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Sorec Horse Park Pāka Heihei Lio by Vicky Chan

Sorec Horse Park Pāka Heihei Lio by Vicky Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Gula in Hoʻolālā Nānā ʻĀina a me Māla Competition Category.


GulaHoʻolālā Nānā ʻĀina· 2020

Sorec Horse Park Pāka Heihei Lio

by Vicky Chan

Client: Avoid Obvious Architects

A' Design Award Gula Winner in Hoʻolālā Nānā ʻĀina Category

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The Design

About Sorec Horse Park Pāka Heihei Lio

He pāka heihei lio ʻo Sorec Horse Park me kahi hale kū nānā ma Rabat, Moroko, e uhi ana i 63,750 mika ʻāpana. Ua hoʻoulu ʻia ke ʻano wili o ka hale kū nānā e ka neʻe ʻana o ka lio, a pane pū ia i ka lā a me nā hiʻohiʻona. Ma o kahi ʻōnaehana kūkulu pīnaʻi, hiki i ka ʻili waho ke wili me ka ʻole o nā ʻāpana i hana kūikawā ʻia, a mālama ʻia ke kumukūʻai kūkulu ma kahi kūpono. Hōʻemi ka ʻili puka puka a me ka malu i hoʻomalu iā ia iho i ka wela a me ka ʻanapa. Loaʻa nā mea kūkulu mai Moroko ponoʻī mai. Hoʻokaʻawale ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i nā malihini, nā mea kipa a me nā holo lio, ʻoiai e ʻike mau ʻia ke ala heihei lio mai ke kahua ʻōmaʻomaʻo waena mai.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gula

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Sorec Horse Park Pāka Heihei Lio i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Sorec Horse Park Pāka Heihei Lio he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā Sorec Horse Park Pāka Heihei Lio i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Natural elements crafted the architecture to create a compact building that connects horse, people and nature. The site is organized to allow people to enjoy horse track as a park while seeing the race in the backdrop. The placement of the building and the car park allow the central green space to be maximized. The circulation separates better, VIP, park visitors and jockey, but places of interests like the presentation round and horse walking path will connect everything together.
Dimensions & Packaging
63,750 m2
Tags
horse park, landscape, morocco
Production Technology
Twisted form is created using repetitive structure. Skylight and view was cut out from the structure to allow sunlight, view and air circulation. Solar sensors are deployed to create multiple lighting zone to save electricity.
Design Challenge
The separation of prestige guests, regular guests, horses and jockey is very critical for the operation. Our intent is to create circulation to separate them while leaving out moments for them to appreciate one another. View of horses will be visible in almost all corners so that children to prestige guests will all get the excitement of horse racing.
Research
We love into the people of Rabat and understand what sport and horse meant to their culture. Extracting from the local opinion, we designed a family friendly park that allow people to celebrate their Arabic culture of horse. It is filled with greenery, shading, fun and excitement for a family visit.
Inspiration
The twisted form was inspired by horse movement but also reacts to the solar condition and view optimization. It is both emotional and scientific. The use of repetitive trust system allow the overall skin to twist without producing custom made items to keep construction cost reasonable. The materials are locally sources in morocco to keep a low carbon footprint while allowing to building to fit nicely into Rabat’s context.
Project Duration
Started in March 2019 in Rabat, Morocco
Operation Flow
The interior of the space is organized to allow exclusive and inclusive experiences. Vip, Public and Jockey have a clear zoning in section. The canopy is designed to be self shaded so that the grand stand won’t receive glaring condition. The skin is perforated at 5 percent to allow sun light into the space in a dramatic way, while reducing heat gain to its minimum. Natural circulation occurs throughout the ground floor and the circulation cavity to take advantage of the natural breeze coming from the ocean. Smart lighting sensors work with the skin to provide comfortable lighting while reducing energy to its lowest consumption.
Patents
© 2019 Avoid Obvious Architects. All rights reserved.
Team Members
Vicky Chan
Gianfranco Galagar
Krystal Lung
Wijdene Kaabi
Richard Alomar
Ali Azami
Iliass Abou
El Fath El Fatih
Cédric Lust
Image Credits
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