MVRDVの創立パートナーであるヤコブ・ファン・ライスは言います。
「深セン・ウーマン＆チルドレンズ・センターは深センの先駆的プロジェクトとなる可能性があります」
「都市の急速な成長に伴い、多くの既存建築物は実際に長寿命であるようには設計されていません。これでは、取り壊しが蔓延するか、理想的には再利用の大波が押し寄せることになります。このような不十分な構造物でも再利用できることを示せば、埋立処分されるコンクリートの量を大幅に減らすことができます。そして、そのコンクリートに取って代わるために生み出されるはずだった何百万トンもの炭素排出をなくすことができるのです」

ファサードの色－黄色、オレンジ、ピンク、緑－は、建物のレイアウトを伝えるのに役立っています。色とりどりの台座は、母親とその子供たちのためのサービスセンターとしての機能をはっきりとアピールしています。ホテルのあるタワーでは、これらの色はよりニュートラルな白に変わっています。1階では、複合施設への4つの主要な入り口が、それぞれ異なる色の集中によって強調されています。そして、この建物をナビゲートしやすくし、訪問者を歓迎するようになっています。

このカラフルでコミュニケーション的なアプローチは、メインロビーにも続いています。ここでは、9つの“部屋”からなる構造体が多様な機能を持ち、それらが一体となって訪問中の子供たちの楽しみを高める遊び場のような空間を形成しています。この構造体の楽しげな色彩は、子供たちが優先される空間としての建物の目的をより強固なものにしています。

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A pioneering example of reuse in China: MVRDV completes transformation of the Shenzhen Women and Children’s Centre

Construction on the MVRDV-designed Shenzhen Women & Children’s Centre is complete, transforming an old mixed-use tower into a vibrant and colourful skyscraper hosting a hotel and a wide range of facilities for the welfare of women and children: a library, an auditorium, a children’s theatre and “discovery hall”, as well as therapy rooms and offices for staff. With its colourful facade, the building is a refreshing presence in Shenzhen’s Futian district; more importantly, at 100 metres tall, the building sets an important precedent for repurposing buildings in a city that is soon to see a “great wave of adaptive reuse”.

The tower was originally completed in 1994, forming part of Shenzhen’s first period of explosive growth. The rushed approach to its original design was immediately clear: due to persistent fire safety concerns, the commercial units in the plinth were not opened until 2002, and the tower itself remained empty indefinitely.
With the changing needs of the building’s users, it fell short of environmental requirements, and by 2019 it was clear that the building was no longer fit for purpose. Owing to China’s commitment to achieving carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, the building was selected as one of 24 model examples of revitalisation by the National Development and Reform Commission.

To rectify the building’s problems, MVRDV designed a comprehensive transformation that would allow the building’s structure to be reused – a far more sustainable approach than demolishing and rebuilding. The most visible element of this transformation is the new facade: a grid of multi-coloured exterior frames increases the depth of the facade to a full metre. These frames provide extra shading to reduce thermal heat gain, and also incorporate openable panels on the inside that allow for natural ventilation – thus increasing occupants’ comfort and reducing the building’s reliance on air conditioning.

The design also transforms multiple elements of the building. The tower crown provides cover for a large accessible terrace offering a 360-degree panorama of the neighbourhood below. The courtyard, which was originally used for car parking, has been converted into a public space with a food court. The entrance to the city’s metro, which previously cluttered the pavement outside, has been moved inside the building to better connect it to public transit networks and reinforce the transition away from car-dependence.

The transformation of the building was achieved while saving approximately 24,000 cubic metres of concrete from the original structure, a reuse resulting in a carbon saving equivalent to 11,800 flights from Amsterdam to Shenzhen. Small additions to the structure were also made, filling in some of the original design’s awkward geometry to create simple, efficient floorplans.

“The Shenzhen Women and Children’s Centre could be a pioneering project for Shenzhen”, says MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs. “With the city’s fast-paced growth, many existing buildings were not really designed to have a long lifespan. That is a recipe for either an epidemic of demolition or, ideally, a great wave of adaptive reuse. Showing that even the most inadequate of these structures can be reused could save a crazy amount of concrete going to landfill – and eliminate millions of tonnes of carbon emissions that would have been created replacing that concrete.”

The colours of the facade – yellow, orange, pink, and green – help to communicate the building’s layout. The multicoloured plinth clearly advertises its function as a service centre for mothers and their children; on the tower, which hosts the hotel, these colours give way to a more neutral white. On the ground floor, the four primary entrances to the complex are each highlighted by a concentration of a different colour, making the building easy to navigate and welcoming to visitors.

This colourful and communicative approach continues into the main lobby. Here, a structure of nine “rooms” hosts diverse functions that together form a playground-like space for children to enhance their enjoyment during a visit. The joyful colours of this structure reinforce the building’s purpose as a space where children are given priority.

■建築概要

Project Name: Shenzhen Women & Children’s Centre
Location: Futian District, Shenzhen, China
Year: 2019–2023
Client: Shum Yip Group Limited
Size and Programme: 57,900m2 – Women & Children’s Centre, Offices, Hotel, Retail
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Architect: MVRDV
Founding Partner in charge: Jacob van Rijs
Partner: Wenchian Shi
Director MVRDV Asia: Steven Smit, Peter Chang
Design Team: Lorenzo Mattozzi, Marco Gazzola, Giuseppe Mazzaglia, Daehee Suk, Fredy Fortich, Chi Zhang, Bertrand Tan, Siyi Pan, Albert Parfonov, Andrius Ribikauskas, Enrica Perrot, Martina Franco, Jiameng Li, Agnieszka Dabek, Paula Vargas Torres, Elisa Paneni, Peter Chang, Luca Xu, Hong Yang, Echo Zhai, Zhang Ruochen, Leo Zhang, Huang Cai, Peilu Chen, Xiaoliang Yu, Americo Iannazzone, Yihong Chen, Kefei Yan, Edvan Ardianto
Interiors & Landscape Design: Lorenzo Mattozzi, Fokke Moerel, Pim Bangert, Giovanni Nardi, Daehee Suk, Jiameng Li, Bertrand Tan, Paula Vargas Torres, Luca Xu
MVRDV NEXT: Boudewijn Thomas, Yayun Liu, Changqing Ye
Project coordination: Jammy Zhu
Visualisations: Antonio Luca Coco, Angelo La Delfa, Pavlos Ventouris, Francesco Vitale, Luana La Martina, Jaroslaw Jeda, Emanuele Fortunati
Copyright: MVRDV Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries
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Partners:
Co-architect / Landscape architect / MEP: SZAD
Project coordination: Shenzhen Women & Children’s Building Operation and Management Co.,Ltd.
Facade Consultant: KGE (King Glass Engineering)
Structural engineer: Yuanlizhu Engineering Consultants (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd. Lighting Consultant: BPI (Brandston Partnership Inc.)
Cost calculation: Jinxia Property Cost Consultation Co.,Ltd.
Interior architect: Jiang & Associates
Photographs: © Xia Zhi