Nanchang, China
Huchengdajing Demonstration Area, designed by Wang Xin and Zhu Shengwei of Shanghai Qiyue Architectural Design for Seazen Holdings is an extensive mixed-use space intended to provide kids with a wonderful venue that stimulates their desire for knowledge and exploration of the world, instead of one merely filled with play facilities and toys.
Huchengdajing Demonstration Area has recently been awarded a 2022 International Architecture Awards Honorable Mention by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
Shanghai Qiyue Architectural Design redefined the space by combining natural and artificial elements, and leveraged sequence organization to enclose the courtyard space, which connects with the future community and urban surface, and meanwhile highlights the interaction between people and spatial scenes.
The road-facing side employs unique landscape walls.
The staggered volumes and the fusion of solidness and lightness enhance the visual identity of the project along the street.
An enclosed transitional space with a sense of ritual is organized inside.
This pure grayish-white space takes visitors to a dreamy wonderland for exploration.
The façade is based on a curved design and treated through extraction, deformation, and integration.
The curved chamfers eliminate the sharpness of the building and strengthen its softness.
The transparent low-E glass endows the facade with lightness and openness.
The form and proportions of buildings are the foundation of architectural aesthetics.
The design team hollowed out parts of the facade, and coordinated the scale of volumes, hence bringing a magnificent, elegant visual effect.
Additionally, the subtle fusion of solids and voids gives the building a new fabric.
The transitional space makes the shift between solidity and lightness more natural.
Cool and warm tones extracted from the color palette of Giorgio Morandi’s paintings are fused, which highlights the rational and restraining appearance of the construction.
Project: Huchengdajing Demonstration Area
Architects: Shanghai Qiyue Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Lead Architects: Wang Xin and Zhu Shengwei
Design Team: Song Dalei, Chen Chen, Zhao Weixian, An Jiahong, Sang Weixun, Meng Di, Zhu Xin, Zhu Xingyao, Wang Changzhou, and Chen Jian
General Contractor: Shanhe Construction Group Co., Ltd.
Client: Seazen Holdings Co., Ltd.
Photographers: Purity, Qiu Ripei
