The Folding Boat
The Folding Boat Community Center by Xuechen Chen is a winner of the 2024 Silver A' Design Award in Idea and Conceptual Design.
The Folding Boat is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs.
Explore This Amazing WorkThe Folding Boat Community Center
The Folding Boat, located along the shore of the Harlem River, is a multifunctional space serving as a rowing facility for the community college, a small library, and a museum dedicated to sport rowing. Featuring a folded metal roof, this structure defines its interior space by seamlessly blending walls into ceilings. Positioned at the convergence of historical and modern districts, the meticulous placement of elements respects programs, circulation, and the urban landscape.
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The Folding Boat by Xuechen Chen
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Community Center
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Idea and Conceptual Design Award Winner in 2024.
Silver Winner
The Folding Boat Community Center
The Folding Boat is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. The Folding Boat is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. The Folding Boat is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparkles amazement and wonderment.
Winner Designer
Xuechen Chen
Xuechen Chen, an architect and visual artist in New York, draws inspiration from urban environments, focusing on city dynamics and subtle urban experiences. She holds degrees in B. ARCH from Pratt Institute and M. Design from the University of Pennsylvania. Her creative journey is deeply rooted in the materialist architecture process, where she deconstructs and reassembles materials within the digital realm. She has recently launched her very own personal studio, X.C Studio.
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Xuechen Chen
Xuechen Chen, a New York-based architect, holds degrees in B. ARCH from Pratt Institute and M. Design from the University of Pennsylvania. Her designs are a profound exploration of the urban and architectural interface, spanning diverse scales. Chen's focus extends beyond functionality, aiming to enrich cultural and educational experiences through thoughtful spatial narratives. Rooted in a deep understanding of cultural nuances, her work seamlessly integrates modern aesthetics with the context of each community.
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