Thriving Kho Dua Tsev Sab Nraud, Rooj Vag Nkag by Shimu Wang

Thriving Kho Dua Tsev Sab Nraud, Rooj Vag Nkag by Shimu Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Hlau in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

HlauVaj Tsev· 2026

Thriving Kho Dua Tsev Sab Nraud, Rooj Vag Nkag

by Shimu Wang

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Thriving Kho Dua Tsev Sab Nraud, Rooj Vag Nkag

Thriving yog ib qho kev kho dua tsev sab nraud rau ob lub tsev qhia ntawv thiab ib lub rooj vag tshiab rau tsev kawm ntawv nyob rau Taiyuan, Suav teb. Cov daim aluminum uas pleev xim ci ntsa iab ntxiv kev sib dhos zoo nkauj rau cov phab ntsa sab nraud thiab npog cov khoom siv thiab cov xov hlau sab nraud. Lub rooj vag siab 14.7 meters thiab txuas ob lub tsev uas siab tsis sib xws, ua ib lub duab ncig rau kev pom lub tsev loj hauv tsev kawm ntawv. Cov daim hlau stainless steel ci li iav npog lub thawv hlau tseem ceeb, thaum cov ncej me me ua los ntawm cov kav hlau stainless steel pleev xim nyiaj txo qhov hnyav rau qhov muag pom. Qhov qab hauv qab uas ci li iav ua rau lub rooj vag zoo li siab dua thiab qhia txog kev loj hlob.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Thriving Kho Dua Tsev Sab Nraud, Rooj Vag Nkag yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Thriving Kho Dua Tsev Sab Nraud, Rooj Vag Nkag xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Thriving Kho Dua Tsev Sab Nraud, Rooj Vag Nkag tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Aluminum panels finished with bright-colored paint are used for facade detailing, which enhance the rhythm of the elevation and conceal the messy equipment and cables at the same time. Besides, the gate organically connects the two buildings of different heights. This gate also becomes a view frame for the main campus building. Design adopts the imagery of 'growth', conveying the wish that students will take root and thrive in their future careers , just like seeds reaching for the sky.
Dimensions & Packaging: Renovated Facade Area: 9581 square meters.
The New Gate: Width 22m x Depth 9.8m x Height 14.7m.
Tags: Modest renovation, Coherence, Rhythm, Vibrant colors, Lightness, Airy, Futuristic aesthetic
Production Technology: Standing at 14.7 meters high, the gate was required to be majestic yet airy. To ensure the gate is visually lightweight, mirror stainless steel panels are chose to clad the main steel structure. The decorative, slender columns surrounding the main steel structure are made of stainless steel pipes finished with silver fluorocarbon paint, further dissolving the visual mass of structure. The mirrored soffit makes the gate appear taller when viewed from below, enhancing the dynamic sense of growth.
Design Challenge: One of the key challenges in the design process was sorting out and rearranging the layout of outdoor equipment. The design had to comprehensively consider the locations of equipment-connected interior rooms, the dimensions of different equipment, drainage routes, and cable positions, lending the building a rhythmic, orderly, and harmonious facade.
Research: This renovation was required to be restrained and frugal. We spent a huge amount of effort to organically unify the individual buildings and use harmonious with variations design language to create visual consistency.
Inspiration: This project contains a facade renovation of two teaching buildings over twenty years old and a construction of a new gate. The buildings front the street and the gate stands between them. The client expected to transform their outdated appearance into vibrant, neat and energetic style. The new school gate should be majestic and futuristic. To meet these requirements, the design revolves around bright colors and a lightweight, airy visual effect.
Project Duration: Design Period: April to June, 2025
Finished time: October 2025
Location: Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Operation Flow: The automatic doors are installed between the main structural columns and the decorative columns. When opened, they are well concealed within the forest of columns, and when closed, they match the decorative columns well in color. Landscaping at the foot of the slender columns, adds a touch of vitality to the otherwise slightly cold structure. As pedestrians and vehicles traverse the gateway, the experience evokes the sensation of passing through a miniature forest.
Image Credits: Image #1, #2, #3, #4, #5: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Thriving, 2025.