Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020
Winners of 2020 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture Winners of 2020 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture
Initiated and crowd funded by IX Architects Private Ltd., andbased on a belief in the power of education, Project Booksand Cubes is a learning space that nestles unobtrusively withina primary school campus in a rural village in Siem Reap. Itis a pro bono initiative conceptualized and designed for thechildren of rural Cambodia. With the creation of this learningspace, underprivileged communities will be empoweredthrough education. Though small in scale, it is an incubator ofbig dreams for the children living in the project area. Studentscan use this library in all weather conditions, even during poweroutages. Despite its pure cube form, the library embracesthe entire site and complements other school activities.The design concept was to create an engaging library forchildren. The three cubes that form the library are movable accordingto users’ needs. When they are locked together, theypresent a linear library in the form of a shipping container; whenpulled apart, the library instantly transforms into a multi-purposespace, providing opportunities for teachers to conduct lessons inthe embrace of nature and promoting the arts through stagedperformances. Moreover, being easily replicable, the design introducesa new typology using locally available rattan material thatcan benefit many remote communities in the rural tropics.46
JURY CITATIONThe project is a brilliant idea nestled in a primary school area accessible any timefor the children as an incubator of great hope. The design concept of the library isto discover a low-cost, mobile, easily-built prototype to serve the primary schoolsin undeveloped regions. The design itself considered the nature of kids and thedimension, arranging the limited space with different sizes of cubes vertically,encouraging fun learning and active use of the space. Although fabricated offsite,the library is orientated to fit in harmoniously with the school playground,classrooms, and surrounding greenery.47
- Page 3 and 4: Winner by categoryA-1 Single Family
- Page 5: CONVENERJURY BOARDYongwoo LEEFranci
- Page 8 and 9: GOLD WINNERThe Red RoofA-1Single Fa
- Page 10 and 11: The project site is a small house o
- Page 12 and 13: HONORABLEMENTIONA-1Frame HolidayStr
- Page 14 and 15: HONORABLEMENTIONContainer HouseA-1S
- Page 16 and 17: GOLD WINNERNha Nhim HomestayA-2Mult
- Page 18 and 19: The challenge in this project was t
- Page 20 and 21: HONORABLEMENTIONXi’an OCT 108 Lan
- Page 22 and 23: HONORABLEMENTIONDajia VillaA-2Multi
- Page 24 and 25: GOLD WINNERB-1Cotton Lab UrbanLoung
- Page 26 and 27: The site and the old factory were c
- Page 28 and 29: GOLD WINNERKrushi BhawanB-1Public A
- Page 30 and 31: Krushi Bhawan was originally planne
- Page 32 and 33: HONORABLEMENTIONHeadquarter ofShang
- Page 34 and 35: HONORABLETable-Landscape: Plot B4,M
- Page 36 and 37: GOLD WINNERJackfruit VillageB-2Publ
- Page 38 and 39: The project site in Trai Lang Villa
- Page 40 and 41: HONORABLEMENTIONB-2Boat Rooms on th
- Page 42 and 43: HONORABLEMENTIONAlila WuzhenB-2Publ
- Page 44 and 45: GOLD WINNERB-3More thanJust a Libra
- Page 48 and 49: HONORABLEMENTIONB-3MedogMeteorologi
- Page 50 and 51: HONORABLEMENTIONRabindhorn: Arsomsi
- Page 52 and 53: HONORABLEMENTIONIAB Center, Home fo
- Page 54 and 55: GOLD WINNERB-4Communal Mosque,Cyber
- Page 56 and 57: The communal mosque project, set in
- Page 58 and 59: GOLD WINNERB-4Long MuseumWest BundP
- Page 60 and 61: The museum, including a surviving c
- Page 62 and 63: HONORABLEMENTIONB-4Toyonake Perform
- Page 64 and 65: HONORABLEMENTIONJiading New MuseumB
- Page 66 and 67: HONORABLEMENTIONB-5Youzishan Weathe
- Page 68 and 69: HONORABLEMENTIONB-5Qingdao CruiseTe
- Page 70 and 71: GOLD WINNERNingxia Xige EstateCIndu
- Page 72 and 73: The architectural design concept ta
- Page 74 and 75: HONORABLEMENTIONHuaneng Suzhou Gas
- Page 76 and 77: HONORABLEMENTIONNanjing Yuyuan Gard
- Page 79 and 80: D2Conservation ProjectsGOLD WINNERO
- Page 81 and 82: Architect:O-Office ArchitectsLocati
- Page 83 and 84: JURY CITATIONIt is interesting to s
- Page 85 and 86: HONORABLEMENTIONSuqian Glass Art Mu
- Page 87 and 88: EIntegrated BuildingsGOLD WINNERZHA
- Page 89 and 90: Architect:ZHANG TongLocation:Jingga
- Page 91 and 92: JURY CITATIONAfter seeing so many s
- Page 93: HONORABLEMENTIONERedevelopment of t
JURY CITATION
The project is a brilliant idea nestled in a primary school area accessible any time
for the children as an incubator of great hope. The design concept of the library is
to discover a low-cost, mobile, easily-built prototype to serve the primary schools
in undeveloped regions. The design itself considered the nature of kids and the
dimension, arranging the limited space with different sizes of cubes vertically,
encouraging fun learning and active use of the space. Although fabricated offsite,
the library is orientated to fit in harmoniously with the school playground,
classrooms, and surrounding greenery.
47
Change language