Thriving Mmezigharị Ihu Ụlọ, Ọnụ Ụzọ Mbata by Shimu Wang

Thriving Mmezigharị Ihu Ụlọ, Ọnụ Ụzọ Mbata by Shimu Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

IgweỤlọ Owu· 2026

Thriving Mmezigharị Ihu Ụlọ, Ọnụ Ụzọ Mbata

by Shimu Wang

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About Thriving Mmezigharị Ihu Ụlọ, Ọnụ Ụzọ Mbata

Thriving bụ mmezigharị ihu ụlọ nke ụlọ nkuzi abụọ na ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ akwụkwọ ọhụrụ na Taiyuan, China. Mbadamba aluminom e ji agba na-egbuke egbuke mechaa na-etinye usoro ụda na elu ụlọ ndị ahụ ma na-ezochi ngwá ọrụ na eriri ndị dị n'èzí. Ọnụ ụzọ ahụ dị mita 14.7 n'ogologo elu ma na-ejikọta ụlọ abụọ ahụ nwere ogologo dị iche iche, na-agbado anya n'ụlọ isi nke ogige ụlọ akwụkwọ ahụ. Mbadamba ígwè anaghị agba nchara nke dị ka enyo kpuchiri isi nhazi ígwè ahụ, ebe ogidi dị gịrịgịrị nke ọkpọkọ ígwè anaghị agba nchara e ji agba ọlaọcha tee na-ebelata ịdị arọ nke anya na-ahụ. Okpuru elu ahụ dị ka enyo na-eme ka ọnụ ụzọ ahụ yie ka ọ dị elu karịa ma na-egosi uto.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Thriving Mmezigharị Ihu Ụlọ, Ọnụ Ụzọ Mbata meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Thriving Mmezigharị Ihu Ụlọ, Ọnụ Ụzọ Mbata ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Thriving Mmezigharị Ihu Ụlọ, Ọnụ Ụzọ Mbata maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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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.