Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Inzu y'Imurikagurisha by Wei Zhang - gad

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Inzu y'Imurikagurisha by Wei Zhang - gad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

ZahabuUbwubatsi· 2022

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Inzu y'Imurikagurisha

by Wei Zhang - gad

Client: Gad

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu Winner in Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Inzu y'Imurikagurisha

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard ni inzu y'imurikagurisha iherereye ahitwa Xiaoshan Innovation Polis i Hangzhou, mu Bushinwa. Iyi nyubako yubatswe iruhande rw'ikiyaga, kandi ahantu iherereye hibutsa umujyi wa Jiangnan uzengurutswe n'amazi. Amahema y'inzu abengeranye mu buryo bw'inyuguti ya herringbone, inkuta zera n'amategura y'umukara bigize ishusho ikomeza kandi ifite injyana. Imbere mu nzu hateguwe hakikije agasozi k'imbere karimo icyanzu cy'urumuri, hakurikijwe umuco w'urugo gakondo. Urumuri rusanzwe rwinjira mu byumba runyuze mu birahure by'agasozi k'imbere. Umuryango w'inzu ukoresha inkingi zigana ibiti zigize urukuta rw'umucyo rubonerana igice.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Inzu y'Imurikagurisha ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo biri ku rwego rwa mbere, bitangaje kandi by'indashyikirwa. Abegukanye Zahabu ni ibihangano birimo udushya twinshi, bifite icyerekezo kandi bimurika, bigaragaza impano, ubwenge n'ubuhanga bw'ababihanze. Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Inzu y'Imurikagurisha biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano gishimwa cyane, gishyiraho imigendekere mishya kandi gitanga agaciro katigeze kaboneka. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Zahabu ni umushinga utangaje kandi wubahwa ugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Inzu y'Imurikagurisha itera ibyifuzo bikomeye, ikangura ishyaka, ishishikariza guhanga kandi igatwara imitima yacu.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The building is located at XiaoshanInnovation Polis, and being adjacent to the lake in the place is the landscape advantage that has added the smart sense of the Jiangnan watery town. The herringbone sloping roofs and the minimalist white walls and black tiles elements give a vivid visual impression, forming an overall continuous and rhythmic picture. The herringbone undulating roof brings a rich state of space, and which seems to be a sign of the designer’s preference for the endless mountains.
Dimensions & Packaging: The light well in the traditional courtyard emphasizes spirituality and sense of belonging. The building also responds to this concept in space design, and it is overall like an enclosed hall with the internal functional organization built around a light well atrium.
Stepping into the front hall, the landscape atrium is opposite to the entrance. Natural light becomes an indoor light source through the atrium glass. The seasons change and the variety of light and shadow are all like being collected in this transparent landscape container. Combined with the waterscape, it fills the square space with the light flow sense and fresh vitality, responding to the environment characteristics of overlooking lake in the area.
Tags: Traditional courtyard, Jiangnan Watery Town, Spirituality, Sense Of Belonging
Production Technology: The entrance is made of imitative wood pole elements creating a semi-transparent curtain effect. The building facade combining with the small scene of the landscape creates a wonderful picture of mountains and rivers in Jiangnan.
Design Challenge: In this case, we try to depict the understanding of the traditional Jiangnan architecture and explore the cultural roots growing in space. And meanwhile, this project trys to answer how should architecture express the unique charm of oriental architecture with modern language.
Research: If the design is telling a kind of wisdom, a certain quality or a feeling about beauty, then culture is the train of thought hidden in the design method. In the traditional concept, oriental architecture advocates the implicit quality and avoids the direct expression. In the design concept of Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Life Experience Hall, we respond to the spirit characteristics of the traditional Jiangnan courtyard with modern language.
Inspiration: The patio in the traditional courtyard emphasizes spirituality and sense of belonging. The building also responds to this concept in space design, and it is overall like an enclosed hall with the internal functional organization built around a patio atrium.
Project Duration: The project started in 2016 in Hangzhou, China and finished in 2018.08.
Operation Flow: Stepping into the front hall, the landscape atrium is opposite to the entrance. Natural light becomes an indoor light source through the atrium glass. The seasons change and the variety of light and shadow are all like being collected in this transparent landscape container. Combined with the waterscape, it fills the square space with the light flow sense and fresh vitality, responding to the environment characteristics of overlooking lake in the area.

When we visit the gardens, we often linger in the twists and turns of the virtual and real landscape. In the design of the experience hall, this gardening method is used in the architectural space to create a virtual and real spatial sequence. For example, the glass material used at the corner along the lake, and the Jiangnan architectural elements of the white walls and black tiles, form a virtual and real, modern and ancient, indoor and outdoor integration.
Team Members: Project Director: Wei Zhang
Project Creative: Jialiang Hu
Other Team Members: Cheng Zhang
Structure: Xiaoping Ye
Zhengchao Zhang
Water Supply and Drainage: Li Nie
HVAC: Yougui Pan
Electrical: Guoping Chen
Photographer: Yi Fan
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Yi Fan, Main Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #2: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #3: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #4: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.
Image #5: Photographer Yi Fan, Optional Image, 2018.10.19.