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Heyuan عوامی کتب خانہ by Paul Bo Peng

Heyuan عوامی کتب خانہ by Paul Bo Peng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award آہنی انعام in فنِ تعمیر، عمارت اور ڈھانچہ ڈیزائن Competition Category.


لوہافنِ تعمیر· 2018

Heyuan عوامی کتب خانہ

by Paul Bo Peng

Client: Iapa

A' Design Award آہنی انعام Winner in فنِ تعمیر Category

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The Design

About Heyuan عوامی کتب خانہ

صوبہ گوانگڈونگ میں ہیوآن ثقافتی پارک کے قلب میں واقع، ہیوآن کا نیا کتب خانہ روایتی ہاکا طرز تعمیر کی عصری تشریح کے طور پر کھڑا ہے۔ چین کے سب سے بڑے نسلی گروہوں میں سے ایک کی ثقافتی شناخت سے الہام لیتے ہوئے، یہ ڈیزائن جدید تعمیراتی زبان کے ذریعے مقامی روایتی شکلوں کو نئے سرے سے پیش کرتا ہے۔ ایک نرم پہاڑ کے دامن میں واقع اور پارک کی مرکزی جھیل کو دیکھتا ہوا، یہ مقام ایک مثالی فینگ شوئی ترتیب کی مجسم شکل ہے—جہاں زمینی منظر، پانی، اور تعمیراتی ہیئت ہم آہنگ توازن میں موجود ہیں۔ یہ کتب خانہ پانچ باہم مربوط حجموں پر مشتمل ہے جو سلسلہ وار

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award آہنی انعام

Heyuan عوامی کتب خانہ 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۔ Heyuan عوامی کتب خانہ 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۔ Heyuan عوامی کتب خانہ 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

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

Unique Properties
The Heyuan New Library is a library located in the center of the Heyuan Cultural Park in Guangdong Province, China. The architectural design is unique in that it is inspired by traditional architecture of the Hakka people, one of the largest cultural groups in China. This location is ideal from a Feng-Shui point of view. The library overlooks the central lake from the foot of a small mountain, with major façade facing the open water landscape. The essence of the design is based on a structure of five functional blocks arranged on a sloping terrain, overlooking the lake, connecting land to water. For the elevation, we used textured concrete panels with tall narrow windows on the front elevation, and pattern bricks on the side elevations. The configuration also helped the building to achieve passive energy saving and sustainability. The elevation embodies the traditional Hakka architecture, whilst the white color scheme reflects modern minimalism.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gross Built Area 20,606 square meters
Reading Room: 7029 square meters
Multi-function Area: 418 square meters
Audio/Visual Area: 1200 square meters
Tags
Culture, Library, China, Architecture, Public
Production Technology
In contrast to the solid, fortress like external elevations, the internal elevations which face the inner courtyard are open and allow for the inflow of natural light. We chose a mixture of clear glass and shade panels for the windows. There is an old Hakka saying, which translates to “better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo”. This saying expresses the Hakka people’s preference for bamboo. This inspired us to choose treated bamboo for the shade panels. We are very pleased with the overall effect of the bamboo shades – they are an authentic, traditional material but they have been used to create a modern aesthetic.
Design Challenge
The most challenging aspect of the design process was finding a way to transform a public space into a one that has a strong Hakka cultural identity.
Research
At the beginning of the design process, we conducted extensive research into local Hakka culture and architecture. The Hakka building style is one that is unique to villages in southern China. The three most common types of Hakka buildings are the Tulou, Weilongwu and Wufenglou. Among these three, Wufenglou is the most popular type in the region and symbolizes of Hakka architecture. Wufenglou consists of a lower hall, middle hall and main hall, arranged from the front to the back along the axial line of the whole residence.
Inspiration
Since the library is located in a famous province in Southern China, the architectural design was inspired by traditional architecture of the Hakka people, one of the largest cultural groups in Southern China. We took inspiration from the key design elements of the traditional Hakka architecture: a large main entry, small windows and thick walls, but reinterpreted them in a modern context to create a design that brings traditional history and culture to modern China.
Project Duration
The project is located in Heyuan Guangdong China. The project started in 2010 with the architectural design. Construction took place between 2013 to 2017.
Operation Flow
The Heyuan Library is not only a key feature of the Heyuan Cultural Park but also a place to the community and visitors, where one can immerse oneself in culture, literature, knowledge and nature.
Team Members
Paul Bo Peng
Stoney Yu
Yan Hu
Mingfang Du
Michael Liu
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer ZENG Zhe, Heyuan, 2017
Image #2: Photographer ZENG Zhe, Heyuan, 2017
Image #3: Photographer ZENG Zhe, Heyuan, 2017
Image #4: Photographer ZENG Zhe, Heyuan, 2017
Image #5: Photographer ZENG Zhe, Heyuan, 2017

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