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Wuyue Plaza of Shangrao Commercial Space by Qingdao Tengyuan Design Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Qingdao Tengyuan Design for architecture, building and structure design

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Wuyue Plaza of Shangrao Commercial Space by Qingdao Tengyuan Design, designed for Seazen Group Limited, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

Regarding Wuyue Plaza of Shangrao Commercial Space

Wuyue Plaza of Shangrao is a shopping center in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China. The facade is the defining element of the building and reflects local characteristics through the image of a sea of flowers. A total of 3025 curtain wall units, based on eight standard triangular types, are arranged across the facade. Parametric design creates smooth transitions between the units, showing flowers in bud, half open and full bloom. During the evening, lighting forms different patterns on the building surface.

Award Record

This recognition makes Qingdao Tengyuan Design a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. All of the awards belong to the 2021 - 2022 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Wuyue Plaza of Shangrao Commercial Space
Function
Commercial Space
Category
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture
Colors
Steel Blue, Black, Sienna, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Slate Blue
Images
5
Client
Seazen Group Limited

The Recognition

Laureate
Qingdao Tengyuan Design
Country
China
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#127897

Credits

Team
Jinbo Tang, Wenlve Wang, Dong Liu, Zheng Huang, Jiahui Feng, Yehan Wang, Nannan Dai and Bei Chen
Image Credits
Image#No1:Qingdao Tengyuan Design Institute Co.,Ltd. Image#No2:Qingdao Tengyuan Design Institute Co.,Ltd. Image#No3:Qingdao Tengyuan Design Institute Co.,Ltd. Image#No4:Qingdao Tengyuan Design Institute Co.,Ltd. Image#No5:Qingdao Tengyuan Design Institute Co.,Ltd.

Design Details

Unique Properties
The facade of the project is the most characteristic part of the project. the design hope that the shape of the shopping center can reflect the local characteristics to the greatest extent. Through facade design, curtain wall deepening and lighting cooperation, Shangrao flower sea will be projected on the facade and make it bloom. In the daytime, flowers of different degrees will bloom. In the evening, different patterns will be formed through lighting design to light up the night sky of Shangrao
Inspiration
The concept is“Shangrao flowers bloom in all seasons”,Shangrao rape is a sign of shangrao, mid to late march each year, kuo of pink peach, white pear flower ornament in slopes of golden rape, become one of the most beautiful scenery in year, but the flowering time is very short, the project hope that through such a bloom "flower" of the facade to keep shangrao one of the most beautiful scenery in year.
Challenge
This design combines the unique facade form of Huahai design with local characteristics. The most difficult thing is how to present the design idea through the change of the facade petal unit. Through the scheme idea, the deepening of the curtain wall and lighting, eight standard units with triangle as the standard are finally completed, which together present the "Flower Sea" effect
Operation and Interaction
The original "petal" unit and the whole facade are perfectly presented through the design control of the whole process. In the early stage is combined with the concept of lighting lighting effects, considering the petals open close echo the status of different stages of flowers, from "bud" to "half-open" to "blossom", 3025 flower pattern of the curtain wall unit is arranged on the facade, the use of the parameterized guarantees facade supple excessive between different units, perfect show the wuyuan the beauty of the flowers
Project Duration and Location
The project started in September 2017 and opened in June 2019 in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, China
Keywords
Commerce, Façade design, Flower Sea, Local culture, Parametric design

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