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Rackson House دفتر جي عمارت by Mei Ee Architect

Rackson House دفتر جي عمارت by Mei Ee Architect is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award برونز انعام in فنِ تعمير، عمارت ۽ ڍانچي جو ڊيزائن Competition Category.


برونزفنِ تعمير· 2022

Rackson House دفتر جي عمارت

by Mei Ee Architect

Client: Mei Ee Architect

A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in فنِ تعمير Category

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The Design

About Rackson House دفتر جي عمارت

رئڪسن هاؤس ھڪ دفتري عمارت آھي، جا جارج ٽاؤن، پينانگ، ملائيشيا ۾ ھڪ پراڻي ڍانچي جي مرمت ۽ نئين سر سنوارڻ سان تخليق ڪئي وئي آھي. موجود بلاک پنھنجي وراثتي ڇت، ورانڊي، ابھريل درين ۽ ڏاڪڻ کي برقرار رکي ٿو، ۽ ان ۾ اھم جڳھون موجود آھن. اسٽيل ۽ گلاس مان ٺھيل ھڪ نئون توسيعي حصو پراڻي ديوارن کي ڇُھڻ کان سواءِ داخل ڪيو ويو آھي، جيڪي پراڻي مداخلتن جي نشانن سميت اڃا تائين نظر اچن ٿيون. نئون بلاک وڌيڪ کليل، مٿانھو، ۽ ھڪ گلاس ڇت سان ڍڪيل آھي، ۽ ان ۾ خدمتي جڳھون شامل آھن. ھڪ پُرسڪون عڪسي تلاءُ گلاس واري حجم جي بنياد سان ملي ٿو ۽ سائيٽ جو عڪس پيش ڪري ٿو. قدرتي روشني اندرين حصن ۾ پُھچي انھن کي روشن بڻائي ٿي.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونز انعام

Rackson House دفتر جي عمارت A' Design Award برونز انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، تمام گهڻو معزز اعتراف جيڪو تخليقيت، اختراع ۽ ذڪاوت سان ممتاز بهترين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. برونز جا کٽيندڙ ڀرپور مهارت واريون ۽ نمايان طور تخليقي شاهڪار آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي وسيع تجربي، تخيل ۽ ڏاهپ جي تصديق ڪن ٿيون. Rackson House دفتر جي عمارت کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پيارو شيءِ هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award برونز انعام کٽيو آهي، فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي ۾ بهترين طريقا شامل ڪري ٿو ۽ ننڍين تفصيلن ڏانهن ڌيان ڏيڻ ڪري شاندار آهي. Rackson House دفتر جي عمارت ضرورتون خوبصورتيءَ سان پوريون ڪري ٿو، خواهشن کي ڇهي ٿو، جذبن کي موهي ٿو ۽ تجسس ڇڪي ٿو.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Rackson house is a refurbishment project to transform the existing old building Into Corporate house. Old Meets New - The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new. Old building that have good bones and character was carefully maintain and given a new lease of live, bathed with abundance of natural lighting in the interiors. The existing building and the new extension are made up of two Interlocking programmatic blocks.
Dimensions & Packaging
Rackson house is located at Jalan Bagan Jermal, George Town and It sits humbly amidst a 2640m2 of land area surrounded by landscaped garden.
Tags
Rackson, heritage, adaptive, reuse, refurbishment, old meets new, glass house
Production Technology
The existing building and the new extension are made up of two interlocking programmatic blocks. The existing block is developed with a more closed character, maintains the heritage roof, and houses the main programmatic spaces; while the new block consists mostly of servicing spaces and is developed with an open character, with greater height, and with a glass roof. The floor plan maintains its original heritage and flavor with elements such as verandah, bay windows and stairs that reminds of the building's history. The annex, a gallery and multipurpose space is separated by a subtle corridor right next to the building. The old walls are kept without any demolition, leaving in sight the details and traces from past times and interventions that have manifested since.
Design Challenge
The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new.
Research
While the focus of the project was to rejuvenate the existing building, it strives to achieve more than just that. A series of strategies include the Introduction of new materials and features into the space are based on referencing to the existing building, its unique characteristics and function of the space within. Volumes and components made of new materials like steel and glass are inserted Into the building without touching the existing wails that is standing firm. This results in a contrast of transparency and texture, exposing the narrative between the old and the new
Inspiration
Old meets New - The project is the exemplification of old architecture meeting the new. Old building that have good bones and character was carefully maintain and given a new lease of live, bathed with abundance of natural lighting in the interiors. The new added section is designed in steel and glass that seems to merge into the sky. The glass forms possessed its own contemporary spirit, it came to the design naturally ,finding their way into the plan.
Project Duration
The project began in 2021 in Penang, Malaysia and finished In December 2021.
Operation Flow
The existing building and the new extension are made up of two interlocking programmatic blocks. Volumes and components make of new materials like steel and glass is inserted into the existing building without touching the existing walls that is still standing firm. This results in a contrast of transparency and texture, exposing the natives between the old and the new. A calm reflective pool that comes right up to the base of the glass building mirrors the site along with the golden shower tree, heritage building, and new annex, blending them harmoniously and holding the viewers' attention.
Patents
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Team Members
Mei Ee Loh
Ni Fei Lim
Yong Rong Ooi
Chiang Teik Koay
Nur Amalina Binti Fuad
Zi Lin Chew
Ming En Lim
Chee Twan Ng
Image Credits
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