Thriving Endurgerð framhliðar, inngangshlið by Shimu Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award í járni in Arkitektúr, bygginga- og mannvirkjahönnun Competition Category.
JárnArkitektúr· 2026
Thriving Endurgerð framhliðar, inngangshlið
by Shimu Wang
A' Design Award í járni Winner in Arkitektúr Category
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About Thriving Endurgerð framhliðar, inngangshlið
Thriving er endurgerð framhliða tveggja kennslubygginga og nýtt skólahlið í Taiyuan í Kína. Álplötur með björtum lakkáferðum ljá framhliðunum hrynjandi og hylja útibúnað og kapla. Hliðið er 14,7 metra hátt og tengir saman byggingarnar tvær sem eru misháar, um leið og það rammar inn útsýnið að aðalbyggingu skólasvæðisins. Speglaðar plötur úr ryðfríu stáli klæða aðalburðarvirkið úr stáli, en grannar súlur úr ryðfríum stálrörum með silfurlituðu lakki draga úr sjónrænum massa. Speglað undirloftið lætur hliðið virðast hærra og gefur til kynna vöxt.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í járni
Thriving Endurgerð framhliðar, inngangshlið vann A' Design Award í járni, virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er góðum hönnunarverkum sem uppfylla þær faglegu og iðnaðarlegu kröfur sem gerðar eru til vel hannaðra sköpunarverka. Sigurvegarar í járni sýna mikla færni, mikla sérhæfingu, sérfræðiskilning og skapandi getu höfunda sinna. Þess er vænst að Thriving Endurgerð framhliðar, inngangshlið sé mjög metið, dáð og elskað sköpunarverk sem er hagnýtt og nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í járni sameinar bestu starfsvenjur greinarinnar og hefur hæfa tæknilega eiginleika tengda þekkingu og hæfileikum. Thriving Endurgerð framhliðar, inngangshlið er virt fyrir nákvæmni sína og er hannað til að veita lífsgæðabætur sem hjálpa til við að gera heiminn að betri stað.
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.
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