The Folding Boat Samfélagsmiðstöð by Xuechen Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award í silfri in Hugmynda- og hugmyndahönnun Competition Category.
SilfurHugmynd· 2024
The Folding Boat Samfélagsmiðstöð
by Xuechen Chen
Client: Xuechen Chen
A' Design Award í silfri Winner in Hugmynd Category
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The Design
About The Folding Boat Samfélagsmiðstöð
Fellibáturinn, staðsettur meðfram strönd Harlem River, er fjölnota rými sem þjónar sem róðraraðstaða fyrir samfélagsháskólann, lítið bókasafn og safn tileinkað ískaparóðri. Með brotnu málmþaki skilgreinir mannvirkið innra rými sitt með því að blanda saman veggjum og loftum á óaðfinnanlegan hátt. Staðsett við samruna sögulegra og nútímalegra hverfa tekur nákvæm staðsetning þáttanna tillit til starfseminnar, umferðar og borgarlandslagsins.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í silfri
The Folding Boat Samfélagsmiðstöð 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 The Folding Boat Samfélagsmiðstöð 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. The Folding Boat Samfélagsmiðstöð er mjög öfunduð sköpun sem vekur langanir, færir jákvæðar tilfinningar og kveikir undrun og aðdáun.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Folding Boat, located along the shore of the Harlem River, is a multifunctional space serving as a rowing facility for the community college, a small library, and a museum dedicated to sport rowing. Featuring a folded metal roof, this structure defines its interior space by seamlessly blending walls into ceilings. Positioned at the convergence of historical and modern districts, meticulous placement of elements respects programs, circulation, and the urban landscape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 18,000sf
- Tags
- culture, community center, wood, metal, concrete
- Production Technology
- metal, glass and wood panel
- Design Challenge
- The multiversity of the programs and the materials.
- Research
- This research abstract explores the integration of folding as architectural elements across various scales, experiences, and programs within the context of the Rowing Boat project. Serving as a sport museum, rowing boat facility for a local college, and a community center for the neighborhood, the project examines how folding techniques can be applied to create dynamic spaces and functional designs. Through case studies and design explorations, this research delves into the innovative use of folding to enhance architectural aesthetics, spatial experiences, and programmatic functionalities within a multi-functional facility.
- Inspiration
- The project's inspiration stems from the unique topography of the site, characterized by varying slopes. This distinctive landscape presents an opportunity to mimic and enhance the site's features through the use of folding in the design. The folded elements not only echo the site's topography but also contribute to the project's special aesthetic qualities.
- Project Duration
- Unbult, Bronx, Newyork
- Operation Flow
- The Folding Boat project draws inspiration from the site's unique topography, using folding in design to echo its slopes and enhance aesthetics. Located along the Harlem River, it's a rowing facility, small library, and sport museum. The folded metal roof blends spaces, respecting historical context and urban landscape. This research explores folding's integration in various scales, programs, and experiences, enhancing architectural aesthetics and functionality.
- Team Members
- Xuechen Chen
- Image Credits
- XUECHEN CHEN
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