Kirin Island 展覽中心 by Zhubo Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

銀建築· 2023

Kirin Island 展覽中心

by Zhubo Design

Client: Zhubo Design Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Kirin Island 展覽中心

麒麟島係位於中國山東省濟寧市嘅一個展覽中心。呢座建築係產業園區嘅第一期工程。展覽中心初期用嚟做規劃展示同招商推廣，之後會轉型成為連結周邊公共空間嘅城市展覽館。設計理念源自「天圓地方」，所以以方形建築包住圓形庭院。採用跨度18.6米嘅框架剪力牆結構，令室內空間冇柱阻擋。南北兩側各有10.3米嘅懸挑，形成半室外空間。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Kirin Island 展覽中心是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Kirin Island 展覽中心將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Kirin Island 展覽中心是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project is the first phase of Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation Industrial Park of Jining High-tech District, which will be used for planning exhibition and investment promotion of the industrial park in early stage, and transformed to be an urban exhibition hall integrated into the surrounding public space in later stage. Put forward six design concepts:" Round and Square, Axial Symmetry, A Floating Box, Kylin-Like Exterior, Integration of space and Beyond the Bounds".
Dimensions & Packaging: Total land area: 7234.47m2
Gross floor area: 3920.01m2
Floor area ratio: 1.85
Height: 16.6m
Floors: 3 (3 above the ground and 0 underground)
Tags: Public service buildings, Hometown of Confucius and Mencius, Round and Square, Axial Symmetry, A Floating Box, Kylin-Like Exterior, Integration of space, Beyond the Bounds
Production Technology: The building is a frame-shear wall structure,with a north-south overhang of 10.3m and a span of 18.6m between the two traffic cores in the middle. The long-span structure realizes a pillar-less indoor space and creates a broad and through overall space. The far-reaching overhangs on the north and south sides create a semi-outdoor activity space for the public.
Design Challenge: The building is a frame-shear wall structure, with a north-south overhang of 10.3m and a span of 18.6m between the two traffic cores in the middle. The design and construction of large span concrete structures need to overcome many design difficulties and innovative implementation. Local culture is integrated into the design. Other decorative elements are excluded except Kirin scales to emphasize simpleness of the facade and material texture. The curtain wall design needs to solve many technical problems of oblique support and division.
Research: The project is located in Jining, Shandong Province, occupying a superior geographical location surrounded by residential and commercial office areas with complete transportation and supporting facilities. To make full use of street corners and surrounding resources, the build is designed to be a cuboid from the macro perspective of urban design, and realizes good orientation and visibility at all interfaces through lifting, twisting, protruding, retreating and overhanging.
Inspiration: The design of the project focuses on the culture of Jining, the Hometown of Confucius and Mencius, the City of the Grand Canal, and reinterprets traditional regional elements by modern techniques to create a modern and simple architectural form with regional characteristics.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2020 and finished in October 2021 in Jining City, Shandong Province, China.
Operation Flow: The design is based on the relationship between "round sky and square earth" to create a "square" building with a "round" courtyard to achieve a pure and quiet atmosphere. The project realized regional expression with modern formal language, restrained structure, space and materials, and rebuilt the relationship between tradition, nature, architecture and human. It has become a focal point of the region, and the first business card of Kylin Island of Jining High-tech District.
Team Members: Project Director: Yang Weizhong,
Project Managers: Wang Qi, Liu Wubin, Wang Yonggang，
Project Team: Pang Zhenfei, Wei Bo, Li Tao, Li Yingwei, Lai Shengqi, Xia Chong, Ouyang Jie, Chen Xiaojun, Wang Yijie, Li Shanwei, Huang Jian, Qiao Xin
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