Qutan Kukulitsa Sukulu ya Pulaimale by Saup Szu

Qutan Kukulitsa Sukulu ya Pulaimale by Saup Szu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Nyumba, Zomanga ndi Zomangidwa Competition Category.

BronzeZomangamanga· 2023

Qutan Kukulitsa Sukulu ya Pulaimale

by Saup Szu

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

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Zomangamanga Category

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The Design

About Qutan Kukulitsa Sukulu ya Pulaimale

Qutan ndi nyumba yowonjezera ya masitolo awiri yomangidwa pa sukulu ya pulaimale mumudzi wakutali kum'mwera kwa China. Nyumba yatsopanoyi imawonjezera makalasi anayi, chipinda chimodzi chowerengera, zipinda ziwiri zochitira zochitika ndi maofesi awiri a aphunzitsi mderamo lokwana mamita lalikulu 570. Nyumbayi ili pamalo opanda kanthu kumbali ya kum'mawa kwa msasa wa sukulu, ndipo kukulitsaku kumalekanitsa malo achete a sukulu ndi bwalo la mudzi lomwe lili kunja. Miyala yosonkhanitsidwa m'mitsinje ya m'derali ndiyomwe imapanga makoma a masonry pa nsanja yoyamba. Ma grilles otchinjiriza dzuwa pa nsanja za kum'mawa ndi kumadzulo amachepetsa kuwala kwa dzuwa nthawi yotentha.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Qutan Kukulitsa Sukulu ya Pulaimale ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Qutan Kukulitsa Sukulu ya Pulaimale akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Qutan Kukulitsa Sukulu ya Pulaimale amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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