Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Tsev Nthuav Qhia by Wei Zhang - gad

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Tsev Nthuav Qhia by Wei Zhang - gad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kub in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

KubVaj Tsev· 2022

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Tsev Nthuav Qhia

by Wei Zhang - gad

Client: Gad

A' Design Award Kub Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Tsev Nthuav Qhia

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard yog ib lub tsev nthuav qhia nyob ntawm Xiaoshan Innovation Polis hauv Hangzhou, Suav Teb. Lub tsev sawv ntawm ib lub pas dej ib sab, thiab qhov chaw no ua rau nco txog ib lub zos dej Jiangnan. Cov ru tsev nqes ua duab herringbone, cov phab ntsa dawb thiab cov vuas dub ua ke tsim ib qho duab uas txuas mus tsis tu ncua thiab muaj suab paj nruag. Sab hauv tsev raug npaj nyob ib puag ncig ib lub atrium toj roob hauv pes uas muaj ib lub qhov txais duab tshav, ua raws li tus ntsuj plig ntawm lub tshav puam tsev ib txwm muaj. Qhov kaj ntuj nkag rau hauv cov chav dhau ntawm cov iav atrium. Qhov rooj nkag siv cov ncej xyaw ntoo uas tsim ua ib daim npog uas pom txog ib nrab.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kub

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Tsev Nthuav Qhia yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Kub, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib ib, zoo kawg nkaus thiab tshwj xeeb. Cov neeg yeej Kub yog cov khoom tsim tshiab heev, pom deb heev thiab ci ntsa iab uas qhia txog kev txawj ntse, kev txawj thiab lub zog ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Tsev Nthuav Qhia xav tias yuav yog ib qho kev tsim uas tau txais kev qhuas ntau, tsim kev nyiam tshiab thiab loj uas ua rau muaj nqi tsis tau muaj dua. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Kub no yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus thiab muaj kev hwm uas pab tau ntau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Tsev Nthuav Qhia ua rau muaj kev xav tau heev, txhawb kev mob siab, txhawb kev tsim tshiab thiab ua rau peb xav tsis thoob.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The building is located at XiaoshanInnovation Polis, and being adjacent to the lake in the place is the landscape advantage that has added the smart sense of the Jiangnan watery town. The herringbone sloping roofs and the minimalist white walls and black tiles elements give a vivid visual impression, forming an overall continuous and rhythmic picture. The herringbone undulating roof brings a rich state of space, and which seems to be a sign of the designer’s preference for the endless mountains.
Dimensions & Packaging: The light well in the traditional courtyard emphasizes spirituality and sense of belonging. The building also responds to this concept in space design, and it is overall like an enclosed hall with the internal functional organization built around a light well atrium.
Stepping into the front hall, the landscape atrium is opposite to the entrance. Natural light becomes an indoor light source through the atrium glass. The seasons change and the variety of light and shadow are all like being collected in this transparent landscape container. Combined with the waterscape, it fills the square space with the light flow sense and fresh vitality, responding to the environment characteristics of overlooking lake in the area.
Tags: Traditional courtyard, Jiangnan Watery Town, Spirituality, Sense Of Belonging
Production Technology: The entrance is made of imitative wood pole elements creating a semi-transparent curtain effect. The building facade combining with the small scene of the landscape creates a wonderful picture of mountains and rivers in Jiangnan.
Design Challenge: In this case, we try to depict the understanding of the traditional Jiangnan architecture and explore the cultural roots growing in space. And meanwhile, this project trys to answer how should architecture express the unique charm of oriental architecture with modern language.
Research: If the design is telling a kind of wisdom, a certain quality or a feeling about beauty, then culture is the train of thought hidden in the design method. In the traditional concept, oriental architecture advocates the implicit quality and avoids the direct expression. In the design concept of Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Life Experience Hall, we respond to the spirit characteristics of the traditional Jiangnan courtyard with modern language.
Inspiration: The patio in the traditional courtyard emphasizes spirituality and sense of belonging. The building also responds to this concept in space design, and it is overall like an enclosed hall with the internal functional organization built around a patio atrium.
Project Duration: The project started in 2016 in Hangzhou, China and finished in 2018.08.
Operation Flow: Stepping into the front hall, the landscape atrium is opposite to the entrance. Natural light becomes an indoor light source through the atrium glass. The seasons change and the variety of light and shadow are all like being collected in this transparent landscape container. Combined with the waterscape, it fills the square space with the light flow sense and fresh vitality, responding to the environment characteristics of overlooking lake in the area.

When we visit the gardens, we often linger in the twists and turns of the virtual and real landscape. In the design of the experience hall, this gardening method is used in the architectural space to create a virtual and real spatial sequence. For example, the glass material used at the corner along the lake, and the Jiangnan architectural elements of the white walls and black tiles, form a virtual and real, modern and ancient, indoor and outdoor integration.
Team Members: Project Director: Wei Zhang
Project Creative: Jialiang Hu
Other Team Members: Cheng Zhang
Structure: Xiaoping Ye
Zhengchao Zhang
Water Supply and Drainage: Li Nie
HVAC: Yougui Pan
Electrical: Guoping Chen
Photographer: Yi Fan
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Yi Fan, Main Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #2: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #3: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #4: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #5: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.