Boxes and Yards ابتدائی اسکول by Xiaoyi Ma

Boxes and Yards ابتدائی اسکول by Xiaoyi Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award آہنی انعام in فنِ تعمیر، عمارت اور ڈھانچہ ڈیزائن Competition Category.

لوہافنِ تعمیر· 2021

Boxes and Yards ابتدائی اسکول

by Xiaoyi Ma

Client: Inclusive Architectural Practice

A' Design Award آہنی انعام Winner in فنِ تعمیر Category

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The Design

About Boxes and Yards ابتدائی اسکول

باکسز اینڈ یارڈز چین کے شہر بیجنگ کے ضلع چانگ پنگ میں واقع ایک ابتدائی اسکول ہے۔ یہ اسکول 29,098 مربع میٹر کے مجموعی تعمیر شدہ رقبے پر پھیلا ہوا ہے اور 2019 میں مکمل ہوا۔ اس کا نقشہ روایتی راہداری اور واحد کلاس روم کے منصوبے کی جگہ ایسی تعلیمی برادریاں (لرننگ کمیونٹیز) متعارف کراتا ہے جن میں سے ہر ایک کا مرکز جماعت کا مشترکہ کمرہ (گریڈ لاؤنج) ہے۔ کتب خانہ، جمنازیم اور کینٹین پر مشتمل باکسز کو ایک زاویے پر گھمایا گیا ہے تاکہ مثلث نما صحن بنیں جو قدرتی روشنی اور ہوا کی آمد و رفت کو ممکن بناتے ہیں۔ کثیر الاضلاع اندرونی جگہیں لچکدار تعلیمی مراکز کے طور پر کام کرتی ہیں۔ عمارت پیسِو ہاؤس معیارات کی پابندی کرتی ہے اور کم دیکھ بھال والے مواد کا استعمال کرتی ہے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award آہنی انعام

Boxes and Yards ابتدائی اسکول A' Design Award آہنی انعام کا فاتح ہے، جو ان اچھے ڈیزائنز کو دیا جانے والا باوقار اعتراف ہے جو اچھی طرح ڈیزائن کی گئی تخلیقات سے متوقع پیشہ ورانہ اور صنعتی تقاضوں کو پورا کرتے ہیں۔ آہنی انعام کے فاتحین اپنے تخلیق کاروں کی عظیم مہارت، اعلیٰ تخصص، ماہرانہ فہم اور تخلیقی صلاحیت کو ظاہر کرتے ہیں۔ Boxes and Yards ابتدائی اسکول سے توقع کی جاتی ہے کہ وہ ایک نہایت قدر کی جانے والی، سراہی جانے والی اور عزیز تخلیق ہوگا جو عملی اور جدید ہے۔ A' Design Award آہنی انعام جیتنے والا یہ ڈیزائن صنعت کے بہترین طریقوں کو یکجا کرتا ہے اور مہارت اور ہنر سے جڑی ہوئی قابل تکنیکی خصوصیات رکھتا ہے۔ Boxes and Yards ابتدائی اسکول اپنی باریک بینی کی وجہ سے قابل احترام ہے اور معیار زندگی کی ایسی بہتری فراہم کرنے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا ہے جو دنیا کو ایک بہتر جگہ بنانے میں مدد دیتی ہے۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A Story of Boxes and Yards showcases the first public school in China designed for Learning Anywhere Anytime, which breaks through the finger plan and cell plus bell classroom layout in a traditional school. It is also the first school building in Beijing built in accordance with Passive House Standards. Despite of tight budget, with a multi-dimensional, multi-center system of learning communities, this school with a history of a hundred years has turned into a School of 21st Century.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 29,098 square meters
Tags: Education, Public school, Passive House, Learner-centered, Eco-friendly
Production Technology: Although the wall finish is mostly latex paint due to tight budget, the building is dynamic and playful with rotated massing and spinning color blocks on walls and floors. The interior polygonal spaces, named as Hub of Intelligence, replacing corridors, serve as Lifestyle Center, Student Center, Makerspace, Cybercafe and other multipurpose learning centers for lectures, demonstrations, exhibitions, performances, and project-based learning, achieving Learning Anywhere, Anytime.
Design Challenge: The challenge came from the conflict of the tight budget and strict building code restrictions against the high expectation on transforming the school with a history of over 100 years to a genuine learner-centered School of the 21st Century. The design team have successfully chosen the most cost-effective, environmental friendly and low-maintenance materials and methods to turn the design intent to the best reality.
Research: The design team have fully implemented the methodology of learning communities to create a school for Learning Anywhere Anytime with a multi-dimensional and multi-center space system. Throughout the design process, the architectural concept was firmly rooted in the idea of education, and spatial layout was a priority over artificial forms. The design team was successful in creating a learning community that is highly versatile in its transparency, openness, interactivity and adaptability.
Inspiration: The learning community centered with a Grade Lounge constitutes the basic unit of space layout and provides a sense of home base, forming a series of boxes together with the library, gymnasium, canteen and other learning facilities. Triangular courtyards are created in between the rotated boxes, introducing ample natural light and ventilation inside. This generative design process, called as a Story of Boxes and Yards, has greatly enhanced openness and interactivity of learning spaces.
Project Duration: The Story of Boxes and Yards, with another name, Huang Cheng Gen Primary School Changping Campus, is located in Changping District of Beijing, China. The project construction was completed in 2019.
Operation Flow: The design team believes that design is an effective tool to make changes in education and future. Education philosophies such as multiple Intelligences by the famous educator Howard Gardener, Education as growth by John Dewey, and the best practice of small learning communities are well embedded in design. The school educators also embrace these concepts and complemented the work of designers with their visions and practice in education.
Team Members: Xiaoyi Ma
Pengfei Chen
Jiajia Wang
Yan Xia
Renzheng Zhu
Yang Ming
Xuejiao Zhou
Chaoyi Meng
Yue Zhao
Yue Wu
Jiequn Liang
Lei Bao
Image Credits: Zhi Xia