Press Release
Golden A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to CR Land Shijiazhuang MiXC Mixed Use by Aico
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Aico for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that CR Land Shijiazhuang MiXC Mixed Use by Aico, designed for CRland, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About CR Land Shijiazhuang MiXC Mixed Use
CR Land Shijiazhuang MiXC is a mixed-use development in Shijiazhuang, China. The complex combines a retail podium with office and apartment towers. A large setback at the northwest corner of the site creates an urban plaza at street level and a sunken plaza linked to the subway. The transfer hall of Metro Lines 1 and 3 connects to the two basement levels of the shopping mall through the sunken plaza and a pedestrian walkway. Mall entrances are placed at three street corners. The entrance facade uses double glazed curtain walls with a special lighting design.
Award Record
This recognition makes Aico a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/106657
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106657
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106657
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/278712
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.aico-design.com/project/info/39
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- CR Land Shijiazhuang MiXC Mixed Use
- Function
- Mixed Use
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Black, Slate Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray and Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- CRland
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Aico
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106657
Credits
- Team
- Rudan Ye, Jun Zhang, Bin Zhuang, Yu Wang, Hucheng Yuan, Chenglin Xu, Haiyan Wei, Mengjiao Wang, Qin Tu and Hongying Bai
- Image Credits
- IMAGE#1 AICO IMAGE#2 AICO IMAGE#3 AICO IMAGE#4 AICO IMAGE#5 AICO
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- To create a more inviting gesture, a large setback was introduced at northwest corner of the site, accommodating a grand urban plaza on street level and a featured sunken plaza connected to the subway. The setback also gives the building podium an over 300 meters long continuous urban facade, projecting a powerful architectural image over the busy city intersection. The transfer hall of Metro Line 1 and 3 is seamlessly connected to B1 and B2 levels of the shopping mall via sunken plaza and pedestrian walkway. A blend of natural sunlight, interactive landscape and art installations greatly enhance the quality of space and passenger experiences.
- Inspiration
- The extremely high development density and the building height restriction demands a very innovative and efficient design solution to achieve the project brief. The advantage of prime location, direct access to transit, together with the grand and mixed-use program gives this project the potential to become the most influential urban complex in the city of Shijiazhuang.
- Challenge
- The project is located at the intersection of two bustling city streets where Metro Line 1 and 3 also transfer underground. The extremely high development density with a plot ratio over 10 and the building height restricted by aviation regulation demands a very innovative and efficient design solution to achieve the project brief.
- Realization and Technology
- The entrance facade of the mall features exquisite use of double glazed curtain walls with special lighting design to give it a very trendy and dynamic look.
- Operation and Interaction
- The transfer hall of Metro Line 1 and 3 is seamlessly connected to B1 and B2 levels of the shopping mall via sunken plaza and pedestrian walkway. A blend of natural sunlight, interactive landscape and art installations greatly enhance the quality of space and passenger experiences. We dedicated all three major street corners for shopping mall entrances to take advantage of the heavy foot traffic.As a mini-city, the projects becomes the new center of the city and one of the best transit oriented developments in the region.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in May 2012 and finished in October 2018 in Shijiazhuang, China.
- Specifications
- Site Area：51,000 m2 Retail: 165,000 m2 ( including 20,000 m2 below grade ) Office: 180,000 m2 S.A. : 100,000 m2
- Keywords
- AICO,TOD,Mixed-use,High Density,Multiple first floor,Architecture,double glazed curtain walls,landmark,China
