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Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd. Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Huafa Xiangshan Project Multifunctional Building in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd. of Huafa Group for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Huafa Xiangshan Project Multifunctional Building by Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd. of Huafa Group, designed for Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd, has been granted the Bronze 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.
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.
More About Huafa Xiangshan Project Multifunctional Building
Huafa Xiangshan Project is a mixed-use development in the main cultural district of Zhuhai, set between the mountains and the sea. Two residential towers of 180 and 100 metres rise from a five-storey retail podium. The tower volumes are divided into three segments and appear faceted in elevation, which visually reduces the scale of the building and emphasises the vertical form. The towers are positioned to widen views towards the mountains and the city. The design also limits the shadows cast on surrounding buildings.
About Huafa Group
With more than 30 years of persistence and endeavor, Huafa, built at the same year when Zhuhai Special Economic Zone was established, has actively implemented national strategies, connecting the vision of Zhuhai city with its own corporate strategy.
Award Record
This recognition makes Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd. of Huafa Group a winner of 9 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2019 - 2020 to 2021 - 2022 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. 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/135125
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/135125
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!135125
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/257689
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Huafa Xiangshan Project Multifunctional Building
- Function
- Multifunctional Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Slate Gray, Light Slate Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd.
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Brand
- Huafa Group
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #135125
Credits
- Team
- Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd, Huafa Architecture Design Co., Ltd, CallisonRTKL and HOK International Limited
- Image Credits
- Bird's-view perspective; Architectural Design; Retail Entrance; Residential Tower Entrance
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- It is a mixed-use development is located in the main cultural district of Zhuhai, nestled between the mountains and the sea. The 3-segmented tower volumes are designed to appear faceted in elevation which help to visually reduce the building's scale while emphasizing its vertical form. The two towers are strategically positioned to maximize the perimeter views towards both the mountain and the city scapes. It also respects and minimizes the shadowing impact to the surrounding infrastructure.
- Inspiration
- To build a shopping mall with a comfortable living experience full of greenery, the massing and the facade design is inspired by the nature and blending with the unique humanities and art of the city. Meanwhile, connection with the Cultural Center at south side of the plot is also considered. The commercial facade is inspired by natural landscape of forest, bamboo and waterfalls, to address its diversity through architectural fins with individual profiles.
- Research
- The retail is themed with the concept of culture, family, health and nature to reflect the pursuance of a pleasurable life in the city. The main target group focuses on middle to upper class family, including the office workers and visitors. This new shopping center will become a prominent hub with the most stylish urban lifestyle experience in Zhuhai, and provides Xiangzhou residents with an urban life garden that integrates shopping, social entertainment, family life and leisure experience.
- Challenge
- To integrate with the residential facade design, the podium synchronizes with the linear gesture of Cultural Center through terracing on its massing and facade across the plots, combining terraces with facade design inspired by natural landscape of forest and waterfalls, blending the unique humanities and greenery city to show a poetic form of architecture. The combination of facade elements in shopfronts, metal feature wall and LED screen, integrating the overall image of the project.
- Realization and Technology
- The modern techniques are used to entrust the spirit of the city, integrating nature with humanities and art through sunken plaza and blending in with the surrounding urban environment. It combines the elements of terrace with greenery to show a poetic form. Layers of interlocked spaces are connected smoothly creating a unique experience. The forest garden on podium top integrates nature and life, making a comfortable living community experience with simplicity and synchronizing with the linear.
- Operation and Interaction
- For residential towers, each tower is comprised of 3 independent cores serving 2 units per floor with a dedicated private lift lobby for each unit. Every residence has a private entry vestibule leading to an elegant entry way with the main living spaces connected directly to large deep balconies which intend to blur the boundaries between the indoor and outdoor spaces. The commercial LED screen and shopfronts of the retail stores are designed together to balance the style and the function.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is located in the core administrative area of Xiangzhou, south of Meihua East Road, east of Yingbin North Road, and adjacent to Wuzhou Flower City Phase III. The site is located in the city center, at the junction of the old and the new Xiangzhou, which provides the comprehensive living facilities around the site. The construction is started and target to be completed in December 2024.
- Specifications
- The site area is 18,699 sqm and the total gross floor area is 184,503 sqm with 136,175 sqm above ground and 48,327sqm below ground. The project consists of 2 high-end residential towers with 180m and 100m high on a 5 story retail podium. And 2 below ground parking levels is designed with 880 parking spaces. At the top of the tower, a 9m tall glass parapet sets back from the perimeter wall allowing the cantilevered roof feature to wrap around and become an iconic illuminated beacon for towers.
- Keywords
- Architecture, Residential, Living, High-end, Huafa, Real Estate, Xiangshan, Retail, Zhuhai, Greater-Bay
