London Design Gold

2024

Hunan Daily Media Center

Entrant Company

Guoliang Chen / Shenzhen General Institute of Architectural Design and Research Co., Ltd.

Category

Architectural Design - Office Building

Client's Name

Guoliang Chen

Country / Region

China

The Hunan Daily Media Centre project integrates three segments: cultural industry, cultural business and supporting retail, and adopts an innovative green ecological system design and diverse skin design strategies. Instead of the traditional full curtain wall system, the project adopts a water recycling and natural ventilation courtyard system, which significantly reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions and enhances the sustainability of the building. The main façade of the tower and podium adopt two-storey through-height openable glass panes, which realise low-carbon energy saving and natural ventilation, reduce air-conditioning usage, improve indoor air quality, and safeguard the health and safety of personnel. Combining modern and traditional aesthetics, the use of a streamlined vertical skin and two-storey open-height glass panes creates a dynamic and elegant appearance, highlighting the building's stability and modernity. By analysing the geometric characteristics and functional requirements of the site, the design team proposed a ‘zero to whole’ approach to create an efficient, energy-saving, low-carbon and environmentally friendly modern office and commercial complex.

Credits

Lead Designers
Guoliang Chen
More Gold Winners
Conceptual
2024
London Design Awards - Accurate At-home Diagnosis of Skin Cancers

Entrant Company

AI MEDI SCAN

Category

Conceptual Design - Healthcare

Communication
2024
London Design Awards - CustoMized Supermarket
Hongru (Michelle) Liu

Entrant Company

Portfolio Education Group Corp.

Category

Communication Design - Film / Video

Product
2024
London Design Awards - Heavy-duty electric lift windows

Entrant Company

Shenzhen HOPO Window Control Technology, Co., Ltd.

Category

Product Design - Home Furniture / Decoration

Product
2024
London Design Awards - Cloche sustainable urban luminaire

Entrant Company

Lorelux by Niteko S.r.l.

Category

Product Design - Lighting