Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Wenzhou Vanke Center Commerce and Office Building by Feng Cheng
Feng Cheng recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Wenzhou Vanke Center Commerce and Office Building by Feng Cheng, designed for Vanke, 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 reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored 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.
More About Wenzhou Vanke Center Commerce and Office Building
Wenzhou Vanke Center is a commercial and office building in Lucheng District, Wenzhou, China. The design applies the idea of a Shan-shui city, bringing traditional Chinese elements such as bamboo, hills, streams and paths into a modern structure. Ceramic plates, aluminium sheets and printed glass form the facade, with a lighting waterfall, stone-shaped steps and aluminium bamboo forms. A waterfront square and large steps link the shops to nearby parks, and trees on the east side reduce noise. A running track on the top floor offers space for exercise and rest.
About Feng Cheng
As an architect, Cheng Feng focuses on the design of real estate buildings and creates greater economic effects for developers through professional design methods. It is considered that both practicability and aesthetics should be taken into architecture intermundium.
Award Record
Feng Cheng is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2021 - 2022 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/128556
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/128556
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!128556
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/253665
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.ucgd-sh.com/wzwkswkzx
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Wenzhou Vanke Center Commerce and Office Building
- Function
- Commerce and Office Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Cornflower Blue, Steel Blue, Light Steel Blue, Light Blue and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Vanke
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Feng Cheng
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #128556
Credits
- Team
- Chenghao Yang, Yuanfeng Xu, Seungmin Lee, Chen Zhao, Junding Wang, Zhennan Li and Kai Chen
- Image Credits
- Photographer QIU RI PEI, Wenzhou Vanke Center, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Wenzhou Vanke Center is located in the central core area of Lucheng District, where the Wenzhou city's top resources and supporting infrastructures are.The basic concept of the design is to create a Shan-shui City, trying to bring traditional Chinese aesthetic elements such as bamboos, hills, streams, mounts, and paths back to the modern building.
- Inspiration
- Chinese traditional paitings are the most important inspiration for the design. With a lighting waterfall, stone-shaped steps and aluminum bamboos, the building calls back the old times using modern materials.
- Challenge
- The user's comfort is an important consideration in the design. How to add naturally ventilated window sashes to the facade of glass curtain wall was one of the problems to be solved in this project. The designer finally hided the window in the aluminum line, which not only emphasized the rhythm of the facade, but also provided the possibility for the internal wall setting.
- Realization and Technology
- ceramic plate, metallic aluminium sheet, printed glass
- Operation and Interaction
- In order to secure the building functions better, waterfront square and big steps are set on the west side to connect the commerce with the surrounding parks, attract people and increase the vitality of the business; On the east side, trees are used to isolate the noise on the outside and provide a quiet place for work. A runway is set on the top floor of the tower to provide a place for workers to exercise and rest.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in November 2018 in Wenzhou and finished in September 2020 in Wenzhou,China.
- Keywords
- high-rise building, office building, Shan shui, glass, commerce
