Argento Idea · 2024
The Folding Boat Centro Comunitario
by Xuechen Chen
- A' Design Award d'Argento 2024 in Idea
- CLIENT: Xuechen Chen
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 282,924
- Verification code 53560699F8 · Verify this award
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About The Folding Boat Centro Comunitario
La Barca Pieghevole, situata lungo la riva del Harlem River, è uno spazio multifunzionale che ospita una struttura per il canottaggio destinata al college comunitario, una piccola biblioteca e un museo dedicato al canottaggio sportivo. Caratterizzata da una copertura metallica piegata, questa struttura definisce il proprio spazio interno integrando perfettamente le pareti con i soffitti. Posizionata nel punto di convergenza tra quartieri storici e moderni, il meticoloso posizionamento degli elementi rispetta i programmi funzionali, i flussi di circolazione e il paesaggio urbano.
About the A' Design Award d'Argento
The Folding Boat Centro Comunitario ha vinto l'A' Design Award d'Argento, un riconoscimento enormemente prestigioso conferito a design di fascia alta, splendidi e impressionanti. I vincitori d'Argento sono opere tremendamente brillanti ed estremamente creative che illustrano l'eccezionale competenza, il talento e l'acume dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che The Folding Boat Centro Comunitario sia un'opera meravigliosa, una vetrina di eccellenza, notevolmente professionale e profondamente innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award d'Argento è un'invenzione molto notevole e ammirata che giova ai confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia e li fa avanzare. The Folding Boat Centro Comunitario è una creazione molto invidiata che evoca desideri, porta sentimenti positivi e accende meraviglia e stupore.
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- Unique Properties
- The Folding Boat, located along the shore of the Harlem River, is a multifunctional space serving as a rowing facility for the community college, a small library, and a museum dedicated to sport rowing. Featuring a folded metal roof, this structure defines its interior space by seamlessly blending walls into ceilings. Positioned at the convergence of historical and modern districts, meticulous placement of elements respects programs, circulation, and the urban landscape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 18,000sf
- Tags
- culture, community center, wood, metal, concrete
- Production Technology
- metal, glass and wood panel
- Design Challenge
- The multiversity of the programs and the materials.
- Research
- This research abstract explores the integration of folding as architectural elements across various scales, experiences, and programs within the context of the Rowing Boat project. Serving as a sport museum, rowing boat facility for a local college, and a community center for the neighborhood, the project examines how folding techniques can be applied to create dynamic spaces and functional designs. Through case studies and design explorations, this research delves into the innovative use of folding to enhance architectural aesthetics, spatial experiences, and programmatic functionalities within a multi-functional facility.
- Inspiration
- The project's inspiration stems from the unique topography of the site, characterized by varying slopes. This distinctive landscape presents an opportunity to mimic and enhance the site's features through the use of folding in the design. The folded elements not only echo the site's topography but also contribute to the project's special aesthetic qualities.
- Project Duration
- Unbult, Bronx, Newyork
- Operation Flow
- The Folding Boat project draws inspiration from the site's unique topography, using folding in design to echo its slopes and enhance aesthetics. Located along the Harlem River, it's a rowing facility, small library, and sport museum. The folded metal roof blends spaces, respecting historical context and urban landscape. This research explores folding's integration in various scales, programs, and experiences, enhancing architectural aesthetics and functionality.
- Image Credits
- XUECHEN CHEN
