Thriving Uhlaziyo lweFasade, iSango loNgeno by Shimu Wang

Thriving Uhlaziyo lweFasade, iSango loNgeno by Shimu Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweZakhiwo, Isakhiwo kunye neMilo Competition Category.

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Thriving Uhlaziyo lweFasade, iSango loNgeno

by Shimu Wang

Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Uyilo lweZakhiwo Category

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The Design

About Thriving Uhlaziyo lweFasade, iSango loNgeno

I-Thriving luhlaziyo lwefasade lwezakhiwo ezibini zokufundisa kunye nesango lesikolo esitsha eTaiyuan, eTshayina. Iiphaneli ze-aluminiyam ezigqityiweyo ngependi eqaqambileyo zongeza isingqi kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zesakhiwo kwaye zifihla izixhobo neentambo ezingaphandle. Isango sime ngokuphakama kweemitha ezili-14.7 kwaye sidibanisa izakhiwo ezibini ezinobude obahlukeneyo, sibonisa umbono wesakhiwo esiphambili sekhampasi. Iiphaneli zentsimbi engenasici ezifana nesipili zigubungela isakhiwo esiphambili sentsimbi, ngelixa iintsika ezibhityileyo zombhobho wentsimbi engenasici ezinependi yesilivere zinciphisa ubungakanani obubonakalayo. Umphantsi onesipili wenza isango libonakale liphakamile ngakumbi kwaye libonisa ukukhula.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Thriving Uhlaziyo lweFasade, iSango loNgeno ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Thriving Uhlaziyo lweFasade, iSango loNgeno iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Thriving Uhlaziyo lweFasade, iSango loNgeno iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Aluminum panels finished with bright-colored paint are used for facade detailing, which enhance the rhythm of the elevation and conceal the messy equipment and cables at the same time. Besides, the gate organically connects the two buildings of different heights. This gate also becomes a view frame for the main campus building. Design adopts the imagery of 'growth', conveying the wish that students will take root and thrive in their future careers , just like seeds reaching for the sky.
Dimensions & Packaging: Renovated Facade Area: 9581 square meters.
The New Gate: Width 22m x Depth 9.8m x Height 14.7m.
Tags: Modest renovation, Coherence, Rhythm, Vibrant colors, Lightness, Airy, Futuristic aesthetic
Production Technology: Standing at 14.7 meters high, the gate was required to be majestic yet airy. To ensure the gate is visually lightweight, mirror stainless steel panels are chose to clad the main steel structure. The decorative, slender columns surrounding the main steel structure are made of stainless steel pipes finished with silver fluorocarbon paint, further dissolving the visual mass of structure. The mirrored soffit makes the gate appear taller when viewed from below, enhancing the dynamic sense of growth.
Design Challenge: One of the key challenges in the design process was sorting out and rearranging the layout of outdoor equipment. The design had to comprehensively consider the locations of equipment-connected interior rooms, the dimensions of different equipment, drainage routes, and cable positions, lending the building a rhythmic, orderly, and harmonious facade.
Research: This renovation was required to be restrained and frugal. We spent a huge amount of effort to organically unify the individual buildings and use harmonious with variations design language to create visual consistency.
Inspiration: This project contains a facade renovation of two teaching buildings over twenty years old and a construction of a new gate. The buildings front the street and the gate stands between them. The client expected to transform their outdated appearance into vibrant, neat and energetic style. The new school gate should be majestic and futuristic. To meet these requirements, the design revolves around bright colors and a lightweight, airy visual effect.
Project Duration: Design Period: April to June, 2025
Finished time: October 2025
Location: Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Operation Flow: The automatic doors are installed between the main structural columns and the decorative columns. When opened, they are well concealed within the forest of columns, and when closed, they match the decorative columns well in color. Landscaping at the foot of the slender columns, adds a touch of vitality to the otherwise slightly cold structure. As pedestrians and vehicles traverse the gateway, the experience evokes the sensation of passing through a miniature forest.
Image Credits: Image #1, #2, #3, #4, #5: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Thriving, 2025.