Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Fale Nofoaga Faatasi by Wei Zhang - gad

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Fale Nofoaga Faatasi by Wei Zhang - gad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

ApamemeaFausaga Fale· 2022

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Fale Nofoaga Faatasi

by Wei Zhang - gad

Client: Gad

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Fale Nofoaga Faatasi

O le Jiangnan No. 1 Courtyard o se fale nofoaga faatasi na fausia i Hangzhou, Saina. O le mamanu e fesoʻotaʻi ai le fausaga masani a Saina ma le olaga faaonaponei. O taualuga faapiʻo e mulimuli i laina malū o le tulaga faatatau o fale masani, a o vaega o aso maluga e foliga mama ma lauteleina. O fale totonu (courtyards) ua tuu i le va o avanoa faga totonu e mafai ona suia, ma o se puipui i fafo e faʻamalamalamaina ai le tuaoi ma puipuia ai le tulaga tumaoti. O piliki lauʻeleʻele e foliga taimane e lanu efuefu uliuli, faʻailoga alumini, maʻa, ma faʻamalama e oo i le fola i le faaluga, e maua ai i fale foliga mama ma matagofie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Fale Nofoaga Faatasi, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Fale Nofoaga Faatasi e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard Fale Nofoaga Faatasi e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Aiming to show a southern residence with Eastern traditions, Jiangnan No. 1 Courtyard sees that history and modern life are connected through modern architecture. While the pitched roofs inherit the gentle and graceful line proportions of traditional houses, the projected cornices pose as generosity and lightness. Both simple modernity and traditions are maintained in such architectural details as these.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are three main aspects as followed:
1. Technical details of the cornice closing of the sloping roof: by adding small materials, the cornice burrs are closed up, and at the same time, the cornice is visually thinned.

2. Technical details of the diamond-shaped title closing: trim the diamond tile to increase refinement.

3. Wall roofing: adopt clay roofing, and through the special design of roofing, the effect is guaranteed under the requirements of cost control.
Tags: Eastern traditions, Courtyards, Pitched Roofs
Production Technology: Optimization of aluminum alloy sections for corner cornices: pre-fabricated in the factory, installed on site, and the section seams remain on the straight section. It solves the problem that the quality of the joints in the construction of the corner aluminum alloy is difficult to guarantee.

Further application of stone paint: use the double-wall method to simulate the façade advance and retreat of the stone curtain wall; use the L-row metal groove to combine the paint to ensure the smoothness of the interface between the paint and the stone.
Design Challenge: Design sustainability:
Tang-style architecture, sustainability of traditional culture (revival).
The garden-style layout reproduces nature and is sustainable to nature.
The use of stone paint instead of natural stone is sustainable for cost and natural resources.
Research: The architectural layout and spatial order follow the ancient artistic conception to see the big in the small, and the scenery is different from step to step.

The roof of the building has far-reaching eaves, soothing the atmosphere, and at the same time, the traditional Chinese tube tiles are optimized into modern and exquisite diamond-shaped tiles. The roof as a whole is majestic.

On the facade of the building, the windows and walls are separated from the roof, and the walls and windows are combined freely, presenting interweaved solidity and transparency. Opening the corners and cancelling the corner columns ensure the penetration of the landscape.

Architectural landscape. With well-arranged opening and closing, interspersed inside and outside, the scenery varies along with your move.
Inspiration: Introduction of Tang style. Tang-style architecture is simple and elegant, with no components added purely for decoration. The form, function, material, structure and craftsmanship are consistent and meet contemporary aesthetic requirements. Tang-style architecture has a very high status and profound achievements in the history of Chinese architecture. Adopting Tang-style construction can bring high added value to the community, and can also echo the needs of modern upstarts for high-end quality of life.

Pursue of Suzhou gardens’ charm. Suzhou-style gardens focus on the unity and integration of people and nature, and oppose any far-fetched and deliberate carving. The building layout is flexible, the courtyards are rich in combination, and the landscape is imitated for nature, which meet the needs of contemporary living for layout and space, as well as the yearning for nature.
Project Duration: The project started in 2017.11 in Hangzhou, China and finished in 2019.03.
Operation Flow: Aiming to show a southern residence with Eastern traditions, Jiangnan No. 1 Courtyard sees that history and modern life are connected through modern architecture. Spreading among the flexible interior spaces and free layout, courtyards promotes full integration of landscape and rich spatial hierarchy, with the first tier of walls defining the boundary and ensuring privacy and peace.

While the pitched roofs inherit the gentle and graceful line proportions of traditional houses, the projected cornices pose as generosity and lightness. Both simple modernity and traditions are maintained in such architectural details as these. Featuring with dark grey diamond-shaped tiles, aluminum moldings, floor-to-ceiling windows, stones and other modern materials the buildings appear more transparent and sophisticated.
Team Members: Project Director: Wei Zhang
Project Manager: Wei Li
Other Team Members: Yang Zhang
Zhengtao Yang
Cheng Zhang
Jiaojiao Sun
Lv Wang
Interior: Shanghai Wujian Architecture Design Co., Ltd.
Landscape: Integrated Planning and Design
Curtain Wall: Zhejiang Zhongnan Curtain Wall Polytron Technologies Inc
Photographer: Li Yao
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Li Yao, Main Image, 2019.11.22.
Image #2: Photographer Li Yao, Optional Image, 2019.11.22.
Image #3: Photographer Li Yao, Optional Image, 2019.11.22.
Image #4: Photographer Li Yao, Optional Image, 2019.11.22.
Image #5: Photographer Li Yao, Optional Image, 2019.11.22.