Dawn of Spring Primary Function: Aedificium by Junyun Architecture Design Office

Dawn of Spring Primary Function: Aedificium by Junyun Architecture Design Office is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Architectura Competition Category.

ArgentumArchitectura· 2022

Dawn of Spring Primary Function: Aedificium

by Junyun Architecture Design Office

Client: JUNYUN Architecture Design Office Co., Ltd.

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Dawn of Spring Primary Function: Aedificium

Aurora Veris est aedificium quod primum ut area demonstrationis, postea ut schola infantium inservit. Moles trium tabulatorum in angulo viae intra communitatem habitationis in Zhengzhou, Sina, stat. Secundum et tertium tabulatum super pellucidum inferiorem partem tolluntur, quod speciem fluitantem creat. Vitreum velum parietis primum tabulatum circumdat, dum tabulae aluminii perforatae superiores frontes tegunt. Rugae verticales in tabulis monotoniam minuunt. Parietes obtegentes inter se conexi ad introitum quietum aquae atrium claudunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Dawn of Spring Primary Function: Aedificium victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Dawn of Spring Primary Function: Aedificium opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Dawn of Spring Primary Function: Aedificium creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: An extensible space is created by well-proportioned, inter-connected screen walls at the entrance of the demonstration area. With an asymmetrical and flexible form, this entrance area well integrates with the main building body.
The building and outdoor screen walls enclose a tranquil and twisting water courtyard. When walking on it, visitors can experience varying views. The interplay between the real and the virtual and the dappled shadows of trees create a poetic view.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project occupies a gross floor area of 1,989.32sqm, a plot area of 682.18sqm, and a landscape area of 2,908.63sqm.
Tags: Zhengzhou, Dawn of Spring, Kindergarten, Demonstration Area, Growing box, Perforated aluminum panels, Floating
Production Technology: The first-floor glass curtain wall of the main building body creates transparency and integrity. The large area of perforated aluminum panels used on the facades of the second and third floors produces unified visual effects and hazy, aesthetic exteriors, which weaken the boundary between the building and the surrounding environment. Vertical wrinkles of the perforated panels break the sense of monotony caused by the large area of a uniform material.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was site selection for the demonstration area. DAWN OF SPRING is planned to accommodate public facilities that radiate the surrounding neighborhoods, so its land area for healthcare center, comprehensive community service space, cultural & activity center, elderly home and kindergarten is much larger than that of the surrounding neighborhoods. In addition, there are strict requirements for sun exposure of the future kindergarten.
Research: The project functions as a demonstration area at the early stage, and as a kindergarten at the late stage. To meet two distinct functional requirements and be convenient for transformation, we did research on similar cases, block model analysis and site circulation analysis before making the final design scheme. By transforming the exteriors, we created different facades for the kindergarten and the demonstration area respectively.
Participants: Hou Qiang, Jiang Hao, Wu Hanfeng, Lou Xinxin, Zhao Wenqin, Lu Tingwan, Dai Lingzhou, Zhang Hongyan
Inspiration: DAWN OF SPRING, is a residential community located within International Eco-Aquapolis, Zhengzhou, China. The demonstration area is situated at the crossroad on the southwest of the residential community. The building echoes with the street corner through the subtly-cut blocks. It's a three-storey volume, with the second and third floors lifted above the transparent block at the bottom, hence creating a "floating" architectural image.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2020 in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China and finished in October 2020 in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China.
Operation Flow: The project is located within International Eco-Aquapolis, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. International Eco-Aquapolis is a promising area of the city, with a large potential of future development. We aim to create a modern, understated luxurious living scene. With "growing box" as the main building body, the design attempts to integrate the architecture and the environment together.
Team Members: Hou Qiang, Jiang Hao, Wu Hanfeng, Lou Xinxin, Zhao Wenqin, Lu Tingwan, Dai Lingzhou, Zhang Hongyan
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