Dayou Aristo Centrum Communitatis by Shanghai PTArchitects

Dayou Aristo Centrum Communitatis by Shanghai PTArchitects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Architectura Competition Category.

ArgentumArchitectura· 2022

Dayou Aristo Centrum Communitatis

by Shanghai PTArchitects

Client: Shanghai PTArchitects

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Dayou Aristo Centrum Communitatis

Dayou Aristo est aula vitae, ad receptionem et aedificium communitatis in Shandong, Sinis, designata. A navibus voluptariis inspiratus, Dayou Aristo formam expeditam adhibet. Ampla spatia vitri colorati et vitrei cum metallo colore vini spumantis coniunguntur, quae prospectus directos in interiora impediunt et speciem placidam et elegantem creant. Spatium proiectum latitudine 6.2 metrorum et altitudine 9.25 metrorum extra frontem orientalem collocatur, columnis chalybeis alternatis diametro 300 millimetrorum sustentatum. Modulus fundamentalis 1.8 metrorum divisionem vitri, ianuarum, fenestrarum et laminarum aluminii moderatur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Dayou Aristo Centrum Communitatis 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 Dayou Aristo Centrum Communitatis 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. Dayou Aristo Centrum Communitatis creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Dayou Aristo is surrounded by convenient transportation facilities, holding obvious location advantages. The west side of the base faces the river, which facilitates enjoying a stunning natural view. On the whole, Dayou Aristo is positioned to create the ideal residence for middle-class families. How to show the future life scene and high-end entrance image for the middle-class and above customers has become the main demand of the Dayou Aristo Life Hall in the preliminary opening stage.
Dimensions & Packaging: During the design process, we determined a basic module of 1.8 meters based on the proportional relationship of the building, and every piece of glass, door, window and aluminum panel division of the building is controlled according to this size to ensure the internal logical consistency of the building. The glass curtain wall adopts the interval setting of open frame and hidden frame to increase the variation of facade details, and the metal profile details of the open frame also adopt the same form as the top parapet to achieve the consistency of details. The entrance position is retracted inward through the interface of the first and second floors to strengthen the guidance and enrich the facade changes. Locally, large scale decorative louvers are set to break the monotonous facade image brought by the large glass curtain wall, thus finally forming a simple and changeable facade image.
Tags: community center, glass curtain wall, overhanging space
Production Technology: Due to the land use conditions and the spacing between the east and west sides of the building, the Life Hall is relatively constrained, making it difficult to form a spacious and atmospheric facade image. In the principle of overhanging canopies not counting in building spacing, a grey space with a width of 6.2 meters and a height of 9.25 meters is set up outside the east side of the east building surface, and the floating panels on the second floor form an overall floating panel image with the parapet, thus elongating the length of the building along the street to highlight the horizontal stretching facade effect. The metal waistline between the first and second floors uses the same detailed design as that of the top, cutting the main body of the building into the upper and lower levels to further emphasize the horizontal orientation.
Design Challenge: Outside the east facade, an overhanging space with a width of 6.2m and a height of 9.25m is dedicated. The structure is supported by staggered steel columns, because the height-to-thin ratio of steel columns directly affects the presentation of the overhanging space. If the steel column is too thick, it is difficult to form a light and floating image. After repeated communication with the structural engineering professionals, 300mm diameter steel column is determined.
At the entrance of the Life Hall, the local material "Shandong white pearl" is chosen for the second floor, reflecting the local culture and humanistic care and saving costs at the same time.
Inspiration: In order to make the land plot develop as a landmark building, the Life Hall must be quite forward-looking and architecturally expressive. Inspired by yachts, the project adopts a streamlined shape to depict the portrayal of the times. Large-area colored glazing glass combined with champagne metal is adopted, not only avoiding people's line of sight from directly looking through, but also creating a pure and elegant artistic conception.
Project Duration: The project started in Sep. 2020 and finished in Apr. 2021 in Shandong, China
Operation Flow: The color glazing glass applied in the glass curtain wall presents a veiled effect, moreover, it is of vital importance to determine the texture size and color of the color glaze for the presentation effect, so through repeated proofing by the design, the glaze point with a diameter of 4mm and a circular center spacing of 6mm is adopted finally.
Team Members: Lead Designer: Ren Xiangyi, Cheng Biao
Design Team: Xia Dacang, Ru Siyu, Wu Haojie, Fu Gang, Li Xue, Hou Xianwu, Wu Dinglong, Sun Xin, Wang Yunzhu
Image Credits: Photo Cradits: Zhang Xuechen, Yuan Yang