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Waterway Disseny interior de bibliotèca escolara by Design Action

Waterway Disseny interior de bibliotèca escolara by Design Action is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award d'Argent in Interior Competition Category.


ArgentInterior· 2023

Waterway Disseny interior de bibliotèca escolara

by Design Action

Client: Design Action

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Waterway Disseny interior de bibliotèca escolara

Waterway es un interior de bibliotèca escolara de 3900 pès carrats concebut per una escòla de Hong Kong. La disposicion seguís un axe diagonal que remplaça l'ancian plan linear. Lo taulièr de prèst e la mòstra dels libres novèls fan fàcia a l'entrada, çò que favoriza lo contacte entre los bibliotecaris e los escolans. L'estatgièra se perlonga en un escalièr ont los escolans se pòdon sèire e legir, e aqueste meteis escalièr pòt aculhir fins a 30 personas coma espaci d'ensenhament quand l'ecran de projeccion es davalat. Lo blau mar, lo gris ciment e las tonalitats de fusta rapèlan la mar e lo paisatge vesins.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Waterway Disseny interior de bibliotèca escolara a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Waterway Disseny interior de bibliotèca escolara siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Waterway Disseny interior de bibliotèca escolara es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The library is ship full of knowledge, good learning atmosphere is a breeze that leads the students sail to their destinations. Getting knowledge helps the students find a breakthrough to their study or develop other skills. The designer would like to create a relaxing, self-paced study space, which attracts them to stay behind after classes and fall in love with knowledge.
Dimensions & Packaging
3900 Sq.ft
Tags
Library, School, Educational, Waterway, Secondary School, Design Action, Ho Yu College and Primary School - Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen
Production Technology
Plastic laminate, Vinyl sheet, Paint, Glass
Design Challenge
The designer used diagonal linear design as main axis, that changes the boring spatial design lively. When entering the library, the borrowing desk and new book display are in sight. This not only encourage interaction between students and librarians but increase the borrowing rate. On the other hand, the designer created an open and sharing concept for the planning to create a new feeling to attract students.
Research
The original spatial design was linear and classical, it feels strict and had low usage. The front desk was facing opposite side of the entrance and divided the bookshelves into two areas. This was inconvenient for the students, so it needs a huge change. In addition, the original setting felt closed and have a 2.4-meter-high suspended metal ceiling. The designer need to breakthrough this traditional structure, increase the book capacity and keep the air-conditioning system. To add more dimension on students learning experience and attract students to stay in the library.
Inspiration
This project is on the Lantau Island. The island is surrounded by sea with tremendous nature landscape. In densely populated Hong Kong, it is rare to have a good balance of high-rise residence and nature. The designer hopes this project links to this unique geographical environment. The main colors of the library are sea blue, cement and wood. They symbolize reading as a sea that nurture the concrete structured city, natural landscape, and a peaceful, relaxing experience.
Project Duration
The project finished in April 2022 in Ho Yu College and Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), Hong Kong.
Operation Flow
Once enter the library, the borrowing desk and bookshelf are in the sight, with a hanging book recommendation on top of the shelf. This setting makes it easier to interact between the librarians and students, which might increase the borrowing rate. The stretch of the bookshelf is a set of staircase for student to sit and read. When the projector screen scrolls down, this staircase with the capacity of 30 people become a teaching area. Besides the staircase is self-study area. When students sit on the bar chair, they can admire the nature view outside the window.
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Team Members
Creative Director: Vincent Li
Designer: Mancy Li
Image Credits
Design Action

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