Golden A' Design Award Winner 2023
This architectural composition, which might be contemplated under a title such as Frozen Flow or Crystalline Horizons, represents a distinguished achievement in contemporary recreational architecture that synthesizes technological innovation with poetic formal expression. The work emerges from a trajectory of parametric and organic modernist practice that has transformed architectural possibility through computational design and advanced fabrication technologies, situating itself within a lineage that includes the fluid geometries pioneered by visionary practitioners of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The facade treatment demonstrates exceptional compositional sophistication through its orchestration of horizontal banding that creates visual rhythm while accommodating the complex programmatic requirements of an indoor winter sports facility, the alternating white and gray panels suggesting the stratification of snow accumulation or the layered formations of glacial ice. The chromatic restraint of the predominantly achromatic palette achieves elegant unity while allowing strategic color accents to function as wayfinding elements and visual punctuation, the coral spiral at left introducing organic warmth against the cool technological precision of the primary envelope. Technical accomplishment manifests in the seamless integration of curved panel systems, the precision of joints and transitions, and the successful resolution of complex three-dimensional geometry into buildable assemblies. The hexagonal perforations embedded within select facade zones introduce porosity and pattern that reference both natural crystalline structures and contemporary computational aesthetics, creating dialogue between solid and void, opacity and transparency. Thematically, the work celebrates the human capacity to create environments for joy and recreation, transforming architectural shelter into experiential landscape that promises adventure and delight within its protective embrace. The sweeping forms suggest movement and velocity appropriate to its winter sports program while simultaneously conveying welcome and accessibility through the generous forecourt and human-scaled entrance zone. One might contemplate how architecture achieves its most profound effects when it transcends mere shelter to become an embodiment of aspiration and collective celebration.
With its huge building volume, unique architectural shape, and professional ski track, Sunac Snow Park not only naturally integrates into the surrounding mountains of Dujiangyan, but also deeply blends into the lives of ice and snow lovers. At the same time, combined with regional characteristics, with Bashu culture as the core, cultural symbols, and architectural design are integrated to create a landmark building with unique regional characteristics.