Lakeshore Learning Center Kāwhe Kāreti me te Ruma Ako by Thad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2021
Lakeshore Learning Center Kāwhe Kāreti me te Ruma Ako
by Thad
Client: Thad
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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About Lakeshore Learning Center Kāwhe Kāreti me te Ruma Ako
Ko Lakeshore Learning Center he toa kāwhe kāreti me tētahi ruma ako kei Zhuhai, Guangdong, Haina. I roto i tēnei kaupapa, i whakahoutia ngā whare e rua kāore anō kia oti te hanga, kua tū mō ngā tekau tau i te pokapū o tētahi kāreti i roto i te awaawa. I pupurihia ngā hanganga o mua, ā, i uhia ki ngā papa uku māmā te tae me ngā pakitara arai karaehe. Ko ngā taumaru tuanui me ngā kiri rua e hanga ana i tētahi pūnaha whakamarumaru rā e whakapai ake ana i te taiao o roto. I pupurihia te tupu taketake, ā, i huri ngā puke poka i te taha o te roto hei papa nohinohi. Ko te rahi o te whare he 899 mita tapawhā.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Lakeshore Learning Center Kāwhe Kāreti me te Ruma Ako te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Lakeshore Learning Center Kāwhe Kāreti me te Ruma Ako he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Lakeshore Learning Center Kāwhe Kāreti me te Ruma Ako i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The project is about a campus area renovation. Located in a mountainous region, the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University is a beautiful valley university. In the center of the campus, however, an area of two unfinished buildings had existed for decades, which was quite incompatible with the surrounding landscapes. The project renovated the buildings as well as activated the surrounding environment, and eventually succeeded in making the whole abandoned area into a dynamic public place.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Building Area: 899 square meters
- Tags
- renovation, campus, nature, valley, landscape
- Production Technology
- During the renovation, the structures of the two unfinished buildings were preserved. Responding to the climate and landscape features in the south, light-colored ceramic panels and glass curtain walls were adopted to the buildings. Roof overhangs and double skins form a sunshade system to improve the indoor environment. With the help of ventilation software simulation, the design of windows and exterior landscapes were optimized to create a pleasant indoor and outdoor wind environment.
- Design Challenge
- Before the renovation, the original buildings were separated from the environment. The project used unified materials and modulus to integrate the buildings and landscape as a whole. The height of the buildings were strictly restricted to keep the view of the landscape from the lake in the campus center. Moreover, we diminished the volume of the buildings on the side of the main campus road through the treatment of height difference, integrating the buildings into the valley environment with a humble gesture.
- Research
- The renovation work was carried out on the basis of respect for the existing elements. Vegetation on the site have been preserved to form landscape nodes; the original steep slopes along the lakeshore have been converted into small plazas of different elevations.
Meanwhile, safety risks were resolved. Considering that Zhuhai is often affected by typhoons, we dredged the blocked discharge channel in the process of lakeshore reconstruction. Also, a few landscapes walls were set aside inclined trees to prevent them from collapsing in the wind. - Inspiration
- With China's rapid urbanization, many areas have been constructed under rough design and construction, leaving behind a great number of negative spaces. This has caused landscape damage and space waste. This project tried to recreate an active public place out of an abandoned area, while retained the original features of the site.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in November, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China in 2019.
- Team Members
- Architect In Charge: Wei Zhang, Design Team: Haiyang Huang, Jingxian Zhao, Xiaoqian Zhang, Mingcheng Cai, Sisi Liang (site plan), Xiangyi Li (landscape)
- Image Credits
- all the copyright reserved by Qingshan Wu
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