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Quzhou Lixian Future Community Commercial Housing by Yiwen Yu Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Construction and Real Estate Projects Design
Yiwen Yu acknowledged for construction and real estate projects design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Construction and Real Estate Projects Design category for Quzhou Lixian Future Community Commercial Housing by Yiwen Yu, designed for gad Design Group Ltd.. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Quzhou Lixian Future Community Commercial Housing
Quzhou Lixian Future Community is a residential development in the center of Quzhou, China, on the east bank of the Qujiang River. Five-story buildings enclose courtyards, with a few high-rise towers placed above them, recalling the streets and alleys of the nearby ancient city. The ground floors of the residential buildings are elevated and joined by bridges, forming a shared pedestrian network with community gardens and open spaces. Steps, ramps and elevators connect the network to the surrounding streets. Prefabricated construction and other low-carbon methods were used.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yiwen Yu is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Construction and Real Estate Projects Design Award
The A' Real Estate Design Award is an international architecture competition recognizing good real estate projects by architects and enterprises worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to real estate designers, architectural firms, interior designers and construction companies from all countries. Typical entries include residential complexes, commercial buildings, industrial properties, mixed-use developments, hospitality establishments and educational facilities. The awarded real estate designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/real-estate
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/159136
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/159136
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!159136
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/353595
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Quzhou Lixian Future Community Commercial Housing
- Function
- Commercial Housing
- Category
- Construction and Real Estate Projects Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- White Smoke, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray, Dim Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- gad Design Group Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yiwen Yu
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #159136
Credits
- Image Credits
- gad Design Group Ltd.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The "4+X" innovative scenario system was integrated to build three future communities. Focused on high-quality life development, it concentrates on future neighborhood, education, health, and governance as four major design scenes, coordinating entrepreneurship, transportation, low-carbon, architecture, and services. It aims to provide residents with a warm neighborhood, a resilient natural community, and an orderly community, creating the international garden community.
- Inspiration
- In the past thirty years of rapid urbanization in China, the development of commercial residential buildings has focused excessively on "economic efficiency", leading to a barracks-style layout, over-scaled, and isolated appearance in residential areas. Reflecting on this, the design team drew inspiration from traditional Chinese settlements and local residential culture in Quzhou. They sought to find a path more in line with a better life imagination, reshaping an open and diverse residential mode near the ancient city, thereby creating a modern and sustainable neighborhood.
- Research
- This project is located in the center of Quzhou city, on the east bank of the Qujiang River, and consists of four plots of land. By elevating the ground floor of residential building and connecting it with over-road bridges, an elevated, shared, and safe three-dimensional pedestrian system was established, linking various residential groups and public service facilities. The planning layout draws inspiration from the streets and alleys of the Chinese ancient city, with 5-story buildings enclosing courtyards and a few high-rise towers scattered above the courtyards.
- Challenge
- Breaking away from the established patterns of Chinese real estate development over decades and exploring a new form of community was a significant challenge for the design. The key was to draw on tradition, reshape diverse public spaces, and revive the familiar community concept. After the project's completion, it has become a popular spot where people stop to gaze at the arches, chat while walking their children near play facilities, or simply sit under a large tree overlooking the Qujiang River.
- Realization and Technology
- With the support of government authorities at all levels, land resources and urban transportation facilities were integrated from the planning stage, enabling the unique cross-district 3D traffic and enclosed layout. The application of BIM technology in the survey and design phase provided more precise technical drawings. The use of prefabricated buildings and other low-carbon technologies effectively improved construction efficiency and met environmental protection requirements.
- Operation and Interaction
- Community gardens and open spaces for residents are located on this elevated pedestrian network, connecting with urban streets in all directions through steps, ramps and elevators. Although this pedestrian network is completely open, the one-story height gap is naturally formed which shows the boundaries of the community and enhances the sense of belonging of community residents.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design phase of Lixian project started in 2019. The construction starts from 2020 and completed in 2023.
- Specifications
- Site Area: 106,927 m2, Gross Floor Area: 363,058 m2
- Keywords
- architecture, commercial housing, pedestrian network, sustainable design
