adaptive reuse principles, introducing new volumes within the existing warehouse to create a dynamic double-height space. We utilized parametric design tools to optimize natural light through skylights and high clerestory windows, enhancing spatial quality while preserving historic integrity. Material selection focused on sustainable, locally-sourced options like reclaimed wood and steel, maintaining the industrial aesthetic while modernizing the interior environment.
- Reto de Deseño
- The hardest part of this design activity was balancing historical preservation with modern functionality. Creatively, we faced the challenge of maintaining the warehouse's original character while adapting it for new uses, like a library and café. Internally, we navigated historical perspectives to honor the building's legacy and community expectations. Externally, we dealt with zoning laws, structural limitations, and integrating modern technology within a century-old structure, ensuring safety and sustainability.
- Investigación
- This project used a combination of historical research and community-focused design research. The objective was to transform a historic warehouse into a modern library while preserving its cultural significance. We used surveys, interviews, and site analysis as our primary data collection tools. Participants included local residents, historians, and urban planners. Results showed a strong community desire for a multifunctional space that respects the past while serving current needs. The insights gained emphasized the importance of adaptive reuse in promoting sustainable urban development and enhancing social engagement. This research has real-life impacts by revitalizing heritage buildings, fostering community pride, and offering a model for future sustainable design practices.
- Inspiración
- Detroit has a significant number of abandoned factories, many of which were once part of its thriving automotive industry. By repurposing this historic warehouse, the project honors the past while providing a sustainable model for urban renewal, showcasing a vision for the future where old industrial spaces are reborn as vibrant community assets.
- Duración do Proxecto
- Detroit, USA
- Fluxo de Operacións
- The Transformed Repository is designed to create an inviting and interactive space. A newly introduced drywall volume with an embedded structure adds layers and depth to the library, enhancing the sense of openness. This volume, along with reading and sitting steps, encourages exploration and interaction, offering cozy spots for reading or gathering. Large windows and skylights fill the space with natural light, making it bright and welcoming, blending historical character with modern comfort for an engaging experience.
- Membros do Equipo
- Zhaoxiong Han
Yinzhu Yao - Créditos das Imaxes
- Zhaoxiong Han and Yinzhu Yao
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