Qutan Kwagura Ishuri Ribanza by Saup Szu

Qutan Kwagura Ishuri Ribanza by Saup Szu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

BuronzeUbwubatsi· 2023

Qutan Kwagura Ishuri Ribanza

by Saup Szu

Client: The Institute of Architecture Design & Research of Shenzhen University

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

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The Design

About Qutan Kwagura Ishuri Ribanza

Qutan ni inyubako y'ubwagurwe bw'amagorofa abiri yongewe ku ishuri ribanza riri mu mudugudu wo kure mu majyepfo ya Ubushinwa. Iyi nyubako nshya yongeramo ibyumba bine byo kwigiramo, icyumba kimwe cyo gusomera, ibyumba bibiri by'ibikorwa hamwe n'ibiro bibiri by'abarimu, byose bikaba ku buso bungana na metero kare 570. Yubatswe ku kibanza kitarimo ikintu ku ruhande rw'iburasirazuba bw'ishuri, iyi nyubako nyongera itandukanya ahantu h'ishuri hatuje n'ikibuga cy'umudugudu kiri hanze. Amabuye yakusanyijwe mu migezi yo mu karere ni yo yubatswemo inkuta z'amabuye ku gorofa ya mbere. Ibyuma by'ubwiherero bw'izuba biri ku mpande z'iburasirazuba n'iburengerazuba bigabanya urumuri rw'izuba mu gihe cy'impeshyi.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Qutan Kwagura Ishuri Ribanza ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Qutan Kwagura Ishuri Ribanza biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Qutan Kwagura Ishuri Ribanza ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The design team embedded the new two-story building on the vacant lot on the east side of the school campus to divide the school space into internal and external parts. By doing so, the quietness inside the school can be ensured, and the Central Small Square outside is turned into an extension and transition of the village's communal space. The corridor running through the middle of the new building forms a circulation route and also shows the application of traditional architectural space form.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area: 570 square meters
Type: School
Tags: School, traditional architectural, cobbles, pitched roof, Qutan Village
Production Technology: The newly added building's first-floor walls combined masonry technique and cobbles commonly found in local riverbeds. The wall construction methods inherited local architectural traditions. What's more, to block sunlight in summer and strengthen the comfort of spatial use, sun-shading grilles were installed on the east and west exteriors of the newly added building, and the width of the west corridor was expanded to offer more activity space to children.
Design Challenge: Qutan Primary School originally comprised a two-story teaching building in the north and a single-story auxiliary building in the south, with an activity venue in the middle. Since the existing layout blurred the boundary between the school and the village's public space, the school space lacked a sense of belonging. Meanwhile, cars from outside the village often parked at will on the open area where the school's east entrance is located, which brought potential safety hazards.
Research: The project is located in Qutan, a remote village in southern China. To improve learning conditions, retain more children to study in local primary school, and avoid the separation between them and their parents, Qutan Village Committee decided to use the funds donated by the society to extend the existing campus of Qutan Primary School by adding a two-story building that accommodates four classrooms, one reading room, two activity rooms, and two teachers' offices.
Inspiration: The new architecture learned from the wisdom of local traditional buildings to adapt to the climate, and adopted cobbles, a typical local material of Qutan, to construct masonry walls. The project's completion has expanded the students' learning space, satisfied their need for a nearby school, and created a safer school environment with a sense of belonging. And it has also established an architectural paradigm reflecting Qutan's architectural traditions.
Project Duration: Location: Qutan Village, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, China
Design start date: 2021.05
Design end date: 2020.07
Operation Flow: The project is located in Qutan, a remote village in southern China. The brief is extending the existing campus of Qutan Primary School by adding a two-story building that accommodates four classrooms, one reading room, two activity rooms, and two teachers' offices. The project's completion has expanded the students' learning space, satisfied their need for a nearby school, and also established an architectural paradigm reflecting Qutan's architectural traditions.
Team Members: Zhong Botao
Zhong Dekun
Zhong Zhong
Xiong Yonghui
Xing Canqiu
Zhang Yixiang
Image Credits: Image copyright: Ding Xia