Boxes and Yards Ile-iwe Alakọbẹrẹ by Xiaoyi Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IrinÌkọ́lé· 2021
Boxes and Yards Ile-iwe Alakọbẹrẹ
by Xiaoyi Ma
Client: Inclusive Architectural Practice
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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The Design
About Boxes and Yards Ile-iwe Alakọbẹrẹ
Awọn Apoti ati Awọn Ọgbà jẹ́ ile-iwe alakọbẹrẹ tí ó wà ní Àgbègbè Changping ní Beijing, China. Ile-iwe náà bo agbègbè tí a kọ́ tí ó jẹ́ mítà onígun 29,098 lápapọ̀, a sì parí ìkọ́lé rẹ̀ ní ọdún 2019. Ìlàyé náà rọ́pò ètò ìbílẹ̀ ti ọ̀nà abáàwọlé àti yàrá-ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ kan ṣoṣo pẹ̀lú àwọn àgbájọ ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́, èyí tí ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan wọn dá lórí àgọ́ ìsinmi kíláàsì kan. Àwọn apoti tí ó ní ilé-ìkàwé, gymnasium àti kansínì ni a yíyí padà láti dá àwọn àgbàlá onígun mẹ́ta tí ó máa ń mú ìtànṣán oòrùn àdánidá àti afẹ́fẹ́ wọlé. Àwọn àyè inú ilé onípòlígọ́nì ń ṣiṣẹ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí àwọn àárín ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ tí ó rọ̀tọ́. Ilé náà tẹ̀lé àwọn ìlànà Ilé Palasívì (Passive House), ó sì ń lo àwọn ohun èlò tí kò nílò àbójútó púpọ̀.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Boxes and Yards Ile-iwe Alakọbẹrẹ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Boxes and Yards Ile-iwe Alakọbẹrẹ yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Boxes and Yards Ile-iwe Alakọbẹrẹ nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
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
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