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Citychamp Dartong Plaza Headquarters and Creative Offices by NDA Group Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
NDA Group acknowledged 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 Golden A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Citychamp Dartong Plaza Headquarters and Creative Offices by NDA Group. The award was conferred within 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 Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Citychamp Dartong Plaza Headquarters and Creative Offices
Citychamp Dartong Plaza is an office building designed as a corporate headquarters with creative offices in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China. The building covers 37,350 square metres over five floors and holds a company headquarters, three affiliate offices, retail units and shared spaces. The circular plan is arranged around a large courtyard, recalling traditional Fujian tulou dwellings, while the vertical rhythm of the facades refers to local wooden shipbuilding. Green atriums and cantilevered terraces shelter movement and reduce energy loss.
About NDA Group
NDA Group from France is a leading global design and marketing consultancy group, creating dream destinations across 20 countries, with 300 landmark projects handled during the last 20 years in Asia. NDA is specialized in tourism & culture, waterfront & marina complexes, mountain & ski resorts, sports & well-being projects throughout its branches in Shanghai (China), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Dubai (UAE). With a team of more than 80 professionals, NDA Group provides lead consultant services to guarantee a holistic value creation to clients.
Award Record
This recognition makes NDA Group a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/110108
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/110108
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!110108
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/285555
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/2ZHMDKz
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Citychamp Dartong Plaza Headquarters and Creative Offices
- Function
- Headquarters and Creative Offices
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- White Smoke, Dark Olive Green, Gainsboro, Olive Drab and Silver
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- NDA Group
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #110108
Credits
- Team
- Emmanuel Delarue and Alex Marcean, Ellen Lin, John Gao, Rob Wang, Robert Sochansky, Tracy Xu, William Huang
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Office Hub of Citychamp Dartong Plaza spearheads the millennial generation shift by actively adapting to the shifting paradigms in working habits across Mainland China and the world. In a time when China's image is rapidly transitioning from the world's "factory" to its "digital innovation hub", this project goes beyond providing efficient working areas to create a healthy and ecologic community for the country's new workforce generation - a community that breeds innovation.
- Inspiration
- FUJIAN TULOU The general massing of the building is informed by a traditional local typology that features an exquisite circular layout centered around a generous courtyard, one that both protects and cultivates the community. SHIPBUILDING Echoing a wooden ship’s hull, the compelling vertical rhythm of the main facades pays tribute to the local tradition of shipbuilding, for centuries part of the economic and cultural landscape of Fuzhou.
- Challenge
- CREATING AN URBAN LANDMARK Emergent development poles sometimes need strong urban landmark to create identity, attract talent and spur growth. Through its daring urban mass and innovative architectural treatment, The Office Hub is set to become one of the most recognizable icons of Fuzhou metropolitan area. GIVING TRADITION A MODERN SHAPE The architectural answer strongly brings local traditions into focus, combining the circular typologies of Fujian Tulou with a façade reminiscent of a wooden ship’s hull that creates bountiful opportunities for sustainable technologies, while also fostering public space.
- Realization and Technology
- To create a living showcase of the best ecological practices, the volumes are basically shaped by their green features, both on the inside (generous green atriums that concentrate the circulations), and on the outside (complex system of cantilevered terraces creating sheltered spaces that minimize energy losses and allow building users to move around the building during extreme weather conditions).
- Operation and Interaction
- Since the building will accommodate the client's headquarters, but also the offices of their affiliate companies, special care is given to strengthen the interaction and cohesion of the different teams sharing the office floors. By arranging the working spaces around a large outdoor patio, the building's organization invites interaction and community building on its extensive green outdoor terraces, that can be used for impromptu meetings or for large corporate events.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is located in the bustling manufacturing hub of Fuzhou in Southern China's Fujian province. NDA Group won the masterplanning & architecture design competition of in 2014, then proceeded with the preliminary and detailed design. The building is nearing completion in 2020.
- Specifications
- Building area: 37,350 sqm 5 floors - 29.300 m elevation Program: company headquarters (9,350 sqm) + 3 affiliate company offices (16,450 sqm) + commercials (9,500 sqm) + common spaces ( 2,050 sqm)
- Keywords
- creative offices, headquarters, waterfront architecture, fuzhou architecture, contemporary design
