Floating Chip 图书馆 by Jinyu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

铜建筑· 2020

Floating Chip 图书馆

by Jinyu Zhang

Client: Zhang Jinyu

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Floating Chip 图书馆

该库更像是一个浮动芯片，一个人造云。但是可以肯定的是，它为社区带来了巨大的吸引力。有机会成为城市名片。图书馆的地板是自由的和水平的。该项目希望利用技术的优势来最大程度地解放阅读空间并重新诠释城市宣传。图书馆使用钢桁架屋顶来悬挂地板，从而使力从上到下传递。人与空间之间的相互作用实现了高度灵活的跨文化氛围的目标。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Floating Chip 图书馆是 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Floating Chip 图书馆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。Floating Chip 图书馆出色地满足需求，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: As a social occasion for the new community in the future, it is more like a platform, providing the most friendly rather than closed urban living room for citizens. The irregular skin, the absolutely open ground-floor and the roof garden are the impression of the library. The compact core box will store a series of books and new media information. By connecting floors and building environments, these open areas become the patio, living room, studio and study of the city.
Dimensions & Packaging: 100m x 45m x 25m
Tags: Contemporary Architecture, technical architecture, library, exhibition, culture, center
Production Technology: steel，concret，wood
Design Challenge: The technology of steel structural suspension floor is not very common and has become a challenge in construction.
Research: The project is based on technology and wants to use the advantages of technology to maximize the liberation of reading space and the re-interpretation of urban publicity. Technology has become the biggest challenge. Suspended, but not supported, floor slabs were achieved in the optimization of the steel structure. It's a rethinking of technology and design relevance.
Inspiration: The public space at the center of the community determines the quality of the community. The relationship between the traditional building surface and cities and streets is alienated and overly clear. The key to breaking closed social relationships is building flexible building skins. It is more like a floating chip, an artificial cloud. But what is certain is that it brings great appeal to the community. An opportunity to become a city business card. Simple but changeable horizontal floors and transparent glass curtains are also a Mies style deconstruction.
Project Duration: The project started in Guangzhou in April 2011 and was completed in March 2012. It was exhibited at the 2014 Shenzhen Biennale.
Operation Flow: The floor of the Library is free and horizontal. To achieve this effect, the concealment of the structure is critical. The library uses a steel truss roof to suspend the floor, so that the transmission of force is from top to bottom. Those who enter the space can feel a beautiful expression of structure and space. The interaction between people and space achieves the goal of the highly flexible cross-cultural atmosphere.
Team Members: Zhang Jinyu