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Waterway Innanhússhönnun skólabókasafns by Design Action

Waterway Innanhússhönnun skólabókasafns by Design Action is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award í silfri in Innanhúss- og sýningarhönnun Competition Category.


SilfurInnanhúss· 2023

Waterway Innanhússhönnun skólabókasafns

by Design Action

Client: Design Action

A' Design Award í silfri Winner in Innanhúss Category

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The Design

About Waterway Innanhússhönnun skólabókasafns

Waterway er innanhússrými skólabókasafns, 3900 ferfet að stærð, hannað fyrir skóla í Hong Kong. Skipulagið fylgir hornalínuás sem kemur í stað fyrri línulegs skipulags. Útlánaborðið og nýbókasýningin snúa að innganginum, sem styður við samskipti milli bókavarða og nemenda. Bókahillan teygir sig út í stiga þar sem nemendur geta setið og lesið, og sami stiginn rúmar allt að 30 manns í sæti sem kennslusvæði þegar skjávarpstjaldið er dregið niður. Sjávarblár, sementsgrár og viðartónar minna á hafið og landslagið í nágrenninu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award í silfri

Waterway Innanhússhönnun skólabókasafns vann A' Design Award í silfri, gífurlega virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er hönnunarverkum í fremstu röð, stórfallegum og áhrifamiklum. Sigurvegarar í silfri eru ákaflega snjöll og afar skapandi verk sem sýna framúrskarandi sérfræðiþekkingu, hæfileika og skarpskyggni hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Waterway Innanhússhönnun skólabókasafns sé dásamlegt sýningarverk sem er einstaklega fagmannlegt og djúpt nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í silfri er mjög athyglisverð, dáð uppfinning sem gagnast og færir mörk listar, vísinda, hönnunar og tækni fram á við. Waterway Innanhússhönnun skólabókasafns er mjög öfunduð sköpun sem vekur langanir, færir jákvæðar tilfinningar og kveikir undrun og aðdáun.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The library is ship full of knowledge, good learning atmosphere is a breeze that leads the students sail to their destinations. Getting knowledge helps the students find a breakthrough to their study or develop other skills. The designer would like to create a relaxing, self-paced study space, which attracts them to stay behind after classes and fall in love with knowledge.
Dimensions & Packaging
3900 Sq.ft
Tags
Library, School, Educational, Waterway, Secondary School, Design Action, Ho Yu College and Primary School - Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen
Production Technology
Plastic laminate, Vinyl sheet, Paint, Glass
Design Challenge
The designer used diagonal linear design as main axis, that changes the boring spatial design lively. When entering the library, the borrowing desk and new book display are in sight. This not only encourage interaction between students and librarians but increase the borrowing rate. On the other hand, the designer created an open and sharing concept for the planning to create a new feeling to attract students.
Research
The original spatial design was linear and classical, it feels strict and had low usage. The front desk was facing opposite side of the entrance and divided the bookshelves into two areas. This was inconvenient for the students, so it needs a huge change. In addition, the original setting felt closed and have a 2.4-meter-high suspended metal ceiling. The designer need to breakthrough this traditional structure, increase the book capacity and keep the air-conditioning system. To add more dimension on students learning experience and attract students to stay in the library.
Inspiration
This project is on the Lantau Island. The island is surrounded by sea with tremendous nature landscape. In densely populated Hong Kong, it is rare to have a good balance of high-rise residence and nature. The designer hopes this project links to this unique geographical environment. The main colors of the library are sea blue, cement and wood. They symbolize reading as a sea that nurture the concrete structured city, natural landscape, and a peaceful, relaxing experience.
Project Duration
The project finished in April 2022 in Ho Yu College and Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), Hong Kong.
Operation Flow
Once enter the library, the borrowing desk and bookshelf are in the sight, with a hanging book recommendation on top of the shelf. This setting makes it easier to interact between the librarians and students, which might increase the borrowing rate. The stretch of the bookshelf is a set of staircase for student to sit and read. When the projector screen scrolls down, this staircase with the capacity of 30 people become a teaching area. Besides the staircase is self-study area. When students sit on the bar chair, they can admire the nature view outside the window.
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Team Members
Creative Director: Vincent Li
Designer: Mancy Li
Image Credits
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