Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Songpingshan Fire Station by Suiadr
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Suiadr for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Songpingshan Fire Station by Suiadr has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
About Songpingshan Fire Station
Songpingshan is a fire station in Shenzhen, China. The Grade-1 station has a plot area of 3,660.1 square meters and a gross floor area of 5,791.64 square meters, and it holds seven fire trucks. An inner courtyard layout reduces the noise from the avenue on the north side. The fire garage, entrance hall, canteen and communication room are placed on the first floor. Duty preparation rooms, operation rooms and auxiliary rooms occupy the upper floors. Visitor routes pass along a mezzanine corridor, so daily training and duty routes are not disturbed.
About Suiadr
Founded in 1984, the Institute is one of national class-A design institutes approved by Ministry of Construction. It has 3 branches: Shanghai Branch, Xi’an Branch and SDY Architectural Technology Research Co., Ltd. (SDYATR). It delivers various design services ranging from architectural engineering, urban planning, residential planning, drawing review to interior design, landscape design, etc. Its projects have been put into use in a dozen large- and middle-scale cities. SUIADR is a well-know design institute in China. Zhong Zhong Mr. Zhong is the professor and master tutor of College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Shenzhen University.
Award Record
Suiadr is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2022 - 2023 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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/146958
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/146958
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!146958
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/298332
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Songpingshan Fire Station
- Function
- Fire Station
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Slate Gray, Lavender, Light Slate Gray, Light Blue and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Suiadr
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #146958
Credits
- Team
- Zhong Zhong, Zhong Botao, Ma Ying, Wei Qijing, Zhang Zilu, Wang Min, Yong Yong, Xiong Feng, Wu Zirong, He Xiaoming, Liu Mu and Tang Jin
- Image Credits
- Inter_mountain
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The main entrance and exit is set at the southeast corner of the site, through which firefighters and visitors enter the fire station. The fire garage faces the square. Fire garage, entrance hall, canteen and communication room are arranged on 1F, firefighters duty preparation room and lavatory are organized on 2F, and operation room and auxiliary room are set on 3F, 4F and 5F. Basement mainly accommodates equipment rooms. Multiple rest platforms are arranged to enrich the lives of firefighters.
- Inspiration
- The project is designed according to the research results of "2014 Shenzhen Fire Station Standardization Design Workshop". The experience of this project will be utilized to establish construction standards on fire stations in Shenzhen, so as to satisfy the requirements of building more fire stations and provide a reference for domestic fire station constructions.
- Research
- Due to the Songpingshan Gas Vaporizing Station on the northwest corner, the building should be set back for 50m according to relevant regulations, which has a great impact on the spatial layout. On the basis of satisfying the requirements of set-back line, the design creates a curved screen wall to unfold a "dialogue" with the gas vaporizing station. In response to the serious noise interference from Beihuan Avenue on the north, the project adopts an inner courtyard-style layout.
- Challenge
- Limited land area: The building set-back lines cannot be fully in accordance with the requirements of Shenzhen local regulations. After several times of negotiations with the planning bureau about set-back lines, the design team reached a reasonable bargain: the plot is set back at least 1.0m on the east side, 2.3m on the south side, 38.1m on the west side, and at least 8.15m on the north side. In this way, the fire station and the sports field are reasonably arranged within the limited land.
- Realization and Technology
- The forms of each building feature a simple style and the building bodies have reasonable coefficient. The window-to-wall ratio and the area of curtain wall and external window meet relevant regulations and requirements. Each building is designed based on facades and adopts shading structure. Green architecture and sponge city technologies are applied to roof fruit garden. Concave green area is set for rainwater absorption, storage and seepage, controlling the rainwater runoff within the site.
- Operation and Interaction
- Fire trucks leave the station via an exit nearby the street, greatly improving response efficiency. Overlapping circulation routes: Public participation is encouraged. Visiting areas open for citizens are mainly organized on 1F and mezzanine. Visitors' circulation routes pass through the mezzanine corridor, without affecting the internal daily training and duty circulation routes of firefighters.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2016 and finished in December 2019 at the intersection of Baoshen Road and Keyuan Road, Nanshan District in Shenzhen, China.
- Specifications
- The project is a Grade-1 fire station with a plot area of 3,660.1 square meters and a gross floor area of 5,791.64 square meters, which can accommodate 7 fire trucks. Fire garage, entrance hall, canteen and communication room are arranged on 1F, firefighters duty preparation room and lavatory are organized on 2F, and operation room and auxiliary room are set on 3F, 4F and 5F.
- Keywords
- Inner courtyard-style layout, Grade-1 fire station, Special set-back line, Overlapping circulation routes, Shading structure, Green design, Sponge city technologies
