Collage of Melodies שול־געביידע by Xiaoyi Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award אין זילבער in אַרכיטעקטור, בנין און סטרוקטור דיזײַן Competition Category.
זילבעראַרכיטעקטור· 2021
Collage of Melodies שול־געביידע
by Xiaoyi Ma
Client: Inclusive Architectural Practice
A' Design Award אין זילבער Winner in אַרכיטעקטור Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #119278The Design
About Collage of Melodies שול־געביידע
קאָלאַזש פֿון מעלאָדיעס איז די פֿאַרברייטערונג און רענאָוואַציע פֿון אַן אינטערנאַציאָנאַלער שולע אין בייַזשינג. דער פּראָיעקט האַלט פֿינף לערן־קהילות, אַרייַנגערעכנט אַ קהילה פֿאַר פֿרי־לערנען, אַ קונסט־צענטער, אַ ביבליאָטעק, אַ דיזיין־צענטער און אַ צענטער פֿאַר פֿאָרשטעל־קונסט. יעדע קהילה איז באַהאַנדלט ווי אַ באַזונדערער רוים אינעם עקזיסטירנדיקן געביידע־ראַם. די פֿאַרברייטערונג־געביידע בייגט זיך איבערן פּלאַץ און איז באַדעקט מיט נאַטירלעכע האָלץ־פֿאַנער רעזין־פּאַנעלן און קאָלירטע Trespa־פּאַנעלן. די ווערטיקאַלע זון־שוצן פֿאַרמינערן איבעריקן זונליכט און ענערגיע־פֿאַרברויך. זייערע ווינקלען זענען אַראַנזשירט געוואָרן מיט סאָפֿטווער באַזירט אויף אַ שטיק מוזיק.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award אין זילבער
Collage of Melodies שול־געביידע איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין זילבער, אַן אויסערגעוויינלעך פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו שיינע, דערהויבענע און איבערצײַגנדיקע שפּיץ-דיזײַנס. זילבער-געווינער זענען העכסט בריליאַנטע און זייער קרעאַטיווע ווערק וואָס ילוסטרירן די אויסגעצייכנטע מומחיות, טאַלאַנט און שאַרפֿזיניקייט פֿון זייערע דיזײַנערס. פֿון Collage of Melodies שול־געביידע ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ וווּנדערלעך, מוסטערהאַפֿט ווערק וואָס איז אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק פּראָפֿעסיאָנעל און טיף אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין זילבער איז אַ זייער אויפֿפֿאַלנדיקע, באַוווּנדערטע דערפֿינדונג וואָס ברענגט נוצן און שטופּט פֿאָרויס די גרענעצן פֿון קונסט, וויסנשאַפֿט, דיזײַן און טעכנאָלאָגיע. Collage of Melodies שול־געביידע איז אַ באַשאַפֿונג וואָס מען מקנא זײַן זי ברייט, וואָס וועקט תּאוות, ברענגט פּאָזיטיווע געפֿילן און וועקט חידוש און פֿאַרוווּנדערונג.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Collage of Melodies, a proactive architectural approach to expand and renovate the International School of Beijing, aims to motivate this leading K12 school to evolve to the cutting edge of learning environment. Enclosing variety of learning communities adaptable to student ages and learning programs, the expansion counterbalances and transforms the over-unified, solemn institution building to a versatile, dynamic education architecture with refreshing Collage of Art and Music Melodies.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Site Area: 133,333 m2
Existing Building Area: 54,087 m2
Expansion Building Area: 11,079 Square m2
Architectural & Interior Design Area: 16636 m2
Building Height: 24 m
School including: Early Year 3 through Grade 12 - Tags
- K12, Education, International School of Beijing, Renovation, Collage, Musical
- Production Technology
- The vertical sunshades of building enclosure are composed of natural wood-veneer resin panels and colorful Trespa panels to block out excessive sunlight and reduce energy consumption. The seemingly random angles of sunshades are compiled using software based on a piece of music, while the mixed colors are imagined as liquid paint dripping on the wood facade by a mischievous young child.
- Design Challenge
- The cooperation with ISB is very pleasant, with our experience and the full communication with educators, the design scheme can be in good agreement educators most of the time. The biggest challenge we meet is that the cost exceeds the standard while each team wants the perfect building space. We try to choose low-cost but high-quality materials to achieve the expected effect. How to achieve the maximum value of the actual building with low cost is the biggest challenge we meet.
- Research
- The first international school established in Beijing, ISB is composed of 1,650 students from EY3 to G12 representing 50 countries. The existing building with over-unified spaces is unable to represent the diversity of students and learning programs that are critical to curriculum innovation. The designers, in collaboration with educators and administrators, have implemented a proactive architectural approach, Collage of Melodies, to transform it to the cutting edge of learning environment.
- Inspiration
- As most project area is related to visual and performing arts, the design is inspired by image collage and musical melodies, complementing each other. Collage of Melodies treats each small learning community as an image independent and distinct from the overall school and fills it into the existing building framework, superseding it with diversified interior spaces, while the expansion building serpentines with highly consistent colorful and wood cladded envelop, producing a musical duet.
- Project Duration
- The International School of Beijing (ISB) is located in Shunyi District of Beijing, China. The design was commenced in May 2017 followed by construction, lasting for a total duration of nearly three and half years. In September 2020, ISB moved its students and faculties into the newly expanded and renovated facility.
- Operation Flow
- The project consists of 5 learning communities including Early Learning Community, ES Arts Center, ES Library, MS/HS Design Center and MS/HS Performing Arts Center, each represented by different educators and students, with whom the design team worked closely to establish design strategies together. The collaboration was successful in methods of questionnaires, focus group discussion, design charette, and etc. The designer even worked with kindergarteners to observe their feedbacks.
- Team Members
- Xiaoyi Ma
Jiajia Wang
Pengfei Chen
Yan Xia
Yang Ming
Xuejiao Zhou
Chaoyi Meng
Weihui Yan
Renzheng Zhu
Jing Wang
Xiaoang Li
Xuan Zhang
Haining Gu
Jing Zhu
Jiayi Wu
Yajuan Li
Yue Zhao
Min Shao - Image Credits
- Zhi Xia
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