Municipal Art Society Headquarters Pej Xeem Sib Xyaw Siv Lub Tsev by Yang Zhao

Municipal Art Society Headquarters Pej Xeem Sib Xyaw Siv Lub Tsev by Yang Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

NyiajVaj Tsev· 2023

Municipal Art Society Headquarters Pej Xeem Sib Xyaw Siv Lub Tsev

by Yang Zhao

Client: Uyang Architecture

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Municipal Art Society Headquarters Pej Xeem Sib Xyaw Siv Lub Tsev

Lub Nroog Art Society yog lub koom haum tsis muaj txiaj ntsig hauv New York City uas txhawb kev xav txog kev npaj thiab tsim hauv nroog. Tus kws kes duab vajtse tsim ib lub tsev uas maj mam hloov ntawm kev ceev ntiag tug tau hais meej meej: los ntawm pej xeem ib nrab-hauv av café mus rau qhov chaw ua haujlwm ntawm plaub pem teb. Ntawm tag nrho cov kev pab cuam, lub rooj sab laj pej xeem yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws, uas tau nthuav tawm tag nrho cov zej zog thiab tsim los ntawm kev txais tos tiag tiag geometrically thiab spatially los txhawb txhua tus pej xeem sib cuam tshuam thiab koom nrog rau qhov zoo ntawm kev khaws cia cov keeb kwm nplua nuj thiab kab lis kev cai ntawm lub nroog.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Municipal Art Society Headquarters Pej Xeem Sib Xyaw Siv Lub Tsev yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Municipal Art Society Headquarters Pej Xeem Sib Xyaw Siv Lub Tsev xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Municipal Art Society Headquarters Pej Xeem Sib Xyaw Siv Lub Tsev yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Municipal Art Society is a nonprofit, membership-based organization in New York City that encourages thoughtful planning and urban design across the city to preserve history, culture, and neighborhoods. Through various strategies, all the different programs were able to be arranged from the most public café at the half underground to the most private office on the fourth floor, creating several public spaces that seamlessly connect to the site and are fully open to the citizens of New York City.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 2000 m2, Building Area: 1300 m2, Building Floor: 4, Building Height: 22m
Tags: public building, culture, history, civic, social event, municipal
Production Technology: By using parametric software to simulate the thermal insulation materials, window areas and shading area, thermal comfort was optimized with the design of envelope through the entire year. In terms of shading, the sizes and density of the hollows on metal panels are tested, and the diameter of 1 ¼” is finalized to be the best, which can ensure proper natural lighting in the room for the maximum number of hours and also provide a perfect interactive projection surface.
Design Challenge: The site is at the junction of three districts with a neighborhood environment of long and complex history. By making spaces with a really welcoming gesture and high transparency, the building is calling for all citizens to participate from outdoors to indoors. And privacy gets higher for the staff of MAS when they access the building by using the atrium stairs to go all the way up to the office. In a word, the challenge is to symphonize all participants to interact, learn and enjoy, meanwhile representing the local culture and history, and that is what makes this design interesting.
Research: The design is not just for an office building of MAS, but it is for creating a public civic space for all citizens to join and participate. Through design, we need to consider comprehensively all aspects, including history, culture, spaces, structure, privacy, transparency, thermal, lighting, aesthetics, landscape, etc. Only by making it serve all aspects well, can this design genuinely represent MAS and its fundamental purpose of serving the citizens.
Inspiration: The site is at the junction of Meatpacking, West Village and Chelsea. These three districts have gone through World War II, the post-industrial era, the hippie culture, and the urban renewal in the 21st century. It can be said that there are ups and downs for more than a century. The local history and culture truly inspired my design to form its own unique style to conform to the urban, historic, industrial and artistic atmosphere of its context, in aspects of programs and spaces.
Project Duration: Designed in 2020, NYC
Operation Flow: From outdoor to indoor, from underground to rooftop, the MAS Headquarters is full of various public activities. Especially the public forum on the 2nd floor, which draws people from all directions to participate in social events. When citizens come to this site, they can spend a whole day exercising their physical and mental strength, and fully enjoy the benefits that the city offers. This is not only good urban planning and architectural design, but also the fundamental aim of Municipal Art Society.
Image Credits: Yang Zhao