Nanhai Primary School / Chen Donghua Architects

Curated by 韩爽 - HAN Shuang

Architects: Chen Donghua Architects
Area: 9600 m²
Year: 2024
Photographs:Siming Wu

Category: Elementary & Middle School, Renovation, Educational Interiors
Chief Architect: Chen Donghua
Design Team: Chen Donghua, He Jing, Gao Chong, Fang Kun, He Yuanxi, Zhuo Zishun / Huang Tong, Chen Lian, Chen Xinru, He Haifeng, Huang Huiting, Chen Boqian, Qiu Zining, Lin Jiating, Li Zikang (First Phase)
Site Architect: Chen Lian
Structural Strategy Consultant: Yang Bo
Construction Drawing Design: Shenzhen Huasen Architectural and Engineering Design Consulting Co., Ltd.
Cd Team: Wen Liang, Zhang Yan, Song Bufan (Architecture); Du Huanyi (Structure); Xiong Jian (Landscape); Huang Huanjun, Gan Minni (Interior); Lin Jin, Li Chun, Xian Keke, Zhang Ying (MEP); Long Caiyun, Zhang Xiaodong (Facade)
Shenzhen “100 Campus Renewal” General Coordinator: Zhou Hongmei
Shenzhen “100 Campus Renewal” Academic Coordinator: Zhu Jingxiang
Design Instructor: Zhu Jingxiang
Organization: Yang Lijun, Dong Shuzan, Gao Xuexiang, Wu Jieru, Wang Na, Yao Honggang, Li Bo (Nanshan District Public Works Department); Yang Jun, Liu Xiaoning, Xu Qiancai, Deng Jianfei, Liu Xing (Nanshan District Education Bureau); He Yingjie (Secretarial Team)
School Management: Gao Peng, Shang Hongde, Liu Weifan, Yan Qicong
Project Decision Making: Nanshan District Government
Project Management: Nanshan District Public Works
Support Department: Nanshan District Education Bureau, Nanshan Administration Bureau of Regulation and Self-regulation, Nanshan District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Nanshan District Development and Reform Bureau Planning
Consultant: Shenzhen Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau, School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Contractor: Shenzhen Jinzhong Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.
Animal Illustration: Ring A Dingding
Documentary: Niuniu Film
Owner: Education Bureau of Shenzhen Nanshan District, Shenzhen Nanhai Primary School
Client: Public Works Bureau of Shenzhen Nanshan District
City: Shen Zhen
Country: China
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The gap of time and space

This is a renovation project that uses the time gap of summer vacation to fill in the space gap around the campus. It requires the whole process to be extremely fast, flexible, effective while all things come to be highly reasonable and operational.

The orthogonal spatial structure inside the Nanhai Primary School collides with the polygonal street interface outside, which produces many "remaining spaces". Based on this spatial structure, we introduce the entrance corridor, parking shed, folding courtyard & pavilion, fence renovation, etc. to reconnect and activate those "remaining spaces". This renovation not only meets the functional requirements, but also enriches the original spatial structure. In addition, due to the school's urgent need for usable area, we added different sheds and mezzanine spaces at different levels, including rooftop multi-functional shed, roof gardens, reading sheds, etc., to further expand the possibility of space in the vertical direction. These new sheds on the ground or on the roof are semi-outdoor structures that adapt with the subtropical climate and the daily use, and thus create the shadow that accommodate the everyday life without air-conditioner. At the same time, this type of structure also reduces the approval process for formal construction applications. Other renovations include corridors, toilets, facade renovations, etc. We hope to carry out an integrated renovation for Nanhai Primary School at all scales and levels.