Qullqi Yuyay · 2024
The Folding Boat Tantakuy Centro
by Xuechen Chen
- A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu 2024 in Yuyay
- CLIENT: Xuechen Chen
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 282,924
- Verification code 53560699F8 · Verify this award
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About The Folding Boat Tantakuy Centro
Kay Folding Boat nisqaqa Harlem Mayuq patanpi tarikun, achka ruwayniyuq k'iticha kaspa: ayllu yachay wasipaqa wamp'u purichiy wasi hina, huch'uy liwrirya hina, chaynallataq wamp'u pukllaymanta qhaway wasi hina llamk'an. Qutusqa q'illay qhatayuqmi, kay estructuraqa ukhu k'itinta riqsichin pirqakunata qhatakunaman allinta mana rakispa tinkuchispa. Ñawpa pachaq suyu kunan pachaq suyuwan tinkuynimpi churasqa, elementokunaq yuyaysapa churasqanmi programakunata, puriykunata, llaqtaq rikch'aynintapas yupaychan.
About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu
The Folding Boat Tantakuy Centro A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. The Folding Boat Tantakuy Centro ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. The Folding Boat Tantakuy Centro achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The Folding Boat, located along the shore of the Harlem River, is a multifunctional space serving as a rowing facility for the community college, a small library, and a museum dedicated to sport rowing. Featuring a folded metal roof, this structure defines its interior space by seamlessly blending walls into ceilings. Positioned at the convergence of historical and modern districts, meticulous placement of elements respects programs, circulation, and the urban landscape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 18,000sf
- Tags
- culture, community center, wood, metal, concrete
- Production Technology
- metal, glass and wood panel
- Design Challenge
- The multiversity of the programs and the materials.
- Research
- This research abstract explores the integration of folding as architectural elements across various scales, experiences, and programs within the context of the Rowing Boat project. Serving as a sport museum, rowing boat facility for a local college, and a community center for the neighborhood, the project examines how folding techniques can be applied to create dynamic spaces and functional designs. Through case studies and design explorations, this research delves into the innovative use of folding to enhance architectural aesthetics, spatial experiences, and programmatic functionalities within a multi-functional facility.
- Inspiration
- The project's inspiration stems from the unique topography of the site, characterized by varying slopes. This distinctive landscape presents an opportunity to mimic and enhance the site's features through the use of folding in the design. The folded elements not only echo the site's topography but also contribute to the project's special aesthetic qualities.
- Project Duration
- Unbult, Bronx, Newyork
- Operation Flow
- The Folding Boat project draws inspiration from the site's unique topography, using folding in design to echo its slopes and enhance aesthetics. Located along the Harlem River, it's a rowing facility, small library, and sport museum. The folded metal roof blends spaces, respecting historical context and urban landscape. This research explores folding's integration in various scales, programs, and experiences, enhancing architectural aesthetics and functionality.
- Image Credits
- XUECHEN CHEN
