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Caishi China Railway City Residential Area by Tengyuan Design Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Tengyuan Design for architecture, building and structure design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Caishi China Railway City Residential Area by Tengyuan Design has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 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.

About the Silver A' Design Award

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.

More About Caishi China Railway City Residential Area

Caishi China Railway City is a residential complex built in Jinan, China. The design follows a new Chinese style that joins classical order and proportion with modern function. Local features such as swallow tail ridges, gable heads and lattice walls are reinterpreted in a simple form, and the colours stay calm and quiet. Polycarbonate panels are used for the roof decoration boards, which allows slender supporting members. A four constant air system controls indoor air quality, temperature and humidity. The layout follows the existing terrain to limit earthworks.

Award Record

Tengyuan Design is a winner of 13 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Caishi China Railway City Residential Area
Function
Residential Area
Category
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture
Colors
Cadet Blue, Light Slate Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green and Dim Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Tengyuan Design
Country
China
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2019 - 2020
Design ID
#96301

Credits

Team
Huang Jian, Chu Yuliang and Sun Bo
Image Credits
Photographer Chen Chen, Courtyard House Perspective, 2018.; Photographer Chen Chen, Aerial View, 2018.; Photographer Chen Chen, Courtyard House Gate, 2018.; Photographer Chen Chen, Exhibition Center Recreational Area, 2018.; Photographer Chen Chen, Sales Center Front Court Landscape, 2018.

Design Details

Unique Properties
The project adopts the neo-Chinese architectural style, not only has the oriental elegant, implicit and dignified spirit, but also takes into account the modernist architectural style of function determining form. Using the fashionable and simple design language to reinterpret the royal architecture's national context, ritual order and oriental verve,supplemented by the western mark of stone carving, perfectly presenting the charm of the soul in the western style.
Inspiration
In the design, the architectural form, element symbol and material color with Jinan characteristics are extracted from the summary of Jinan city style. On the basis of following the sense of order, elegance and significance of classical architecture, the architectural image suitable for this case is concluded. Overall, the color is relatively simple and peaceful, highlighting the characteristics of peaceful dwellings, which is rich in life atmosphere.
Research
On the basis of following the sense of order, elegance and significance of classical architecture, the architectural image suitable for this project is concluded. Among them, the characteristic elements of Jinan mainly include swallow tail ridge, gable head, decorative cylinder, wide bright gate, Chinese eaves form, characteristic lattice wall of East Lattice Wall Street in Jinan, etc. In terms of architectural color, it follows the tradition.
Challenge
The low-rise residential product is an underground household type independent closed garage. The daylighting patio provides the same natural daylighting and ventilation for the underground as the above ground. The 6 meters high super large-scale underground entrance hall is luxurious, elegant and solemn. The interlayer can be modified to provide more usable area.
Realization and Technology
The application of polycarbonate material in roof decoration board. The impact strength of this material is 80 times that of ordinary glass and 16 times that of safety glass. It has the reputation of "unbreakable glass" and "sound steel". And it will not explode like toughened glass. The keel is small and beautiful, and a large number of bulky structural members can be avoided.
Operation and Interaction
The design principle is to respect the elevation of the current site, fully combine the current topography with site design and building layout, avoid large terrain reconstruction, and maintain the stable form of the site. Adhere to nature respect and adjust measures to local conditions. Pay attention to the use of the site terrain according to the current situation of the terrain, better play the natural preservation, natural infiltration and natural purification functions of sponge city.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in February 10, 2017 in Jinan and finished in July 14, 2018 in Jinan.
Specifications
In this case, state of the art four constant technology will be used to provide consumers with a brand new living experience. The air conditioning system of four constant technology in comfortable residence will independently control the indoor environment from three aspects, respectively are air quality, temperature and humidity, effectively filter PM2.5 and other dust pollution in the air, reduce the concentration of indoor VOC, provide continuous fresh air indoor.
Keywords
Architecture, New Chinese Style, Spring City Features, Landscape Mansion, Four-constant Technology, Ecological Human Settlements

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