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Chang An Temple Buddhist Enlightenment Hall by PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Chang An Temple Buddhist Enlightenment Hall by PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew, designed for PCC Sdn. Bhd. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 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.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Chang An Temple Buddhist Enlightenment Hall
The design of the temple is based on the concept of ancient oriental architecture and integrated with the contemporary architectural elements. Besides, the uniqueness of the main temple, the landscape architecture is created through a Zen landscape garden with both Japanese cardinal red gazebo and Buddhist poem calligraphy crafted stones. Hence, it evoked the scene of the integration of the modern era and the ancient oriental aesthetic.
About PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew
The Vison of us is to wielding our expertise in oriental architecture and classical landscaping, we seek to inject a touch of culture into modern designs: turning every day properties into lasting monuments that stand the test of time. Our Mission is add value to modern developments with our cultural expertise in oriental architecture and classical landscaping through consultation, design and building services.
Award Record
PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
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://dezigners.org/106505
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106505
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106505
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/279404
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.pccdesign.com.my/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Chang An Temple Buddhist Enlightenment Hall
- Function
- Buddhist Enlightenment Hall
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green, Black and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- PCC Sdn. Bhd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- PCC Design - Swe WingChew and Kong MeeChew
- Country
- Malaysia
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106505
Credits
- Team
- SW Chew, KM Chew and Nor Azmi Bin Nor Saidon, Mohamad Hisamudin
- Image Credits
- All image credited by PCC Design Sdn. Bhd
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The exterior design of the temple illustrates the richness of elements and characteristics of ancient oriental architecture. Approximately one-third of the site was intentionally allocated for the vastly Zen garden's landscape, to lure the eyes with beautiful nature as a luxury and great sense of welcoming entrance. The frontage manmade lake was complemented with an outdoor gallery of Chinese calligraphy and Buddhism statue stones carving along the pedestrian path circling to evoke the scene of the modern era emerging with ancient oriental characteristics.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for this theme of the design is through the Tang, Song, and Ming Dynasty architecture - emphasizing the traditional elements of details such a roof, screens, and sculptures into the modern touch to create a progressing architecture, Neo Oriental. Traditional lanterns are significant ornaments in Chinese tradition that were being translated into the façade design as a Chinese screen with frosted glass backlight effects – to create a neo-oriental illuminated by the modern vibe.
- Research
- Chinese calligraphy and Buddhism statue stones carving are essential in traditional Chinese architecture. They hold a high philosophical and historic value. Those stones are introduced into the Zen garden landscapes as an outdoor gallery along the pedestrian path circling the lake - to complement the atmosphere towards the sense of oriental and its origin. The interior design of the enlightenment hall is decorated with many of those stones at the columns, walls, and ceilings - to enrich the spiritual moods and to complement the purpose. In other words, it recreates a modern version of Mogao Cave temple in Dun Huang, China.
- Challenge
- The challenging part of the building is the conversion of technology. The ancient oriental architecture is created through timber building structure, whereas the timber structure is not capable of to current era. Hence, the conversion of ancient timber structure into a concrete structure without losing any aesthetic feeling and actual proportion of ancient oriental architecture is our main challenges
- Realization and Technology
- The site is situated in Malaysia, a hot-humid tropic country with high precipitation all over the year. The construction structure is dominantly a reinforced concrete and masonry wall- sustainable and suitable for the hot tropic climate and minimal seismic zone. Pitch roof and clay tiles are the most sustainable roof type to address the hot-humid and heavy rainfall. The reflective pond surrounding the temple building footprint is another sustainable tool that acts as an air inter-cooler system, to reduce external air temperature before entering into the building and to reduce the dependency on the air-conditioner.
- Operation and Interaction
- Besides the usage for Main Temple Hall, the building also takes the experience of visitors in the outdoor Buddhist calligraphy garden into account. The project is set up according to various functions, including a prayer hall, indoor and outdoor Buddhist cultural caligraphis museum, meditation, etc.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project expected started in October 2020 Selangor, Malaysia and will finish in year 2022
- Specifications
- The project is with a building scale of 20,440 Square meter and an Land area of 39,254.50 Square meter
- Keywords
- Oriental Architecture, Temple, Enlightenment Hall, Buddhism, Calligraphy, Nature
