Centennial Shameen 百年沙面 by Way Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.
鐵室內· 2022
Centennial Shameen 百年沙面
Client: WAY Architects
A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 室內 Category
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About Centennial Shameen 百年沙面
《百年沙面》係喺中國廣州沙面島一座歷史建築內部打造嘅文化空間。呢座建築建於1862年,外部保留咗原有嘅對稱形態、門窗精準嘅比例,以及豐富嘅線腳裝飾。喺呢個260平方米、樓高4.55米嘅室內空間入面,加入咗鋼結構夹層,形成一個具有獨立框架結構嘅閣樓層。呢個空間用嚟舉辦藝術展覽,亦為社區提供一間茶室。新材料同新照明與舊有嘅柱樑系統形成鮮明對比。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鐵獎
Centennial Shameen 百年沙面是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Centennial Shameen 百年沙面將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Centennial Shameen 百年沙面因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- Located at No.41 Shamian Street on the central axis of Shamian Island, the project was built in 1862 with a history of 159 years. Adhering to the concept of protecting and reusing the historical buildings, this project transforms it into a multifunctional composite cultural space that can accommodate different scenes, for example, cultural art exhibition, and tea house for the community.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Taking advantage of the 4.55 meter's high ceiling height in the 260 square-meters room, a steel interlayer is inserted to add different layers. It added a mezzanine space with an independent frame structure locally to make full use of the existing space to create more possibilities.
- Tags
- Architecture, renovation, culture, building, public space
- Production Technology
- The exterior of the building retains its original style: within the symmetrical form, precise proportions of doors and windows, and rich moldings lines. By now, stepping into the gate of Ceremonial sense will absolutely open up a new spatial experience.
- Design Challenge
- Using a section of space as a transition for the entrance, outstanding from the old sense of form; on top of the uses of spacial transition at the entrance, it added new material and design techniques to emphasize the difference, and thus collision between the old and the new style has begun.
- Research
- Awakening the long-term dormant state of this historical building, it has become an open public space integrated into the urban context and reconnecting the community. The language of the space is concise and lively, and the space still playing the pure beauty of decoration.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the local context, the texture of the sandy floor contrasts with the black stone. The horizontal of the three kinds of grain on the stones interspersed with the white volume, which implies the historical meaning of Shamian which washed by the water of the time immemorial Pearl River.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2020 and finished in January 2021 in Shameen Island, Guangzhou, China.
- Operation Flow
- New materials, new forms of design, and the newest lighting techniques are added to the classical space, interactive with the old pillar system; new things do not adhere to the old structure, and the relationship between the new and the old is clear.
- Team Members
- Design Director: Keven Wong
Design Director: Fanmie
Lead Designer: Chow Hou Hong
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