Press Release
Ng Yin Seng Jason Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Wacai Headquarters Office Building in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Ng Yin Seng Jason acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Wacai Headquarters Office Building by Ng Yin Seng Jason, designed for Hortian Consultancy Pte Ltd, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 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 assessed 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.
About Wacai Headquarters Office Building
Wacai Headquarters is an office building in Hangzhou, China, designed as a green and sustainable structure. The cylindrical form is oriented north to south and is interwoven with skyrise gardens. The shape brings natural light into the office spaces, which reduces the use of artificial lighting. Extensive landscaped areas across the site help to offset carbon emissions and to regulate the ambient temperature, lowering the reliance on climate control systems. The circular plan also uses fewer wall, floor and roof materials, giving a smaller ecological footprint.
Award Record
With this recognition, Ng Yin Seng Jason is 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/128270
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/128270
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!128270
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/312609
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/3yiDp6y
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Wacai Headquarters Office Building
- Function
- Office Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Lavender, Dim Gray, Light Gray, Silver and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Hortian Consultancy Pte Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ng Yin Seng Jason
- Country
- Singapore
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #128270
Credits
- Team
- Marketing：Wu Rui，Gong Linju, Architecture Designers：Lin Dongpang，Jin Shiqian，Lu Shaodong，Han Yu, Qiu Yafen，Lou Jianyu, Feng Ying，Lv Xun, Structure Engineers：Lin Mingxing，Gao Youtan and M&E Engineers：Shen Lie，Zhu Xufeng，Zhang Zhou
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The building is designed as a green and sustainable infrastructure. The building is designed to allow in natural light to minimize the use of artificial lighting in the office spaces within and features extensive landscapes to offset carbon emissions as well as to regulate the ambient temperature in a bid to cut down on the reliance of climate control systems. The buildings are north-south facing and are interweave together with skyrise gardens.
- Inspiration
- The company is primarily make up of two main component: 1. Finance 2. Network Thus our main design concept will revolved around these two main component which will give the urban landscape and company office building a unique identity. Financial services are the basic components to the company's growth. While the rise of network in recent years provide a bigger platform for the company to connect with the masses. Thus when we integrate these highlights into our architectural design, they become the manifestication of our urban landscapes.
- Challenge
- It was a challenge as the client have expectations of a modern building structure yet task the design team to base the concept to the company identity and the vicinity cultural and historical background. Though we manage to satisfied the client in the end with the ancient coins concept.
- Realization and Technology
- In order to create an original design, we boldly use the image of ancient Chinese coins that symbolize wealth and finance as the basis of vertical architectural design, and connect the public's Internet as a platform for our landscape design. The combination of these two elements creates a synergy between the interpersonal relationship and finance through the network.
- Operation and Interaction
- The cylindrical shape of the building prevents strong winds from lifting the roof structure out of the building. There are dozens of interconnected points in the circular building. These connecting structural parts make the building have a unique combination of flexibility and strength quality, making it safer in bad weather conditions. Circular buildings use fewer wall, floor and roof hence achieving a smaller ecological footprint and more living space at lower cost. In addition, the contact area of the building related to bad weather is reduced thus improving the hardness and energy efficiency.
- Project Duration and Location
- January 2018 to August 2018 in Hangzhou China
- Specifications
- Land use: 14500 sqm Built-up : 60150 sqm G.F.A : 36250 sqm Basement Carpark: 23900 sqm Plot Ratio: 2.5 Plot Density: 31% Green Space: 20%
- Keywords
- Cylindrical buildings, Passive cooling, Green and sustainable, Mixed development
