Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proiect de Regenerare Urbană by Weimin Zhuang, Hongjun Tang and Kuang Li

Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proiect de Regenerare Urbană by Weimin Zhuang, Hongjun Tang and Kuang Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronz in Planificare Urbană Competition Category.

BronzPlanificare Urbană· 2024

Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proiect de Regenerare Urbană

by Weimin Zhuang, Hongjun Tang and Kuang Li

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Planificare Urbană Category

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The Design

About Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proiect de Regenerare Urbană

Centrul de Servicii Turistice Yan'an este un proiect de regenerare urbană situat în zona centrală a orașului vechi Yan'an, provincia Shaanxi, China. Designul răspunde unui mediu ecologic deteriorat și unor facilități publice limitate. Conceptul central constă în integrarea memoriei locului în cadrul proiectului. Ecologia naturală a fost restaurată, iar un parc urban deschis a fost creat pentru a conecta orașul cu peisajul. Fațadele sunt realizate din gresie nisipoasă bej locală, montată fără îmbinări vizibile de către meșteri locali, folosind tehnici tradiționale. Designul integrează clădirea în munte.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proiect de Regenerare Urbană a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proiect de Regenerare Urbană să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Yan'an Tourist Service Center Proiect de Regenerare Urbană satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The tourist service center is located in core area of Yan'an old city, which faced many problems such as damaged ecological environment in surroundings, cultural discontinuity, insufficient supporting facilities and unsustainable urban development. The design needed to realize the balance between economic benefits and social benefits, local residents’ demands and tourists' needs. The architects proposed to approach the project based on the core concept of "integrating site memories into design".
Dimensions & Packaging: Through integrating multidisciplinary and full-process design solutions and consultations, ranging from historical monument conservation, pre-existing cave dwelling renovation, slope treatment, flood control, ecological restoration to architectural, landscape, interior, ecological and smart design, the project helped restore the damaged vegetation of the mountain in a planned and step-by-step manner, and improved the public services of the city.
Tags: Ecological Restoration and Urban Renovation, Urban renovation, Ecological restoration, An open urban park, Integrating site memories in to design, Integrating mountain and river and restoring natural ecology, A landscape architecture
Production Technology: The project utilized local craftsmanship and produced social benefits. The architectural facades were mainly made of local beige sandstones, which were laid seamlessly by local craftsmen based on traditional techniques. The construction process protected and improved local traditional building craftsmanship, while also providing working opportunities for local craftsmen and hence achieving great social benefits.
Design Challenge: The relationship between the main structure of the building and the mountain is complicated. The foundation and its relationship with the surroundings were emphases of the design. The building structure adopted unique design for vertical load transfer, but the seismic effect is not transmitted to the mountain at the same time. The design realized the integration of the building and the mountain, and avoided exerting impacts on the mountain, while also ensuring the seismic safety of the main structure.
Research: One of the innovations lies in the coexistence between the architecture and nature. On the one hand, the damaged ecology of the site and its surroundings were restored, which improved the environment quality and security of the scenic area. On the other hand, local craftsmen were employed to renovate the preserved historical buildings within the site by the use of local materials.
Inspiration: The architects proposed to approach the project based on the core concept of "integrating site memories in to design", and meanwhile worked out specific design ideas, including: integrating mountain and river and restoring natural ecology; creating a landscape architecture to blend into the natural surroundings; using regional materials and inheriting local cultural context; creating an open urban park integrating with the city and landscape.
Project Duration: The project was completed on April 1, 2019 and is located on Jialing Road, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, China
Team Members: Zhuang Weimin
Tang Hongjun
Li Kuang
Sheng Wenge
Zhang Yi
Xu Tengfei
Chen Rongzi
Zhou Yi
Zhang Xuelei
Yang Yongqiang
Yuan Duo
Xu Hua
Guo Hongyan
Hou Qingyan
Liu Jie
Hu Wei
Image Credits: A rock platform planting base, 202221293110.8, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University CO., LTD., 2022, China

A kind of reinforcement device for cave dwelling construction, 202221293701.5, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University CO., LTD., 2022, China