The Folding Boat コミュニティセンター by Xuechen Chen

The Folding Boat コミュニティセンター by Xuechen Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銀賞 in アイデア・コンセプチュアルデザイン Competition Category.

銀アイデア· 2024

The Folding Boat コミュニティセンター

by Xuechen Chen

Client: Xuechen Chen

A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in アイデア Category

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The Design

About The Folding Boat コミュニティセンター

ハーレム川沿いに位置するフォールディング・ボートは、コミュニティカレッジのローイング施設、小規模図書館、スポーツローイング博物館を兼ねた多目的空間である。折り曲げ加工された金属屋根を特徴とし、壁から天井へとシームレスに連続する構造により内部空間を定義している。歴史地区と現代地区が交わる地点に位置し、プログラム、動線、都市景観を尊重した緻密な要素配置が施されている。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀賞

The Folding Boat コミュニティセンターは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。The Folding Boat コミュニティセンターは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。The Folding Boat コミュニティセンターは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。

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