Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Whare Whakaaturanga by Wei Zhang - gad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Koura in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
KouraWaihanga· 2022
Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Whare Whakaaturanga
Client: Gad
A' Design Award Koura Winner in Waihanga Category
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The Design
About Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Whare Whakaaturanga
Ko Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard he whare whakaaturanga kei Xiaoshan Innovation Polis i Hangzhou, Haina. Kei te taha o tētahi roto te whare e tū ana, ā, ka whakamaumahara te taiao ki tētahi tāone wai o Jiangnan. Mā ngā tuanui tītaha āhua-herringbone, ngā pakitara mā me ngā tāhera pango e hanga ai he āhua haere tonu, ā-taki hoki. Kua whakaritea te rohe o roto huri noa i tētahi ātea whakapaipai whenua me tētahi puare māramatanga, e whai ana i te wairua o te marae tuku iho. Ka uru mai te māramatanga taiao ki ngā rūma mā te karaihe o te ātea. Kei te tomokanga ngā pou āhua-rākau e hanga ana i tētahi ārai āhua-pūataata.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Koura
Ko Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Whare Whakaaturanga te toa o te A' Design Award Koura, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke tuatahi, whakamīharo me te hiranga. Ko ngā toa Koura he mahi tino auaha, he tirohanga mamao, he kanapa ahi, e whakaatu ana i te pūmanawa, te mātauranga me te tohungatanga o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Whare Whakaaturanga he hanganga tūnga e whakatū ana i ngā ia, he whakanuia rawa, e kawe mai ana i te uara kāore anō kia kitea. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Koura he kaupapa whakamīharo, whakahonoretia e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaara a Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Whare Whakaaturanga i te hiahia nui, ka whakaoho i te kaingākau, ka whakatenatena i te auaha, ā, ka whakamīharo i a tātou.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The building is located at XiaoshanInnovation Polis, and being adjacent to the lake in the place is the landscape advantage that has added the smart sense of the Jiangnan watery town. The herringbone sloping roofs and the minimalist white walls and black tiles elements give a vivid visual impression, forming an overall continuous and rhythmic picture. The herringbone undulating roof brings a rich state of space, and which seems to be a sign of the designer’s preference for the endless mountains.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The light well in the traditional courtyard emphasizes spirituality and sense of belonging. The building also responds to this concept in space design, and it is overall like an enclosed hall with the internal functional organization built around a light well atrium.
Stepping into the front hall, the landscape atrium is opposite to the entrance. Natural light becomes an indoor light source through the atrium glass. The seasons change and the variety of light and shadow are all like being collected in this transparent landscape container. Combined with the waterscape, it fills the square space with the light flow sense and fresh vitality, responding to the environment characteristics of overlooking lake in the area. - Tags
- Traditional courtyard, Jiangnan Watery Town, Spirituality, Sense Of Belonging
- Production Technology
- The entrance is made of imitative wood pole elements creating a semi-transparent curtain effect. The building facade combining with the small scene of the landscape creates a wonderful picture of mountains and rivers in Jiangnan.
- Design Challenge
- In this case, we try to depict the understanding of the traditional Jiangnan architecture and explore the cultural roots growing in space. And meanwhile, this project trys to answer how should architecture express the unique charm of oriental architecture with modern language.
- Research
- If the design is telling a kind of wisdom, a certain quality or a feeling about beauty, then culture is the train of thought hidden in the design method. In the traditional concept, oriental architecture advocates the implicit quality and avoids the direct expression. In the design concept of Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Life Experience Hall, we respond to the spirit characteristics of the traditional Jiangnan courtyard with modern language.
- Inspiration
- The patio in the traditional courtyard emphasizes spirituality and sense of belonging. The building also responds to this concept in space design, and it is overall like an enclosed hall with the internal functional organization built around a patio atrium.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2016 in Hangzhou, China and finished in 2018.08.
- Operation Flow
- Stepping into the front hall, the landscape atrium is opposite to the entrance. Natural light becomes an indoor light source through the atrium glass. The seasons change and the variety of light and shadow are all like being collected in this transparent landscape container. Combined with the waterscape, it fills the square space with the light flow sense and fresh vitality, responding to the environment characteristics of overlooking lake in the area.
When we visit the gardens, we often linger in the twists and turns of the virtual and real landscape. In the design of the experience hall, this gardening method is used in the architectural space to create a virtual and real spatial sequence. For example, the glass material used at the corner along the lake, and the Jiangnan architectural elements of the white walls and black tiles, form a virtual and real, modern and ancient, indoor and outdoor integration. - Team Members
- Project Director: Wei Zhang
Project Creative: Jialiang Hu
Other Team Members: Cheng Zhang
Structure: Xiaoping Ye
Zhengchao Zhang
Water Supply and Drainage: Li Nie
HVAC: Yougui Pan
Electrical: Guoping Chen
Photographer: Yi Fan - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Yi Fan, Main Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #2: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #3: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #4: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #5: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
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