The Renovation of Ankang Library Whare by United Units Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
HiriwaWaihanga· 2021
The Renovation of Ankang Library Whare
Client: United Units Architects
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Waihanga Category
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The Design
About The Renovation of Ankang Library Whare
I whakatuwherahia te Whare Pukapuka o Ankang taketake i te tau 1984, a kua hinga ona whare ki muri i nga tau korero i mua i te whakahoutanga. Ko te kaupapa whakahou kua whakahou ake i te whare pukapuka tawhito ki te waahi hou, tuwhera me te manaaki i te hapori, e whakaatu ana me te hanga i te rereketanga nui ki te horopaki o naianei. Mai i te whakatuwheratanga, kua whakakorikoria ano e te whare pukapuka hou te oranga ahurea o te hapori o te rohe, a kua piki te tokomaha o nga manuhiri ia ra mai i te 10 tangata ki te 3,000 tangata.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko The Renovation of Ankang Library Whare te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Renovation of Ankang Library Whare he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko The Renovation of Ankang Library Whare he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The original Ankang Library was opened in 1984, and it’s facilities had fallen behind the information age before the renovation. The design principle aim was to rejuvenate the old library into a new, open and welcoming community space, highlighting and creating a strong contrast with its existing context. Since opening, the new library has reactivated the cultural life of the local community, and the number of daily visitors has increased from 10 people to 3,000 people.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Area: 4000 m²
- Tags
- UUA, Library, Renovation, China
- Production Technology
- Low Iron Glass
Perforated Aluminum Cladding - Inspiration
- The new Ankang Library adopts a modern curtain wall system, forming a concise massing and pure colour. The transparent glazing combined with the delicate perforated aluminum cladding create an effect akin to a halo. When the two buildings are seen with the vibrant and disordered old city, the following strong contrast brings unexpected drama and contrast. Forty years of passed time are visible with these two urban realms, like a surreal space-time dislocation.
- Project Duration
- Design Date: 03/2020 – 07/2020
Construction Date: 07/2020 – 10/2020
Location: Ankang, Shaanxi, China - Team Members
- Yongzheng Li
Qizhi Li
Liang Deng
Teng Jiang
Tim Mason
Yanfeng Lyu
Liye Chen
Shengli Zhao
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