Skip to content
Boxes and Yards ابتدايي ښوونځی by Xiaoyi Ma

Boxes and Yards ابتدايي ښوونځی by Xiaoyi Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه in د معمارۍ، ودانۍ او جوړښت ډیزاین Competition Category.


اوسپنهمعماري· 2021

Boxes and Yards ابتدايي ښوونځی

by Xiaoyi Ma

Client: Inclusive Architectural Practice

د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه Winner in معماري Category

10,455

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #120041

Colors

The Design

About Boxes and Yards ابتدايي ښوونځی

بکسونه او حياطونه د چين په بيجنګ کې د چانګپينګ ولسوالۍ يوه ابتدايي ښوونځی دی. دغه ښوونځی ۲۹,۰۹۸ متره مربع ټوليز جوړ شوی مساحت لري او په ۲۰۱۹ کال کې بشپړ شوی و. پلان د دودیزو دهلیزونو او یو واحد صنفي کوټو ډيزاین پر ځای د زده کړې ټولنو نه ګټه اخلي، چې هره یوه یې د یوې ټولګي د استراحت ځای په مرکز کې لري. هغه بکسونه چې کتابتون، جمنازیم اوډوډۍ خوړلو خونه پکې ځای پر ځای شوي، ګرځول شوي ترڅو مثلثي حیاطونه رامنځته کړي چې طبیعي رڼا او هوا تازه کول رانغاړي. څو ضلعې کورني ځایونه د انعطاف وړ زده کړې مرکزونو په توګه کار کوي. دغه ودانۍ د غیر فعال کور (Passive House) معیارونو تعقیبوي او د لږ ساتنې لرونکو موادو نه ګټه اخلي.

The Recognition

About the د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه

Boxes and Yards ابتدايي ښوونځی د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ویاړلې پېژندنه چې ښو ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې هغه مسلکي او صنعتي اړتیاوې پوره کوي چې له ښه ډیزاین شویو جوړښتونو څخه تمه کېږي. د اوسپنې ګټونکي د خپلو جوړوونکو لویه مهارت، لوړه تخصص، کارپوهانه پوهه او خلاقي وړتیا ښيي. له Boxes and Yards ابتدايي ښوونځی څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران جوړښت وي چې عملي او نوښتګر دی. دا د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین د صنعت غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او وړ تخنیکي ځانګړتیاوې لري چې له پوهې او استعداد سره تړلي دي. Boxes and Yards ابتدايي ښوونځی د خپل دقت له امله درناوی کېږي او د ژوند د کیفیت داسې ښه والی وړاندې کولو لپاره ډیزاین شوی چې نړۍ یو ښه ځای ګرځولو کې مرسته کوي.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
A Story of Boxes and Yards showcases the first public school in China designed for Learning Anywhere Anytime, which breaks through the finger plan and cell plus bell classroom layout in a traditional school. It is also the first school building in Beijing built in accordance with Passive House Standards. Despite of tight budget, with a multi-dimensional, multi-center system of learning communities, this school with a history of a hundred years has turned into a School of 21st Century.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gross Built Area: 29,098 square meters
Tags
Education, Public school, Passive House, Learner-centered, Eco-friendly
Production Technology
Although the wall finish is mostly latex paint due to tight budget, the building is dynamic and playful with rotated massing and spinning color blocks on walls and floors. The interior polygonal spaces, named as Hub of Intelligence, replacing corridors, serve as Lifestyle Center, Student Center, Makerspace, Cybercafe and other multipurpose learning centers for lectures, demonstrations, exhibitions, performances, and project-based learning, achieving Learning Anywhere, Anytime.
Design Challenge
The challenge came from the conflict of the tight budget and strict building code restrictions against the high expectation on transforming the school with a history of over 100 years to a genuine learner-centered School of the 21st Century. The design team have successfully chosen the most cost-effective, environmental friendly and low-maintenance materials and methods to turn the design intent to the best reality.
Research
The design team have fully implemented the methodology of learning communities to create a school for Learning Anywhere Anytime with a multi-dimensional and multi-center space system. Throughout the design process, the architectural concept was firmly rooted in the idea of education, and spatial layout was a priority over artificial forms. The design team was successful in creating a learning community that is highly versatile in its transparency, openness, interactivity and adaptability.
Inspiration
The learning community centered with a Grade Lounge constitutes the basic unit of space layout and provides a sense of home base, forming a series of boxes together with the library, gymnasium, canteen and other learning facilities. Triangular courtyards are created in between the rotated boxes, introducing ample natural light and ventilation inside. This generative design process, called as a Story of Boxes and Yards, has greatly enhanced openness and interactivity of learning spaces.
Project Duration
The Story of Boxes and Yards, with another name, Huang Cheng Gen Primary School Changping Campus, is located in Changping District of Beijing, China. The project construction was completed in 2019.
Operation Flow
The design team believes that design is an effective tool to make changes in education and future. Education philosophies such as multiple Intelligences by the famous educator Howard Gardener, Education as growth by John Dewey, and the best practice of small learning communities are well embedded in design. The school educators also embrace these concepts and complemented the work of designers with their visions and practice in education.
Team Members
Xiaoyi Ma
Pengfei Chen
Jiajia Wang
Yan Xia
Renzheng Zhu
Yang Ming
Xuejiao Zhou
Chaoyi Meng
Yue Zhao
Yue Wu
Jiequn Liang
Lei Bao
Image Credits
Zhi Xia

Sponsored

Explore Beyond Designers.org

Discover products, services and opportunities from our advertising partners.

Good Design Deserves Great Recognition

The A' Design Award is an international, juried accolade for good design. Take part in the A' Design Award to get an opportunity to earn meritocratic recognition, gain fame, prestige and publicity for your work. Nominate your work for the A' Design Award and compete for the coveted A' Design Prize.

Nominate