The Muse Design Awards 2024 have announced the winners, and POA Architects has won the Platinum Award for Global Commercial Architecture for the ‘Oulian Auto Plaza’!

The MUSE Design Awards, organised by International Awards Associate (hereinafter referred to as IAA, the International Awards Association), was created in 2015 as part of the Muse Awards programme to recognise and honour the world's best design and creative talent. The winning entries are highly innovative, creative and sustainable, taking full account of the building's traditional expression of its location, as well as its impact on ecology, social engagement and culture.

The global jury for 2024 consisted of outstanding representatives from different cultural fields such as architecture, interior, landscape, lighting and product. They selected the final winners in eight categories from hundreds of shortlisted projects from all over the world. Top prizes in each categoryPlatinum recipients。

‘The Secretary General of the Muse Prize states: ‘The Prize encourages the pursuit of a form of excellence that is ethical and intelligent, and that embodies a legacy while fulfilling the goals of innovation, creative freedom and eco-efficiency. The Muse Awards recognise individuals who are committed to excellence - who want architecture to push its own boundaries. The beauty of architecture should therefore not be defined by conventional standards. Instead, it should express itself through an authenticity that can be agreed upon to shape true wonder.’

Oulian Automobile Commercial Plaza

Architectural heritage is preserved and utilised not only because of the historical memory it carries, but more importantly because it gives the future a certain sense of history as well. Therefore, we do not need to praise and consolidate architectural aesthetics here, but rather focus on the contemporary and futuristic spirit.

POA's renovation design hopes to preserve the original commercial form of the neighbourhood through the juxtaposition of old and new buildings, expanding the three-dimensional hierarchy of time senses and physical dimensions. The addition of smart car technology re-injects new life into the decaying commercial space.

Open neighbourhood form embraces the city with open arms

Glazed façade minimises blockage of views of the internal space from the city.

A rooftop sports park provides an open and shared public space for the public

The ‘Oulian Automobile’ commercial renovation project is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, and when it is completed, every detail of the project, from the automobile experience centre, automobile exhibition to the automobile sports park, will be carefully planned and laid out in a harmonious symbiosis of aesthetics and functionality.

Aluminium dry-hanging on the upper façade and high-transmittance glass on the ground floor