Seal
Building for Central-South Architectural Design Institute Co.,Ltd.
Seal is an archive building located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. The building has a gross floor area of 57,487 square meters and a height of 66 meters. The form combines a tower and a podium, which frees shared space on the lower floors and places the archive storage on the upper floors. Public and professional circulation routes are separated. The facade is inspired by the Chinese seal and presents timelines of historic events in the city. Local materials and low carbon technologies are applied. A multipurpose hall and a large meeting room are open to the public.
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Seal Building Press Releases
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Seal Building Translations
Offering a diversity of language options for Seal translations: Dhismaha Kaydka Diiwaanka SO, ಆರ್ಕೈವ್ ಕಟ್ಟಡ KN, Skjalabygging IS, Архивска зграда SR, Isakhiwo Sokugcina Amaphepha Omlando ZU, Fale Puipuia o Faamaumauga SM, Arxiv binosi UZ, Archyvo pastatas LT, Óga Archívo GN, ናይ መዝገብ ህንጻ TI, ఆర్కైవ్ భవనం TE, မော်ကွန်းတိုက်အဆောက်အအုံ MY, Foirgneamh Cartlainne GA, Архіўны будынак BE, Chivako Chekuchengetedza Zvinyorwa SN, არქივის შენობა KA, ලේඛනාගාර ගොඩනැගිල්ල SI, Arkiva Konstruaĵo EO, Willay Wasi QU, ارخىپ بىنासى UG, Archivní budova CS, Mohaho oa Polokelo ea Litokomane ST, Архивын байр MN, Príomhfheidhm: Foirgneamh Cartlainne GD, Argiefgebou AF, آرڪائيو بلڊنگ SD, Arkivbygning DA, Archívna budova SK, Archívum épület HU, আৰ্কাইভ ভৱন AS, Архівна будівля UK, Arhiivihoone ET, Edifici d'Arxiu CA, 档案馆建筑 ZH, Edificio de archivo ES, مبنى أرشيف AR, Bâtiment d'archives FR, Edifício de Arquivo PT, 档案館 JA, 기록물 보관 건물 KO, Edificio d'archivio IT, अभिलेखागार भवन HI, আর্কাইভ ভবন BN, Здание архива RU, آرکائیو (محافظ خانہ) عمارت UR, Gedung Arsip ID, Archivgebäude DE, Arşiv Binası TR, Archive Building EN, આર્કાઈવ બિલ્ડિંગ GU, ਆਰਕਾਈਵ ਬਿਲਡਿੰਗ PA, ആർക്കൈവ് കെട്ടിടം ML, Bangunan Arkib MS, អគារឯកសារ KM, Бинои Архив TG, Arhivska zgrada HR, Clădire de Arhivă RO, Jengo la Kumbukumbu SW, Archivgebäude LB, Artxibo Eraikina EU, Lub Tsev Khaws Ntaub Ntawv Qub HMN, د آرشیف ودانۍ PS, Whare Puranga Tuhinga MI, Bastiment d'Archius OC, Trano Fitehirizana Arisiva MG, Ndërtesë Arkivi SQ, Arhīva ēka LV, מבנה ארכיון HE, ଅଭିଲେଖାଗାର ଭବନ OR, Budynek archiwum PL, ཡིག་ཚགས་ཉར་ཚགས་ཁང་། BO, अभिलेख भवन NE, የማህደር ህንፃ AM, Inyubako y'Ububiko RW, Arhiw binasy TK, Arxiv Binası AZ, Arkivbygning NB, Umsebenzi Ophambili: Isakhiwo Sovimba XH, Arkivbyggnad SV, Arkistorakennus FI, Kargeha Arşîvê KU, Wangunan Arsip SU, Архив имараты KY, Archiefgebouw NL, ອາຄານເກັບຮັກສາເອກກະສານ LO, Pangunahing Bilding sa Archive CEB, אַרכיוו בנין YI, Κτίριο Αρχείων EL, Nyumba Yosungiramo Zolembedwa NY, Архивска зграда MK, காப்பக கட்டிடம் TA, Արխիվային շենք HY, Edifiziu d'Archiviu CO, Архивна сграда BG, Ginin Ajiye Bayanai (Archive Building) HA, Gedhung Arsip JV, Hale Waihona Palapala HAW, Gusaling Arkibo TL, อาคารจัดเก็บเอกสารสำคัญ TH, Bilding Achiv HT, Архив бинасы TT, Arhivska zgrada BS, Edificio de Arquivo GL, Aedificium Archivorum LA, 档案馆建筑 ZY, ساختمان آرشیو FA, Arhivska stavba SL, Ụlọ Nchekwa Akwụkwọ Akụkọ Ihe Mere Eme IG, Adeilad Archif CY, Bini tal-Arkivju MT, Argyfgebou FY, Мұрағат ғимараты KK, Ile Ìkówèésí YO, संग्रहालय इमारत MR, Arkivbygning NO, अभिलेखागार भवनम् SA, Tòa nhà Lưu trữ VI, to suit your project's needs.
Seal Building Media Articles
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Unique Properties
Wuhan is an old city with long history, the architect take advantage of reginal cultural inheritance and innovation by design inspiration, facade components and building details. They put people first by placing emphasis on the user experience. This is not a boring place of storing and accessing the archives, but rather a place of open, comfortable, sharing space for communication. Sustainable and Low carbon. Multiple Proactive and inactive technologies have been applied in the building ensuring the sustainable and low carbon characters of the building.
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culture sharing space ecologic
Production Technology
City and Building: the design focuses on the relationship between building and city. Function and Flow: Clear space division based on the function difference. Flow of public user and professional user separated clearly. Space and Environment: Mixture of Building and environment, infiltration of inside and outside space during design. Materials and Details: Materials based on the local material accessibility. Modern technique to display long and memorable history. Low-Carbon and Sustainability: Technologies been applied to achieve low carbon.
Design Challenge
Due to the shortage of land, two forms in the design: I-shaped plate layout and high-rise tower layout. Through analyzing relationship of the city, the form of tower and podium is optimal. Hence, continuing the urban space, and using convenience of vertical transportation to leave more shared space on the lower floors. The relatively private archives warehouse is on the high-rise floor, ensuring the safety and easy management of the archives warehouse, also facilitating the accessibility.
Project Duration
The project design and construction started in April 2014 and finished in August 2017 and located in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Operation Flow
The project combines the requirement of the client and public users by applying smart retrieve and search, smart accessing system, smart archives storage and accessing system. Multiple purpose hall and big meeting room in the Archives opens to the public for commercial purposes, releasing government financial burden. Both current urban layout and center square layout makes the building in line with the relationship with the city.
Research
Design by the need of government and use digital design method to improve the project.
Inspiration
Seal, special Chinese methods of keeping record, which are being embedded in the building appearance, indicating the building witnessing the leaps and bound of the city development, and the transformation from old-fashion into modern. Once the four elevations are being displayed together on the same page, a big W will be formed which is the first letter of City Wuhan, where this building situates. Specific timelines of big historic event is being presented on the building facade, recording the history development of the city and ushering a new page of the future.
Project Overview
Seal Building has been a Bronze winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2021 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
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Bronze Recognition
Central-South Architectural Institute was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2022, a testament to excellence of their work Seal Building.
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Central-South Architectural Institute introduces "Seal," a building in Wuhan, China, designed to embody the city's history and transformation into modernity, while prioritizing user experience and sustainability.
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