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Greenland Wuhan Harper Riverside Riverside Residence by Shanghai PTArchitects Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Shanghai PTArchitects for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Greenland Wuhan Harper Riverside Riverside Residence by Shanghai PTArchitects 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 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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 Silver A' Design Award Explained
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 Greenland Wuhan Harper Riverside Riverside Residence
Greenland Wuhan Harper Riverside is a riverside residential complex in Wuhan, China. The development consists of four super high-rise buildings, two of them 150 m high and two 180 m high. The facade follows the style of public buildings and combines metal aluminium plates, textured cladding and glass curtain walls. A frame-core tube structure places all structural columns outside, so interior spaces have no shear walls and allow flexible layouts. Wide balconies extend the view. Smart ventilation and delivery systems support sustainable living.
About Shanghai PTArchitects
Founded in 2003, Shanghai PTArchitects is a member of PT Design China Institution, a top foreign architectural design brand in China, and also a Chinese cooperating institution of Australia Peddle Thorp Architects (Melbourne), a world famous architectural design company. We currently have more than 10 subsidiaries and have assembled over 1,000 excellent designers, with the regional distribution covering cities like Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Guangzhou and Chongqing, etc.
Award Record
With this recognition, Shanghai PTArchitects is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/110340
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/110340
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!110340
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/281006
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Greenland Wuhan Harper Riverside Riverside Residence
- Function
- Riverside Residence
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shanghai PTArchitects
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #110340
Credits
- Team
- Wang Jungang, Lu Bin, Fan Kaijia, Dong Xiaojing, Yue Dandan, Shi Enhui, Shu Yaowu, Luan Guobin, Yan Jun, Sun Sihui, Mai Jingru, Chen Yazhou, Han Yeding, Wang Yincheng, Zhao Zhe, Jin Xiaoting, Zhuo Fu, Li Dengzhou, She Yining
- Image Credits
- Shanghai PTArchitects
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- It uses the facade style of public building, rendering the whole building magnificent and elegant and stressing the overall ratio and the size of details. The surface is composed of metal aluminum plates and covering materials with quality texture, as well as glass curtain walls, enhancing communication between building and environment. Simplistic construction ways shape horizontal texture, extending vision via wide balcony, and detailed material transition in partial areas improves the visual effect of facade.
- Inspiration
- The project is one of Top Harper Series developed by Greenland. It stands at the core area of Wuhan's Yangtze River main axis region, belonging to Wuchang Bin Jiang Business District. The district has a total land area of about 134 hectares and is planned to construct more than 30 super high-rise buildings with the height of over 150 m along the river. Besides, the district also has public supporting facilities, including park, art museum, school, office building and featured businesses, etc.
- Research
- The project stands at core riverside area of Yangtze River axis, enjoying the best viewing position. Its land value decides that the project must be a landmark luxury development. Considering the architecture should harmonize with the city, the design adopts a simple and majestic facade to echo the urban surface of the area and improve the urban taste.
- Challenge
- The challenge is how to reach a balance of technical safety, functionality, comfort and economical efficiency of super high-rise residence, as the project has an advantaged location. The public shared space is relatively large in super high-rise residence. In order to maximize the area, the structure uses a core tube frame.
- Realization and Technology
- To maximize the intensive use, the architects used the frame-core tubes to put all structural columns outside. Without shear walls, the space realizes free and flexible structures, making different residents experience various living patterns. The idea of sustainable residence is introduced into the design to consider the relationship among people, architecture and healthiness. The building is equipped with many smart systems, like ventilation system, intelligent express delivery system, etc.
- Operation and Interaction
- Sited at the riverfront scenery belt, it joins hands with super high-rise Wuhan Greenland Center to form a super high-rise building cluster. As one product of the upscale series, Harper Riverside introduces an advanced mode of multi house types, an innovative frame-core tube structure and the concept of sustainable residence, so as to offer a better and sustainable residence for the public.
- Project Duration and Location
- 2013-2019 Wuhan City, China
- Specifications
- The project occupies a land area of 23,548.85 sqm, with the gross floor area of 108,191.77 sqm. It consists of four super high-rise residential buildings, two of which are 150m high and the other two 180m high. The frame-core tube puts all structural columns outside to make the interior space have no shear walls, offering various experiences for residents. It follows the facade style of public buildings in order to improve the image of street-facing facade.
- Keywords
- Greenland Harper, upscale residence, sustainable residence, Shanghai PTArchitects, riverside residence, public building facade, amazing river view, Harper series
