Thriving Àtúnṣe Ojú-ilé, Ẹnu-ọ̀nà Àbáwọlé by Shimu Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IrinÌkọ́lé· 2026
Thriving Àtúnṣe Ojú-ilé, Ẹnu-ọ̀nà Àbáwọlé
by Shimu Wang
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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The Design
About Thriving Àtúnṣe Ojú-ilé, Ẹnu-ọ̀nà Àbáwọlé
Thriving jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àtúnṣe ojú-ilé fún ilé ìkọ́ni méjì àti ẹnu-ọ̀nà ilé-ìwé tuntun ní Taiyuan, orílẹ̀-èdè Ṣáínà. Àwọn pátákó aluminium tí a fi àwọ̀ dídán parí ń fi ìlù kun àwọn ojú-ilé náà, wọ́n sì ń bo àwọn ohun-èlò àti àwọn okun wáyà tí ó wà ní ìta. Ẹnu-ọ̀nà náà ga tó mítà 14.7, ó sì so àwọn ilé méjì tí gíga wọn yàtọ̀ síra pọ̀, ó sì ń ṣe férémù fún ìran ilé pàtàkì ti ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ náà. Àwọn pátákó irin aláìlábàwọ́n dígí ni a fi bo àgbékalẹ̀ irin pàtàkì náà, nígbà tí àwọn òpó tẹ́ẹ́rẹ́ tí a fi páìpù irin aláìlábàwọ́n ṣe pẹ̀lú àwọ̀ fàdákà ń dín ìwúwo ojú tí a rí kù. Abẹ́-òrùlé dígí náà mú kí ẹnu-ọ̀nà náà dàbí ẹni pé ó ga jù, ó sì ń fi ìdàgbàsókè hàn.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Thriving Àtúnṣe Ojú-ilé, Ẹnu-ọ̀nà Àbáwọlé 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 Thriving Àtúnṣe Ojú-ilé, Ẹnu-ọ̀nà Àbáwọlé 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 Thriving Àtúnṣe Ojú-ilé, Ẹnu-ọ̀nà Àbáwọlé 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
- 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.
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