Quad Bara by Nolan Chao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Volafotsy in Famolavolana Maritrano, Trano ary Rafitra Competition Category.

VolafotsyMaritrano· 2020

Quad Bara

by Nolan Chao

Client: ARCHISTRY design&research office

A' Design Award Volafotsy Winner in Maritrano Category

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The Design

About Quad Bara

Quad dia bara napetraka ao anaty trano efa-joro manan-tantara eo afovoan'i Beijing. Ny rafitra tany am-boalohany dia tsy azo antoka, izay nahatonga ny fanamafisana sy ny fanarenana ho sarotra. Ny fanavaozana dia manampy fiasa maoderina eo am-pitazomana ny toetran'ny faritra tanàna taloha. Ny simenitra dia ampiasaina ho amin'ny lafiny ivelany ary ny hazo ho amin'ny haingon-trano anatiny. Ny famolavolana dia mampifandanja zavatra mifanohitra telo ambony: vaovao sy taloha, tsotra sy avo lenta, varotra sy fahafinaretana. Voaaro ny fiainana manokana ka miditra mangina ao anatin'ny faritra manodidina manan-tantara ny bara.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Volafotsy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ny famolavolana Quad Bara, fankasitrahana malaza be omena ny famolavolana ambaratonga ambony, tsara tarehy ary mahavariana. Ny mpandresy Volafotsy dia asa mamirapiratra dia mamirapiratra ary mamorona dia mamorona izay maneho ny fahaizana, ny talenta ary ny fahamaotinan-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa mahagaga, ohatra tsara, mahay amin'ny asa ary vaovao amin'ny halalin-tsaina ny famolavolana Quad Bara. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Volafotsy ity dia fikarohana miavaka be ary ankafizina izay mahasoa ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Quad Bara dia famoronana mahazo fitaka be izay mamaly ny faniriana, mitondra fihetseham-po tsara ary mamelona fahagagana sy fahatalanjonana.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Building with advancing and invisible design conception and construction way to recall the attractive moment in 100 years ago, in the oldest and ancient quadrangle area in the central of Beijing, The original building is the dangerous one, which increase the difficulty of reinforcing and rebuilding without any trace, meanwhile it is hard to balance the style of the bar with the privacy and the whole historical neighbor.
Dimensions & Packaging: Light, 28cm*175cm, Oluce, Superluna397
Tags: Interior, Design, Architect, Consturction, SiHe, Quad , Old town
Production Technology: Woods for decoration,Concerte for the facade.
Design Challenge: New and old, low key and high end, market and comfort, these three pairs of antagonistic words often appear in discussion of design life in old but fast changing Beijing. It is more like an experiment when regarding it as an opportunity to expand the border of the complex culture and design concept. Balance the traditional symbolic image and the modern use function. It will produce the new space, experience, opportunities and imaginations while the project is designed, constructed and used.
Research: It is nearly 100 years since the Republic of China this building has been standing in the ancient city area of Qianmen Dazhalan in the center of Beijing. This building has changed from a residential building to a spare parts factory, and then to a Mahjong chess and card room. After several transformations, it has changed several times. Now it will be protected and transformed into a speakeasy club.
Inspiration: Architectural space like the words Quad which contain the meaning of centrality and privacy, the modern use function blend in the ancient scene naturally, low key, comfortable and fabulous.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2018 in Beijing in China and finished in November 2018.
Operation Flow: The project is located in central of the city, with the different elements with conflict about new and old existing.The project has been designed beyond the traditional and also absorbing the new things.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Nolan Chao, 2018
Team Members: Nolan Chao
Image Credits: Example: Image #1: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018. Image #2: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018,Image #3: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018,Image #4: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018,Image #5: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018.
Video Credits:Photographer Yang Bo, Variations, 2018