Tianmianshang 亭 by Art Institute of Xiaoyan

Tianmianshang 亭 by Art Institute of Xiaoyan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

铜建筑· 2025

Tianmianshang 亭

by Art Institute of Xiaoyan

Client: Art Institute of Xiaoyan

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Tianmianshang 亭

天面上是位于广东省惠州市的一座亭子。该亭坐落于一片橙园之后，为人们在自然中静憩提供了一处宁静之所。设计对地面、屋顶与天花板之间，以及室内与室外之间的常规界限提出了质疑。起伏变化的地面与屋顶表面形成了多重过渡空间。四面主墙与两道不规则布置的混凝土墙及混凝土柱相连接，模糊了空间边界，为室内增添了层次感。屋顶采用单一的轻钢结构，线条简洁利落。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Tianmianshang 亭是 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Tianmianshang 亭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。Tianmianshang 亭出色地满足需求，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: Art Institute School of Xiaoyan wants to challenge the notion of floor, roof/ceiling, interiority and exteriority. The undulating floor and roof/ceiling create various threshold spaces within. Planar permutation of walls and columns makes interiority versus exteriority a little harder to parse. AIXY hopes this design becomes a stimulus for an organic formation of partiality from the users towards various subspace within, against the backdrop of a seemingly uniform-in-concept arrangement.
Tags: Rural Design, Cultural Design, Public Space
Production Technology: Its column, using concrete structure, in addition to the four main walls created for the interior space, also added two irregularly arranged concrete walls, which are not simply used to separate the space but blur the boundaries of the space, forming a spatial structure from unorganized to shaped. This design not only enhances the stability of the building but also gives the whole space more layers of change.
A one-piece, lightweight steel structure is used for the roof. This design not only visually presents clean and smooth lines but also strengthens the sense of unity and lightness of the building as a whole, making the building seem to float in the surrounding natural environment. It not only conforms to the aesthetics of modern architecture but also interprets the architectural concept of man and nature.
Design Challenge: This project was completed by the students and tutors of Art Institute School of Xiaoyan, during which the communication and design of the program, as well as the coordination between the students was challenging.
Research: When a space is abstracted to its elementary components, people are given a chance to decompose and re-examine these components on a more fundamental level.
Since mankind adopted the concept of shelter as a tradition, “the threshing floor was a place of work but also a place of gathering, dancing, ritual, and worship” (Elements of Architecture, Rem Koolhaas).
Art Institute School of Xiaoyan intended for the project to be a space of action and gathering. Approaching the request with its intended abstractedness, they want to challenge the notion of floor, roof/ceiling, interiority and exteriority. The undulating floor and roof/ceiling create various threshold spaces within. Planar permutation of walls and columns makes interiority versus exteriority a little harder to parse. They hope this design becomes a stimulus for an organic formation of partiality from the users towards various subspace within, against the backdrop of a seemingly uniform-in-concept arrangement.
Inspiration: From plaza to apartment floors to parliament floor, the idea of floor has been a fundamental symbol for action, be it the more private types or more public types such as a place for negotiation, congregation. Similarly, the roof or ceiling (in this case Art Institute of Xiaoyan is intentionally obscuring the distinction between the two), is the reciprocal of floor, completing the concept of a sheltered space, and has evolved in recent years to being an envelope for practicality (hidden structural system, HVAC system, false ceiling etc)
Project Duration: It is located in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province.
Operation Flow: Art Institute School of Xiaoyan wants to create a space that breaks traditional boundaries, a building that is not just a physical entity but an experience. This pavilion is situated behind an orange grove, where people can temporarily disconnect from the hustle and bustle and experience nature.
Team Members: Jianguo Dong
Jinjun Zhang
John Barton
Simba Xu
Michaël Dooley
Zhixuan Luo
Jintao Li
Yawen Wang
Xiwu Chen
Na Ou
Yanjun Zhang
Yaqi Wang
Yuezhuo Hu
Tsingz Huang
Ziqi Wang
Yueyao Huang
Ziyu Zhou
Zimo Zhao
Yiyi Yang
Peichen Dong
Hao Geng
Langbo Shi
Shanghong Shi
Haoxiang Yuan
Xinlei Liu
Chenyu Lai
Yaxin Zhang
Junning Zhang
Zhishun Min
Jiashu Xiang
Zichang Guo
Yanjie Zhu
Yutong Yao
Qixuan Yang
Zixi Liu
Anni Zheng
Ziyan Wang
Zixi Chen
Ziying Chen
Chuyue Li