Qingdao Innovative Technology Park Bezoekerscentrum by Aico

Qingdao Innovative Technology Park Bezoekerscentrum by Aico is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Platina in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.

PlatinaArchitectuur· 2021

Qingdao Innovative Technology Park Bezoekerscentrum

by Aico

Client: Jinmao

A' Design Award in Platina Winner in Architectuur Category

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The Design

About Qingdao Innovative Technology Park Bezoekerscentrum

Qingdao Innovative Technology Park is een bezoekerscentrum in Qingdao, China. Het gebouw heeft een bruto vloeroppervlak van 4.836 vierkante meter, een hoogte van 16,92 meter en drie verdiepingen. Het golvende dak en de golvende grondvlakken doen denken aan zeegolven, en beide vlakken strekken zich uit tot voorbij de glazen vliesgevel om binnen- en buitenruimte met elkaar te verbinden. Grootse trappen rijzen op vanaf de begane grond en leiden naar vergaderruimtes en een wetenschapscentrum. Brede overspanningen van houtfineerplafond geven het interieur een warm karakter. Groene technologieën omvatten dunnefilmzonnepanelen, een warmteterugwinningssysteem en waterbesparende voorzieningen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Platina

Qingdao Innovative Technology Park Bezoekerscentrum is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Platina, een uiterst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan werkelijk uitzonderlijke, elegante en magnifieke ontwerpen. De winnaars in Platina zijn wonderen van creatie, getuigenissen van de grenzen van intellectuele creativiteit en tonen het ongeëvenaarde professionalisme en genie van hun ontwerpers. Van deze ontwerpen wordt verwacht dat zij de meest vermaarde werken zijn die de esthetiek van een tijdperk bepalen, bijdragen aan het welzijn van de samenleving en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verleggen. Qingdao Innovative Technology Park Bezoekerscentrum toont een transcendent niveau van uitmuntendheid en maakt de wereld ongetwijfeld een betere plek met zijn voordelige en waardevolle kenmerken. Qingdao Innovative Technology Park Bezoekerscentrum is een werk dat de A' Design Award in Platina heeft gewonnen en dat verlangens oproept, inspireert, verrukt en grote vreugde doet ontvlammen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Qingdao West Coast Innovative Technology Park is part of the new town development centered around the Qingdao West High Speed Rail Station. It consists of 110,000 square meters of office space and a visitor center of 5,000 square meters. The Visitor Center showcases the concepts of “green, health, smart”. It includes a science center by Sinochem Group, an exhibition hall featuring the master plan of the new town development, conference rooms, dining facilities and a coffee bar.
Dimensions & Packaging: The total GFA for the Visitor Centre is 4836 sqm, land area is 22190 sqm. The building height is 16.92m and three floors.
Tags: Exhibition, Qingdao, Between the Waves, coastal landscape, dialogue between the Roof and the Ground
Production Technology: The Visitor Center employs a number of green building technologies, such as electronic intelligent control system, CdTe thin film solar photovoltaic integrated panels, high efficiency frequency conversion multi line system, fresh air heat recovery system, efficient water-saving appliances, ionic waterfall system, negative ion spray that is integrated with outdoor railings, etc. The building is currently in the process of getting certifications for HQE, Health Building 2-Star, and Construction 21.
Design Challenge: The project design is highly focused on the combination of function and standard, emotion and experience, as wells as becoming an environmentally-friendly system for the city. The challenge is from technique part. How to make the wave shape come true is for architect and engineer to think. Meanwhile, large spans of wood for creating special space feeling is difficult for structure. After that, Visitor Center needs to achieve environmental standard by using solar panel.
Research: During the high development of urbanization, one of the most important responsibilities of architect is to respect local culture and nature environment of the seaside city, and at the same time to communicate with the central landscape axis on the east side around the base and the urban main road to improve the urban space and environment. Qingdao is nearby the sea. During the design process, architect considered how to combine wave onto the façade.
Inspiration: Qingdao is a city with expansive long sea shores. The design of the Visitor Center tries to capture the spirit of the ‘sea waves’, with undulating roof surfaces and ground surfaces. In between the roof and the ground, the space expands and flows with a dynamic energy akin to ‘surfing’ in the waves. The roof and ground planes of the building overhang out of the glass curtain wall, extending the interior space out to the exterior city space.
Project Duration: The project located on West Dongyue Rd, Huangdao Dist., Qingdao, China, which has been completed in 2020.
Operation Flow: The steps grow out of the ground and is the ‘event generator’ of the place. The roof curves down and touches the ground on the north of the grand steps, and the interior surface of the roof bulges into the space, reinforcing the flow of the space. The first floor area behind the grand steps are meeting rooms and the Sinochem Science Center. Here the space warps up in continuous curves. Large spans of wood veneer ceiling give the interior space a warm feeling.
Team Members: Rudan Ye
Jun Zhang
Chen Li
Yapeng Huang
Wenjun Xiao
Ming Liu
Cheng Yang
Image Credits: Image#1: Arch-Exist
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Image#5: Yan Zheng