Nankai LiangJiang Ungdomsskole by Gad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Gull in Arkitektur-, Bygnings- og Konstruksjonsdesign Competition Category.

GullArkitektur· 2020

Nankai LiangJiang Ungdomsskole

by Gad

Client: Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Real Estate Development Co.Ltd

A' Design Award i Gull Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About Nankai LiangJiang Ungdomsskole

Nankai LiangJiang er en ungdomsskole bygget i Chongqing, Kina. Campusen er planlagt rundt en ti-minutters idé, slik at elevene kan bevege seg mellom rommene innen ti minutter i løpet av en kompakt daglig timeplan. Hovedbygningen er en sirkulær struktur med en diameter på 200 meter og er laget med en prefabrikkert stålkonstruksjon. Klasserom, kontorer, et bibliotek, en vitenskapshall, et teater og et skolemuseum er plassert innenfor. Perforerte aluminiumspaneler reduserer gjenskinn, og et parametrisk stålgitter danner et bølgende tak som demper sollys og regn.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Gull

Nankai LiangJiang Ungdomsskole er vinner av A' Design Award i Gull, en enormt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles førsteklasses, praktfulle og enestående design. Gullvinnere er usedvanlig nyskapende, visjonære og glamorøst blendende skaperverk som gjenspeiler designernes geni, visdom og dyktighet. Nankai LiangJiang Ungdomsskole forventes å være en høyt rost, trendsettende og monumental oppfinnelse som gir enestående verdi. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Gull, er et spektakulært, respektert prosjekt som i høy grad gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Nankai LiangJiang Ungdomsskole skaper intense følelser av begjær, vekker lidenskap, oppmuntrer til kreativitet og fascinerer oss.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Chongqing Nankai LiangJiang Secondary School is centered around a highly efficient idea of a 10-minute campus, where the time for students to circulate and rotate during a compact daily curriculum can be achieved within 10 minutes. A forest is grown within the main building, forming mountains and valleys thanks to the natural topography. Efficiency and curiosity coexist.
Dimensions & Packaging: Area: 109000.0 square meters
Tags: Educational Architecture, Circular, Topography, Efficiency, Innovation, Ecological, Vibrant
Production Technology: The main building is constructed in pre-fabricated steel structure. Its external perforated aluminum panels are to reduce the effect of glare. A network of steel lattice is designed using parametric methods, forming an undulating roof to moderate sunlight and rain. Through the constant interplay of light and shadow, the students are immersed within an ever-changing environment.
Design Challenge: The basis of the design moves away from the traditional and conventional homogeneous Chinese school layout, where relatively small block buildings are placed around the campus. Instead, architects boldly chose to combine them into one complex yet efficient structure. True creativity demands the courage to depart conventions, and the academic vigor to scrutinize traditions. Both the client and the architects stood together during the project, to face countless obstacles along the way.
Research: The design succeeded not only in arranging the numerous complex programs and spaces in a most efficient way, but also in bringing nature, i.e elements of forest, valley and agricultural fields, into the lives of the students, allowing them to be exposed to knowledge in all different spectrum. Spatial volumes in various heights, natural atmospheric environments in varying topographies, all serve to create a diverse campus, where architectural structures, sporting facilities, ecological grounds, and natural gardens intertwine.
Inspiration: Chongqing Nankai LiangJiang Secondary School embodies the open and well-rounded educational idea. The crucial design approach is to integrate its unique educational thinking with the site, and to maximize its spatial efficiency to bring together a pleasantly balanced campus.
Project Duration: The project started in 2016 and finished in September 2018 in Chongqing, China.
Operation Flow: The main building for the campus is a circular structure measured 200 meters in diameter. Classrooms and multi-functional spaces such as offices, a library, a science hall, a theatre and a school museum are arranged within. The living quarters, student dormitory, is located at the south end of the site, placed in accordance with the street and the land form.
Patents: Copyrights belong to gad, 2019.
Team Members: Architects: gad
Construction Drawing Cooperation: China CMCU Engineering Corporation
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Shiromio Studio
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Image #3: Photographer gad
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