Factory City To Education City Lub Hauj Lwm Tseem Ceeb: Lub Tsev Ua Yeeb Yam Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau by Ying Bi and Siyu Bai

Factory City To Education City Lub Hauj Lwm Tseem Ceeb: Lub Tsev Ua Yeeb Yam Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau by Ying Bi and Siyu Bai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

ToojVaj Tsev· 2026

Factory City To Education City Lub Hauj Lwm Tseem Ceeb: Lub Tsev Ua Yeeb Yam Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau

by Ying Bi and Siyu Bai

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Factory City To Education City Lub Hauj Lwm Tseem Ceeb: Lub Tsev Ua Yeeb Yam Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau

Cov Ntawv Phau: Qhov project no tau rov xav txog Ivrea cov cuab yeej cuab tam tsev ua hauj lwm txheej thaum ub kom dhau los ua ib lub chaw kawm ntawv thiab kev coj noj coj ua niaj hnub no. Los ntawm kev rov siv cov qauv concrete uas twb muaj lawm thiab tso cov tsev hlau modular tshiab rau hauv, qhov tsim qauv no hloov ib qho chaw tsim khoom yav dhau los kom ua ib lub keeb kwm txuas nrog rau kev kawm, kev ua yeeb yam, thiab lub neej rau pej xeem. Ib lub tsev ua yeeb yam, cov chaw muaj ntau yam ua tau, thiab ib txoj kev ncig taw uas qhib tau ua ke tsim ib qho chaw pej xeem zoo nkauj uas hloov tau, qhov chaw uas cov keeb kwm tsev ua hauj lwm txheej thaum ub txhim kho los ua ib qho kev txawj ntse uas ciaj sia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Factory City To Education City Lub Hauj Lwm Tseem Ceeb: Lub Tsev Ua Yeeb Yam Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Factory City To Education City Lub Hauj Lwm Tseem Ceeb: Lub Tsev Ua Yeeb Yam Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Factory City To Education City Lub Hauj Lwm Tseem Ceeb: Lub Tsev Ua Yeeb Yam Muaj Ntau Yam Ua Tau ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project transforms an industrial social-services complex into a modular educational campus. Existing concrete buildings are reactivated through light interventions, while new steel structures house a theatre and multifunctional spaces. A connecting public spine integrates learning, culture, landscape, and civic life, turning industrial heritage into a flexible framework for knowledge production.
Dimensions & Packaging: Approximate site area: 8,000 sq.m. The project consists of a theatre volume and a multifunctional educational building connected by semi open circulation. The theatre is approximately 15 m x 23 m x 16 m, using a long span steel roof structure. The multifunctional building is organized on three levels with modular structural bays. Main materials include existing reinforced concrete, steel framing, metal roof decking, insulation, waterproofing membrane, glazing, and perforated metal cladding.
Tags: adaptive reuse, industrial heritage, educational campus, modular steel structure, theatre design, multifunctional building, public space, civic architecture, Olivetti, Ivrea
Production Technology: The project is realized through a hybrid system of adaptive reuse and lightweight steel construction. Existing concrete structures are preserved and reactivated with minimal intervention, while new volumes use a modular steel frame, long span roof trusses, metal roof decking, insulated build-up roofing, and perforated metal cladding. The theatre integrates acoustic wall lining, suspended acoustic reflectors, lighting grids, sprinkler coordination, and mechanical ducts within a clear structural logic.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to transform a historically industrial site into a contemporary educational and cultural campus without losing its original spatial identity. The design had to balance preservation and intervention, integrating existing concrete structures with new modular steel construction. Another key challenge was to create a clear relationship between theatre, learning spaces, and public circulation while maintaining flexibility, technical performance, and a strong civic character.
Research: The research investigates how industrial heritage can be transformed into a contemporary educational environment. It combines site analysis, historical study of Ivrea and the Olivetti legacy, program development, and architectural prototyping. The project studies adaptive reuse, modular steel construction, and spatial connectivity as strategies to integrate learning, performance, and public life within an existing industrial fabric.
Inspiration: The project is inspired by Ivrea's industrial legacy and the social vision of the Olivetti factory city. Rather than preserving the site as a static monument, the design explores how industrial structures can support contemporary education, culture, and public life. It draws from adaptive reuse, modular construction, and the transformation of production into knowledge.
Project Duration: The project was developed in 2026 as an architectural competition proposal for the Olivetti Theatre site in Ivrea, Italy. It explores the transformation of the former industrial context into a contemporary educational and cultural campus through adaptive reuse, modular construction, and public space integration.
Operation Flow: The project operates as a connected campus where learning, performance, and public life are brought together through a clear spatial sequence. Visitors move through open pathways, landscape platforms, and shared gathering spaces that link the existing buildings with the new theatre and multifunctional programs. This flow encourages informal interaction, flexible use, and a continuous relationship between education, culture, and civic activity.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Siyu Bai, Ying Bi, 2026.
Team Members: Ying Bi, Siyu Bai
Image Credits: Ying Bi, Siyu Bai