Lakeshore Learning Center 校園咖啡廳、自修室 by Thad

Lakeshore Learning Center 校園咖啡廳、自修室 by Thad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

銅建築· 2021

Lakeshore Learning Center 校園咖啡廳、自修室

by Thad

Client: Thad

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Lakeshore Learning Center 校園咖啡廳、自修室

湖畔學習中心係位於中國廣東珠海嘅一個校園咖啡廳兼自修室項目。呢個項目改造咗兩座喺山谷校園中央擱置咗數十年嘅未完工建築物。原有結構得以保留,並用淺色陶瓷板同玻璃幕牆重新包覆。出簷同雙層表皮構成遮陽系統,改善室內環境。項目保留咗原有植被,並將湖畔陡峭嘅斜坡改造成細小廣場。建築面積為899平方米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Lakeshore Learning Center 校園咖啡廳、自修室是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Lakeshore Learning Center 校園咖啡廳、自修室將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Lakeshore Learning Center 校園咖啡廳、自修室出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project is about a campus area renovation. Located in a mountainous region, the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University is a beautiful valley university. In the center of the campus, however, an area of two unfinished buildings had existed for decades, which was quite incompatible with the surrounding landscapes. The project renovated the buildings as well as activated the surrounding environment, and eventually succeeded in making the whole abandoned area into a dynamic public place.
Dimensions & Packaging: Building Area: 899 square meters
Tags: renovation, campus, nature, valley, landscape
Production Technology: During the renovation, the structures of the two unfinished buildings were preserved. Responding to the climate and landscape features in the south, light-colored ceramic panels and glass curtain walls were adopted to the buildings. Roof overhangs and double skins form a sunshade system to improve the indoor environment. With the help of ventilation software simulation, the design of windows and exterior landscapes were optimized to create a pleasant indoor and outdoor wind environment.
Design Challenge: Before the renovation, the original buildings were separated from the environment. The project used unified materials and modulus to integrate the buildings and landscape as a whole. The height of the buildings were strictly restricted to keep the view of the landscape from the lake in the campus center. Moreover, we diminished the volume of the buildings on the side of the main campus road through the treatment of height difference, integrating the buildings into the valley environment with a humble gesture.
Research: The renovation work was carried out on the basis of respect for the existing elements. Vegetation on the site have been preserved to form landscape nodes; the original steep slopes along the lakeshore have been converted into small plazas of different elevations.
Meanwhile, safety risks were resolved. Considering that Zhuhai is often affected by typhoons, we dredged the blocked discharge channel in the process of lakeshore reconstruction. Also, a few landscapes walls were set aside inclined trees to prevent them from collapsing in the wind.
Inspiration: With China's rapid urbanization, many areas have been constructed under rough design and construction, leaving behind a great number of negative spaces. This has caused landscape damage and space waste. This project tried to recreate an active public place out of an abandoned area, while retained the original features of the site.
Project Duration: The project finished in November, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China in 2019.
Team Members: Architect In Charge: Wei Zhang, Design Team: Haiyang Huang, Jingxian Zhao, Xiaoqian Zhang, Mingcheng Cai, Sisi Liang (site plan), Xiangyi Li (landscape)
Image Credits: all the copyright reserved by Qingshan Wu