Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard 住宅综合体 by Wei Zhang - gad

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard 住宅综合体 by Wei Zhang - gad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

铜建筑· 2022

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard 住宅综合体

by Wei Zhang - gad

Client: Gad

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard 住宅综合体

江南一号院是位于中国杭州的一处住宅综合体。设计将中国传统建筑与现代生活方式相融合。坡屋顶延续了传统民居舒缓的线条比例,出挑的檐口则显得轻盈而大气。庭院穿插于灵活多变的室内空间之间,外围院墙界定边界并保护私密性。深灰色菱形瓦片、铝制线脚、石材与落地窗共同赋予建筑通透而精致的外观。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard 住宅综合体是 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Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard 住宅综合体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。Jiangnan No.1 Courtyard 住宅综合体出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Aiming to show a southern residence with Eastern traditions, Jiangnan No. 1 Courtyard sees that history and modern life are connected through modern architecture. While the pitched roofs inherit the gentle and graceful line proportions of traditional houses, the projected cornices pose as generosity and lightness. Both simple modernity and traditions are maintained in such architectural details as these.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are three main aspects as followed:
1. Technical details of the cornice closing of the sloping roof: by adding small materials, the cornice burrs are closed up, and at the same time, the cornice is visually thinned.

2. Technical details of the diamond-shaped title closing: trim the diamond tile to increase refinement.

3. Wall roofing: adopt clay roofing, and through the special design of roofing, the effect is guaranteed under the requirements of cost control.
Tags: Eastern traditions, Courtyards, Pitched Roofs
Production Technology: Optimization of aluminum alloy sections for corner cornices: pre-fabricated in the factory, installed on site, and the section seams remain on the straight section. It solves the problem that the quality of the joints in the construction of the corner aluminum alloy is difficult to guarantee.

Further application of stone paint: use the double-wall method to simulate the façade advance and retreat of the stone curtain wall; use the L-row metal groove to combine the paint to ensure the smoothness of the interface between the paint and the stone.
Design Challenge: Design sustainability:
Tang-style architecture, sustainability of traditional culture (revival).
The garden-style layout reproduces nature and is sustainable to nature.
The use of stone paint instead of natural stone is sustainable for cost and natural resources.
Research: The architectural layout and spatial order follow the ancient artistic conception to see the big in the small, and the scenery is different from step to step.

The roof of the building has far-reaching eaves, soothing the atmosphere, and at the same time, the traditional Chinese tube tiles are optimized into modern and exquisite diamond-shaped tiles. The roof as a whole is majestic.

On the facade of the building, the windows and walls are separated from the roof, and the walls and windows are combined freely, presenting interweaved solidity and transparency. Opening the corners and cancelling the corner columns ensure the penetration of the landscape.

Architectural landscape. With well-arranged opening and closing, interspersed inside and outside, the scenery varies along with your move.
Inspiration: Introduction of Tang style. Tang-style architecture is simple and elegant, with no components added purely for decoration. The form, function, material, structure and craftsmanship are consistent and meet contemporary aesthetic requirements. Tang-style architecture has a very high status and profound achievements in the history of Chinese architecture. Adopting Tang-style construction can bring high added value to the community, and can also echo the needs of modern upstarts for high-end quality of life.

Pursue of Suzhou gardens’ charm. Suzhou-style gardens focus on the unity and integration of people and nature, and oppose any far-fetched and deliberate carving. The building layout is flexible, the courtyards are rich in combination, and the landscape is imitated for nature, which meet the needs of contemporary living for layout and space, as well as the yearning for nature.
Project Duration: The project started in 2017.11 in Hangzhou, China and finished in 2019.03.
Operation Flow: Aiming to show a southern residence with Eastern traditions, Jiangnan No. 1 Courtyard sees that history and modern life are connected through modern architecture. Spreading among the flexible interior spaces and free layout, courtyards promotes full integration of landscape and rich spatial hierarchy, with the first tier of walls defining the boundary and ensuring privacy and peace.

While the pitched roofs inherit the gentle and graceful line proportions of traditional houses, the projected cornices pose as generosity and lightness. Both simple modernity and traditions are maintained in such architectural details as these. Featuring with dark grey diamond-shaped tiles, aluminum moldings, floor-to-ceiling windows, stones and other modern materials the buildings appear more transparent and sophisticated.
Team Members: Project Director: Wei Zhang
Project Manager: Wei Li
Other Team Members: Yang Zhang
Zhengtao Yang
Cheng Zhang
Jiaojiao Sun
Lv Wang
Interior: Shanghai Wujian Architecture Design Co., Ltd.
Landscape: Integrated Planning and Design
Curtain Wall: Zhejiang Zhongnan Curtain Wall Polytron Technologies Inc
Photographer: Li Yao
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Li Yao, Main Image, 2019.11.22.
Image #2: Photographer Li Yao, Optional Image, 2019.11.22.
Image #3: Photographer Li Yao, Optional Image, 2019.11.22.
Image #4: Photographer Li Yao, Optional Image, 2019.11.22.
Image #5: Photographer Li Yao, Optional Image, 2019.11.22.