Shenzhen Social 福利中心 by Suiadr is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

铜建筑· 2021

Shenzhen Social 福利中心

by Suiadr

Client: The Institute of Architectural Design and Research, Shenzhen University (SUIADR)

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Shenzhen Social 福利中心

深圳市社会福利中心是位于深圳市龙华区的综合性养护服务综合体。该综合体占地32,269平方米，内设儿童福利院与养老院。两处居住区相互独立又资源共享，并通过连廊相互串联。医疗楼居于中心位置，两院均可便捷抵达。多层建筑朝南布置，以获得充足日照与良好通风。庭院空间与红砖材质延续了岭南建筑传统。设计力求控制造价，营造明亮、开阔而温馨的环境。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Shenzhen Social 福利中心是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Shenzhen Social 福利中心将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Shenzhen Social 福利中心出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project is by far the largest comprehensive social welfare center in Shenzhen, housing the children's home and the old people's home. Sited at the north of Guanguang Road, Longhua District, the site, surrounded by industrial plants, has a height discrepancy of 3-6 m. Thus, these multi-story buildings are extended along the north-south axis with corridors connecting each other. The medical building sits at the center, easily accessible to the children's home and the old people's home.
Dimensions & Packaging: Type of use: The children's home and the old people's home
Site area: 32,269 sqm
Gross floor area: 44,861 sqm
Base area: 8,465.24 sqm
Floor area ratio: 0.94
Total site coverage: 21%
Floors: 6 above the ground and 1 underground
Building height: 22.26 m
Fire safety rating: Class A
Tags: Social welfare center, children's home, the elderly's home, Lingnan-style courtyard, corridor, multi-story public building, Shenzhen, The Institute of Architectural Design and Research, Shenzhen University, Z&Z STUDIO
Production Technology: Each building is independently operated yet connected, convenient for further functional transition and response to regional climate. The traffic circulation route emphasizes the strategy of 'separation of people and vehicles', and vertical traffic distribution is achieved via the corridor. The main structure uses an ordinary reinforced concrete frame. The column network size is between 7-9 m, and the roof has an ordinary reinforced concrete floor system that uses cast-on-site beams.
Design Challenge: According to the Design Brief, the design shall control cost, carry forward Lingnan features and create a bright, spacious and warm architectural hue with good ventilation. In particular, the project needs a pleasant scale and integration of city and environment rather than taking a fantastic form, exaggerated structures or unique materials. Therefore, the challenge is to satisfy the needs required in Design Brief so as to create a standard welfare center.
Research: Raising orphaned and disabled children and taking care of the elderly play a vital role for maintaining prolonged stability of the Party and state and improving people's livelihood. Shenzhen Social Welfare Center (new) is designed to be a representational welfare facility. The project is designed by many extraordinary designers like Zhong Zhong, Zhong Botao, etc. It has won The 2nd Shenzhen Architectural Creation Award 2016 and The 4th Shenzhen Architectural Design Award 2018.
Inspiration: The two buildings for the children and the elderly are independent but share resources. The buildings, facing the south, can be divided or connected via corridors. The building is constructed multiple layers, applicable and economical. Courtyard combination embodies Lingnan artistic conception. Red brick shows an elegant and simple feeling. Our design goal is to control cost, carry forward Lingnan features and create a bright, spacious and warm architectural hue with good ventilation.
Project Duration: Design time: July 1, 2013
Completion time: December 29, 2016
Location: Guanlan Town, Longhua New District, Shenzhen
Operation Flow: We investigated the situations of foreign and domestic welfare architecture development for the first time. Thus, we considered solutions from aspects of planning and architecture, and deeply and meticulously studied difference between functional units of children and the elderly. Units for children have a detailed and clear subdivision, from 0-1, 1-1.5, 1.5-3 years old, etc., and disabled groups. We made a detailed conception and contrast of each part.
Team Members: Main designers: Zhong Zhong, Zhong Botao
Design team: Zhong Haihuan, Li Wei, Li Yilong, Ding Xiao, Zhou Zhengwen, Liang Haiming, Chen Zhixiong, Feng Siyuan, Qiu Songming, An Huijuan, Tang Gongmin, He Xiaoming, Cao Jiying, Han Guoyuan
Image Credits: Zhang Chao