Press Release
Shenzhen Social Welfare Center by Suiadr Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Suiadr 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/ Shenzhen Social Welfare Center by Suiadr, designed for The Institute of Architectural Design and Research, Shenzhen University (SUIADR), has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Shenzhen Social Welfare Center
Shenzhen Social Welfare Center is a comprehensive care complex in Longhua District, Shenzhen. The complex houses a children's home and an old people's home on a site of 32,269 square meters. The two residences are independent yet share resources, and are linked by corridors. A medical building sits at the center and is easily reached from both homes. The multi-story buildings face south for daylight and good ventilation. Courtyards and red brick follow the Lingnan tradition. The design aims to control cost and to create a bright, spacious and warm environment.
About Suiadr
Founded in 1984, the Institute is one of national class-A design institutes approved by Ministry of Construction. It has 3 branches: Shanghai Branch, Xi’an Branch and SDY Architectural Technology Research Co., Ltd. (SDYATR). It delivers various design services ranging from architectural engineering, urban planning, residential planning, drawing review to interior design, landscape design, etc. Its projects have been put into use in a dozen large- and middle-scale cities. SUIADR is a well-know design institute in China. Zhong Zhong Mr. Zhong is the professor and master tutor of College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Shenzhen University.
Award Record
This recognition makes Suiadr 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/117124
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/117124
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!117124
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/298332
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Shenzhen Social Welfare Center
- Function
- Welfare Center
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Steel Blue, Light Slate Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- The Institute of Architectural Design and Research, Shenzhen University (SUIADR)
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Suiadr
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #117124
Credits
- Team
- Zhong Zhong, Zhong Botao and Zhong Haihuan, Li Wei, Li Yilong, Ding Xiao, Zhou Zhengwen, Liang Haiming, Chen Zhixiong, Feng Siyuan, Qiu Songming, An Huijuan, Tang Gongmin, He Xiaoming, Cao Jiying, Han Guoyuan
- Image Credits
- Zhang Chao
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project is by far the largest comprehensive social welfare center in Shenzhen, housing the children's home and the old people's home. Sited at the north of Guanguang Road, Longhua District, the site, surrounded by industrial plants, has a height discrepancy of 3-6 m. Thus, these multi-story buildings are extended along the north-south axis with corridors connecting each other. The medical building sits at the center, easily accessible to the children's home and the old people's home.
- Inspiration
- The two buildings for the children and the elderly are independent but share resources. The buildings, facing the south, can be divided or connected via corridors. The building is constructed multiple layers, applicable and economical. Courtyard combination embodies Lingnan artistic conception. Red brick shows an elegant and simple feeling. Our design goal is to control cost, carry forward Lingnan features and create a bright, spacious and warm architectural hue with good ventilation.
- Research
- Raising orphaned and disabled children and taking care of the elderly play a vital role for maintaining prolonged stability of the Party and state and improving people's livelihood. Shenzhen Social Welfare Center (new) is designed to be a representational welfare facility. The project is designed by many extraordinary designers like Zhong Zhong, Zhong Botao, etc. It has won The 2nd Shenzhen Architectural Creation Award 2016 and The 4th Shenzhen Architectural Design Award 2018.
- Challenge
- According to the Design Brief, the design shall control cost, carry forward Lingnan features and create a bright, spacious and warm architectural hue with good ventilation. In particular, the project needs a pleasant scale and integration of city and environment rather than taking a fantastic form, exaggerated structures or unique materials. Therefore, the challenge is to satisfy the needs required in Design Brief so as to create a standard welfare center.
- Realization and Technology
- Each building is independently operated yet connected, convenient for further functional transition and response to regional climate. The traffic circulation route emphasizes the strategy of 'separation of people and vehicles', and vertical traffic distribution is achieved via the corridor. The main structure uses an ordinary reinforced concrete frame. The column network size is between 7-9 m, and the roof has an ordinary reinforced concrete floor system that uses cast-on-site beams.
- Operation and Interaction
- We investigated the situations of foreign and domestic welfare architecture development for the first time. Thus, we considered solutions from aspects of planning and architecture, and deeply and meticulously studied difference between functional units of children and the elderly. Units for children have a detailed and clear subdivision, from 0-1, 1-1.5, 1.5-3 years old, etc., and disabled groups. We made a detailed conception and contrast of each part.
- Project Duration and Location
- Design time: July 1, 2013 Completion time: December 29, 2016 Location: Guanlan Town, Longhua New District, Shenzhen
- Specifications
- Type of use: The children's home and the old people's home Site area: 32,269 sqm Gross floor area: 44,861 sqm Base area: 8,465.24 sqm Floor area ratio: 0.94 Total site coverage: 21% Floors: 6 above the ground and 1 underground Building height: 22.26 m Fire safety rating: Class A
- Keywords
- Social welfare center, children's home, the elderly's home, Lingnan-style courtyard, corridor, multi-story public building, Shenzhen, The Institute of Architectural Design and Research, Shenzhen University, Z&Z STUDIO
