Banyan Pavilion

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This project is located in a district with a century old banyan tree. The designer considered this project as a new type of store influenced by electronic commerce. Their main interventions are opening the facade to the block, and forming a circular space combined with banyan tree. These actions redefine the relationship between the semi outdoor space with banyan tree, as well as the relationship between architecture and street. In this design they also provide a leisure space for daily life of community.

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Unique Properties

The project is situated in a historic district Which next to a middle school and behind a century old banyan tree. This project was discussed as a new type of convenience store model influenced by e-commerce.The facade of the architecture was opened facing the block,and It was formed a complete circular public space combined with banyan trees, redefining the relationship between the inner space with banyan trees, as well as the relationship between architecture and streets.

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Historic district , architecture renovation , banyan tree , landscape / public space / convenience store

Production Technology

The brick structure was retained and reinforced with steel structure. The original facade is opened by folding sliding door which creats a closer connection with the street. The white shelf and the boundary of banyan pool form a complete circle space. The ground adopts permeable sticky stone to ensure the water for banyan trees, and the raised terrazzo platform is used in the shop to create an exterior seats. The grid of the self corresponds to the texture of the brick wall and the grid surface layer adopts the rattan board wove by hand to echo with the Ficus epidermis.

Design Challenge

In this project, the architect should deal with the relationship between the new and the old, the relationship between the architecture and the street, the relationship between the space and the banyan tree in the architectural transformation of the historical district.

Project Duration

The project is located in Fuzhou, China. It starts in March 2019 and completed in January 2020.

Operation Flow

This project is not only a general store interior design, the architect use minimal interventions to solve multi-dimensional practical problems at the same time. The importance of banyan trees in this place is emphasized by combining architectural space with street and landscape to provide a place for public activities.

Research

In this project, the architect exploring the basic method of the transformation of the old architecture: a starting point to shape the place instead of just the transformation of the internal space.So that the architecture becomes a part of the environment, together with the landscape and streets to form a part of community life.

Inspiration

Based on the banyan tree on the site, the project proposes a comprehensive environmental strategy to reshape the relationship between architecture, context and landscape, people activities and crowded street traffic. It forms an important public space in the environment of the historical district.

Image Credits

Image#1:Photographer Xinyun Cheng,Banyan Pavilion,2020. Image#2: Photographer Xiao Yi, Banyan Pavilion,2020. Image#3: Photographer Xiao Yi, Banyan Pavilion,2020. Image#4: Photographer Xiao Yi, Banyan Pavilion,2020. Image#5: Photographer Xiao Yi, Banyan Pavilion,2020. Video Credits:Creator Xiao Yi, Banyan Pavillion,2020.

Project Overview

Banyan Pavilion Store has been a Bronze winner in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design award category in the year 2020 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. 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.

Bronze Recognition

Yi Xiao was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2021, a testament to excellence of their work Banyan Pavilion Store.

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