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Qutan Проширување на основно училиште by Saup Szu

Qutan Проширување на основно училиште by Saup Szu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Бронзена награда A' Design Award in Дизајн на архитектура, градби и конструкции Competition Category.


БронзенаАрхитектура· 2023

Qutan Проширување на основно училиште

by Saup Szu

Client: The Institute of Architecture Design & Research of Shenzhen University

Бронзена награда A' Design Award Winner in Архитектура Category

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The Design

About Qutan Проширување на основно училиште

Кутан е дво­катно проширување на основно училиште во оддалечено село во јужна Кина. Новата зграда додава четири училници, една читална, две простории за активности и две канцеларии за наставници во рамки на површина од 570 квадратни метри. Поставено на слободен плац на источната страна од училишниот комплекс, проширувањето го одвојува мирниот училишен двор од селскиот плоштад надвор. Камења собрани од локалните речни корита ги формираат ѕидовите од камен на приземјето. Соларните решетки за засенчување на источната и западната фасада го намалуваат летното сончево зрачење.

The Recognition

About the Бронзена награда A' Design Award

Qutan Проширување на основно училиште е добитник на Бронзената награда A' Design Award, високо престижно признание што се доделува на извонредни дизајни што се одликуваат со креативност, генијалност и лукавост. Бронзените добитници се доволно вешти и воодушевувачки креативни творби што го потврдуваат огромното искуство, имагинација и снаодливост на нивните дизајнери. Се очекува Qutan Проширување на основно училиште да биде високо ценет, восхитуван и сакан предмет, значајно професионален и иновативен. Овој дизајн со Бронзена награда ги вклучува најдобрите практики во уметноста, науката, дизајнот и технологијата и се одликува со внимание кон деталите. Qutan Проширување на основно училиште одлично ги задоволува потребите, ги допира желбите, ги маѓепсува чувствата и ја буди љубопитноста.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The design team embedded the new two-story building on the vacant lot on the east side of the school campus to divide the school space into internal and external parts. By doing so, the quietness inside the school can be ensured, and the Central Small Square outside is turned into an extension and transition of the village's communal space. The corridor running through the middle of the new building forms a circulation route and also shows the application of traditional architectural space form.
Dimensions & Packaging
Project area: 570 square meters
Type: School
Tags
School, traditional architectural, cobbles, pitched roof, Qutan Village
Production Technology
The newly added building's first-floor walls combined masonry technique and cobbles commonly found in local riverbeds. The wall construction methods inherited local architectural traditions. What's more, to block sunlight in summer and strengthen the comfort of spatial use, sun-shading grilles were installed on the east and west exteriors of the newly added building, and the width of the west corridor was expanded to offer more activity space to children.
Design Challenge
Qutan Primary School originally comprised a two-story teaching building in the north and a single-story auxiliary building in the south, with an activity venue in the middle. Since the existing layout blurred the boundary between the school and the village's public space, the school space lacked a sense of belonging. Meanwhile, cars from outside the village often parked at will on the open area where the school's east entrance is located, which brought potential safety hazards.
Research
The project is located in Qutan, a remote village in southern China. To improve learning conditions, retain more children to study in local primary school, and avoid the separation between them and their parents, Qutan Village Committee decided to use the funds donated by the society to extend the existing campus of Qutan Primary School by adding a two-story building that accommodates four classrooms, one reading room, two activity rooms, and two teachers' offices.
Inspiration
The new architecture learned from the wisdom of local traditional buildings to adapt to the climate, and adopted cobbles, a typical local material of Qutan, to construct masonry walls. The project's completion has expanded the students' learning space, satisfied their need for a nearby school, and created a safer school environment with a sense of belonging. And it has also established an architectural paradigm reflecting Qutan's architectural traditions.
Project Duration
Location: Qutan Village, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, China
Design start date: 2021.05
Design end date: 2020.07
Operation Flow
The project is located in Qutan, a remote village in southern China. The brief is extending the existing campus of Qutan Primary School by adding a two-story building that accommodates four classrooms, one reading room, two activity rooms, and two teachers' offices. The project's completion has expanded the students' learning space, satisfied their need for a nearby school, and also established an architectural paradigm reflecting Qutan's architectural traditions.
Team Members
Zhong Botao
Zhong Dekun
Zhong Zhong
Xiong Yonghui
Xing Canqiu
Zhang Yixiang
Image Credits
Image copyright: Ding Xia

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