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Xinghua Community Center Ċentru Komunitarju by Easy Arch

Xinghua Community Center Ċentru Komunitarju by Easy Arch is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid in Disinn tal-Arkitettura, Bini u Strutturi Competition Category.


ĦadidArkitettura· 2022

Xinghua Community Center Ċentru Komunitarju

by Easy Arch

Client: Easy Arch

Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid Winner in Arkitettura Category

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The Design

About Xinghua Community Center Ċentru Komunitarju

Iċ-Ċentru Komunitarju Xinghua huwa bini pubbliku kondiviż f'distrett storiku ta' hutong f'Beijing. Ir-rinnovazzjoni tqiegħed ħafna użi f'spazju wieħed, inkluż uffiċċji, żoni għal-laqgħat, attivitajiet artistiċi u ta' eżerċizzju fiżiku, żoni ta' mistrieħ għar-residenti anzjani u għodod kondiviżi. Materjali lokali bi spejjeż baxxi ntużaw għall-ħitan u l-artal, li jaqblu mal-kulur u t-teksture tal-hutong. It-twieqi għoljin esterjuri ġew mibdula b'twieqi kwadri ġewwa l-fetħiet eżistenti, biex jiġu ffrankati l-ispejjeż u l-enerġija. It-twieqi baxxi jgħaqqdu l-intern mat-triq u jistgħu jiġu osservati mit-tfal. Il-erja totali tal-art hija ta' 380 metru kwadru.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid

Xinghua Community Center Ċentru Komunitarju huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż mogħti lil disinji tajbin li jissodisfaw ir-rekwiżiti professjonali u industrijali mistennija minn ħolqien imfassal tajjeb. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Ħadid juru l-ħila kbira, l-ispeċjalizzazzjoni għolja, il-fehim espert u l-kapaċità kreattiva tal-ħallieqa tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Xinghua Community Center Ċentru Komunitarju ikun ħolqien imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub li huwa prattiku u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Ħadid jintegra l-aħjar prattiki tal-industrija u għandu karatteristiċi tekniċi kompetenti marbuta mal-għarfien u t-talent. Xinghua Community Center Ċentru Komunitarju huwa rispettat għall-eżattezza tiegħu u mfassal biex itejjeb il-kwalità tal-ħajja u jgħin jagħmel id-dinja post aħjar.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Unlike other single-functional buildings in hutongs, this building preserves the surrounding ecology while bringing vitality to the historic district (i.e., urban micro-renewal), with increasing interaction between the community and the residents. The design of interactive windows, instead of the traditional hutong's enclosed exterior walls, connects the exterior to the interior, allowing even children to easily see the interior through the low windows.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gross floor area: 380 m2
Roof terrace area: 220 m2
Tags
Urban Micro-Renewal, Community Service Center, Hutong Living Room, Community Neighborhood Complex, Shared Space, Openness, Resident Participation
Production Technology
The walls and floors of the project are made of Hutong low-cost environmentally materials, and the color and texture are in line with the characteristics of Hutong.
The exterior windows were all high windows, which were changed to square windows to increase interaction. The new windows in the horizontal direction are all within the scope of the exterior windows, without expanding the openings, saving costs and energy.
The house is surrounded by trees, and residents can enjoy the pool view.
Design Challenge
The project is located in the historic district, and there is a serious lack of public space within 500m of the project center; the building density is high, and the limited space requires more integrated supporting service buildings
2. Government subsidies for activities are very limited. How to obtain more activity resources and change the quality of life of surrounding residents? Improve the existing environment through design, and replace more resource services with flexible space
Research
The improvement of the quality of the area is the key to the transformation of the city. The preservation of the old city also includes the preservation of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the residents.
Community centers share resources with neighboring merchants to bring more benefits to residents and increase community vitality.
It injects new experiences into hutong life, generates a sense of close interaction, and becomes a scarce public space in the core of Beijing at present.
Inspiration
The project renovates a traditional community service center in hutong. Due to the lack of public space, residents need a larger living room and shared space.
The designer superimposed different functions (such as salon experience, office, negotiation meeting, art, fitness, rest for the elderly, shared tools, shared health equipment, reception for various affairs, etc.) into this space, leaving the space maximumly open to the residents and making the traditional community rejuvenated.
Project Duration
Design time: 2020.4-2020.7
Construction period: 2020.9-2021.1
Location: No. 8, Changqiao Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing
Operation Flow
The project is located in an important historical and cultural district of Beijing, with a limited area for multi-functional composite space utilization.
The merchants in the district plan various interesting experience activities for the community center for free, enriching the activities of the surrounding residents, and the merchants can increase their stickiness with the surrounding residents in the activities. There are also many famous handicraft masters gathered around the project, and the community center will regularly hold intangible cultural heritage salon experience activities.
Team Members
Easy Arch
Image Credits
Ruijing Photography

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