POA Architects released the design of ‘Pingyang County New Town Second Vocational School’.

The project is located at Lot E43, East New District, Kunyang Town, Pingyang County. The total land area is 54,292 square metres, and the building area is 93,863 square metres (including 48,863 square metres of capacitated building area and 45,000 square metres of non-capacitated building area). The project investment is 548 million yuan, of which 453.36 million yuan is engineering cost. The main construction content includes administration and library complex building, training building, art building, janitorial, power distribution room and others, canteen, teaching building, dormitory building, lecture hall, gymnasium and ancillary supporting facilities.   

Essential Elements of Design

1、Traffic conditions: the site is along the road on three sides and facing the river on one side, and there is a 20-metre wide protective green belt between the south side of the site and the main road, so the school can only set up entrances in the east and north. 2、Landscape resources: the west side is along the river, and there is a good ecological environment, so it can be considered that the teaching area or living area can be arranged along the river. 3、Noise impact: the main arteries in the southeast of the city are affected by the traffic noise, and the setbacks of the teaching units need to be considered. Ecological environment: to create a green and sustainable campus space, to inherit the spiritual connotation and spatial characteristics of the architecture of southern Zhejiang, and to dialogue with the tradition as well as to face the future.

An eco-friendly school

Borrowed scenery is a major feature of the campus space, and the open courtyards along the river are like open arms that embrace nature. The teaching area is arranged along the river, fully enjoying the benefits of the ecological environment along the river, and the tiered terrace space adds more good places for students' after-school life. Whether on the terrace or in the courtyard, the scenery changes with each step.

The greenery of the river park flows into every corner of the campus, and eco-friendliness melts into the growth of the students. This is a campus full of life and vitality, full of encounters, surprises and imagination, where there are dialogues about nature and the future.