Qiushi Akademibyggnadskomplex by U a D is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Silver in Kulturarvs- och Kulturindustridesign Competition Category.

SilverKulturarv· 2023

Qiushi Akademibyggnadskomplex

by U a D

Client: Uad

A' Design Award i Silver Winner in Kulturarv Category

531,410
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #142335

View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Qiushi Akademibyggnadskomplex

Qiushi är ett akademibyggnadskomplex utformat för ett universitetsområde i Hangzhou, Kina. Komplexet rymmer små och medelstora akademiska föreläsningar, konferenser och utställningar. Med utgångspunkt i den tidigare Qiushi-akademin kombinerar designen moderna funktioner med traditionell kinesisk arkitektonisk form. Förskjutna byggnader runt en innergård följer platsens topografi och vattensystem. Armerad betong ersätter tegel och trä, och en fackverkskonstruktion med lång spännvidd skapar en föreläsningssal utan pelare. Reflekterande belagt glas under takfoten släpper in mer dagsljus i interiören.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Silver

Qiushi Akademibyggnadskomplex är vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver, ett utomordentligt prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, hänförande och imponerande designverk i toppskiktet. Silvervinnare är oerhört briljanta och utomordentligt kreativa verk som illustrerar sina formgivares enastående expertis, talang och skarpsinne. Qiushi Akademibyggnadskomplex förväntas vara ett underbart paradexempel som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och djupt innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Silver är en mycket uppmärksammad, beundrad uppfinning som gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Qiushi Akademibyggnadskomplex är en skapelse som avundas starkt, som väcker längtan, förmedlar positiva känslor och väcker förundran och häpnad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The staggered buildings around the courtyard perfectly match the topography and water system of the site. The project extracts the dynamic feature from south Chinese architecture and the solemn touch from north Chinese architecture. In this way, the complex well expresses characters of both local architectures and higher educational constructions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area: 8130 square meters
Type: Multifunctional building
Tags: Zijingang Campus of Zhejiang University, Qiushi Academy, Building Complex with Cultural Elements, Hip-and-gable Roof with Double Eaves, Tradition
Production Technology: The project mainly uses modern reinforced concrete to replace traditional bricks and wooden materials. Besides, it makes innovations in structures and forms. Modern frame and long-span truss structure are utilized to create a large lecture hall without columns. Traditional timber plates under the eaves are substituted for reflective coated glass, which helpfully introduces more daylight into the interior and also produces a fresh visual effect.
Design Challenge: Since the interior under traditional roof is complex and need to harmonize with the exposed structural system, the arrangement of pipelines and sprinklers posed a great difficulty. In response, the design team merged pipelines and sprinklers with indoor components and partial decorations, thus suiting the firefighting requirements, without affecting the interior decoration effect. Advanced intelligent system not only meets the current practical needs, while also adapting to future development.
Research: The designers made bold breakthroughs in architectural form while keeping its traditional style. The variant of hip-and-gable roof with double eaves used in the lecture hall breaks the established forms of traditional temples and palaces, highlighting a majestic touch. For Zhejiang University, the building complex featuring cultural elements is a reproduction of the original one, carrying the academy's history of over one hundred years and inheriting the historical spirit of "seeking truth".
Inspiration: The building complex is able to hold small and medium academic talks, conferences, exhibitions, etc. Based on the forerunner Qiushi Academy, the project integrates modern functions and design techniques with Chinese traditional architectural form. The building complex in a symmetric arrangement produces a solemn image, while also conveying asymmetric variations.
Project Duration: Duartion: 2014.12.01-2017.05.12
Location: West District, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Operation Flow: The "courtyard-style" layout was a prominent feature of the old academy. The restored master plan from historical records reveals that the old academy included main house, side houses, corridors and an enclosed courtyard. The design team attached great importance to it. Therefore, in the new master planning, "Qiushi Lecture Hall" and "Xiqian Hall" are connected by corridors in an enclosed manner, constituting the modern-day Qiushi Academy.
Team Members: Luo Qingping
Ru Dan
Yin Nong
Cui He
Su Renyi
Xiao Zhibin
Pan Jiafu
Xuan Jican
Wang Zhenggang
Yang Yi
Tian Xiangning
Lu Dehai
Jin Shengjie
Sang Songbiao
Jiang Bing
Dong Hao
Xia Jiming
Chen Dong
Chen Shengxian
Zhang Ying
Image Credits: Zhao Qiang