Aerial view shows the vitality hill. Image © Jie Xu

鸟瞰显示出朝气蓬勃的山丘。图像C.洁旭

建筑师提供的文字说明。校园充满了经验和地方的感觉。在这个校园里的难忘的学习生活将与学生和老师一起去一生，在许多时代赋予他们美好的回忆、勇气和力量。因此，我们设计了"活力山"和"知识的圈子"，可以成为校园的核心。它将承担百年的有效教育理念和文化遗产，也是未来教育模式的创新与探索的新时代。

Text description provided by the architects. A campus is full of experience and the sense of place. The unforgettable leaning life in this campus will go with students and teachers' lifetime, and give them memories, courage and strength in many times. From this, we have designed "vitality hill" and "the circle of knowledge" which could be the core of campus. It will assume a hundred years of effective educational ideals and cultural heritage, but also the new era of innovation and exploration of the future education model.

Text description provided by the architects. A campus is full of experience and the sense of place. The unforgettable leaning life in this campus will go with students and teachers' lifetime, and give them memories, courage and strength in many times. From this, we have designed "vitality hill" and "the circle of knowledge" which could be the core of campus. It will assume a hundred years of effective educational ideals and cultural heritage, but also the new era of innovation and exploration of the future education model.

 The vitality hill and the teaching building. Image © Yu Zhang

活力山与教学楼。形象余章

活力山校园的核心-活力山是校园从地球上生长出来的主要部分，它以自然起伏的草坡形式包含了师生最重要的日常活动，突破了传统校园的规律性和无聊性，给学生带来了生动的场地体验。

Vitality hill The campus' core—vitality hill is the main part of the campus growing out of the earth, which contains the most important daily activities of teachers and students in the form of natural undulating grass slope, breaking through the regularity and boredom of the traditional campus and bringing a vivid site experience.

Vitality hill The campus' core—vitality hill is the main part of the campus growing out of the earth, which contains the most important daily activities of teachers and students in the form of natural undulating grass slope, breaking through the regularity and boredom of the traditional campus and bringing a vivid site experience.

 Teaching building and the sinking stage. Image © Jie Xu

教学楼与沉船阶段。图像C.洁旭

它由一个高度相差5.5米的地面广场和一个下沉的露天舞台组成。这两个人通过一个可以容纳300人的室外观景台连接起来。

It is composed of a ground square with a height difference of 5.5 meters and a sunken open air stage. The two are connected by an outdoor viewing stage which can hold 300 peoplememory.

It is composed of a ground square with a height difference of 5.5 meters and a sunken open air stage. The two are connected by an outdoor viewing stage which can hold 300 peoplememory.

 The entrance of the teaching building on the vitality hill. Image © Yu Zhang

活力山上教学楼的入口处。形象余章

校园的公共功能，如图书馆、剧院、体育馆、食堂、艺术活动室等，散落在活力山下，圆顶中央广场周围采用连续梁结构形成平顶视觉，延伸了头顶空间和延展性的整体感觉，宁波潮湿的雨天保证了全天候的利用。

The public functions of the campus, such as library, theatre, gymnasium, cafeteria, art activity room, etc., are scattered under the vitality hill, around the central square in annular space sequence of dome roof used continuous beam structure to form the vision of flat top, extends the integral feeling of overhead space and ductility, and humid rainy climate in ningbo guarantees the all-weather use.

The public functions of the campus, such as library, theatre, gymnasium, cafeteria, art activity room, etc., are scattered under the vitality hill, around the central square in annular space sequence of dome roof used continuous beam structure to form the vision of flat top, extends the integral feeling of overhead space and ductility, and humid rainy climate in ningbo guarantees the all-weather use.

 First floor plan

一楼平面图

多层次的动态山丘，使校园由平地走向富饶，与周边建筑碰撞，创造出强大的空间生命力。它把西边变成图书馆，东面变成看台，北面变成餐厅的绿色屋顶，学生们可以坐在那里俯瞰朝气蓬勃的小山全景，南面俯瞰体育馆的攀岩墙。

The multi-level dynamic mound makes the campus from flat to rich, and it collides with the surrounding buildings to create great vitality of the space. It turns west into a library and east into a grandstand, north into the green roof of a dining hall, where students can sit overlooking the panorama of vitality hill and south into the climbing wall of the gymnasium.

The multi-level dynamic mound makes the campus from flat to rich, and it collides with the surrounding buildings to create great vitality of the space. It turns west into a library and east into a grandstand, north into the green roof of a dining hall, where students can sit overlooking the panorama of vitality hill and south into the climbing wall of the gymnasium.

 Dormitory. Image © Jie Xu

宿舍。图像C.洁旭

 The entrance of dormitory. Image © Yu Zhang

宿舍入口处。形象余章

新校区采用国际教育模式，课堂外也应成为学生主动学习的场所。知识圈的设计就是由此而来的。它由南北教学楼两个不同高度的中庭和一个彼此连接的宽敞走廊组成。教学楼中间的天井建筑周围的室外平台，加上屋顶照明、天窗等设计元素，增加了建筑的趣味性。

Circle of knowledge The new campus adopts the international education model, and the outside of the classroom should also become the place where students take the initiative to learn. The design of circle of knowledge comes from this. It is composed of two atriums of different heights in the south-north teaching building and a spacious corridor connecting with each other. The outdoor platform around the sky courtyard building of the atrium of the middle of the teaching building and the addition of design elements such as roof lighting and skylight added architectural interest.

Circle of knowledge The new campus adopts the international education model, and the outside of the classroom should also become the place where students take the initiative to learn. The design of circle of knowledge comes from this. It is composed of two atriums of different heights in the south-north teaching building and a spacious corridor connecting with each other. The outdoor platform around the sky courtyard building of the atrium of the middle of the teaching building and the addition of design elements such as roof lighting and skylight added architectural interest.

 Atrium of teaching building. Image © Yu Zhang

教学楼中庭。形象余章

 Atrium of teaching building. Image © Yu Zhang

教学楼中庭。形象余章

知识圈是主动学习的场所，它被设计成一个紧凑而密集的立方体。这两座教学楼是以庭院为中心，以曲折的形式布置的。同质教学和实验单元缩短了教室间的步行距离。模块化平面布局保证了教学的要求。

The circle of knowledge is a place for active learning, which is designed as a compact and intensive cube. The two teaching buildings are laid out in a zigzag pattern with courtyard as the center. The homogeneous teaching and experimental units shorten the walking distance between classrooms. The modular plane layout ensures the requirements of teaching.

The circle of knowledge is a place for active learning, which is designed as a compact and intensive cube. The two teaching buildings are laid out in a zigzag pattern with courtyard as the center. The homogeneous teaching and experimental units shorten the walking distance between classrooms. The modular plane layout ensures the requirements of teaching.

 Atrium of teaching building. Image © Yu Zhang

教学楼中庭。形象余章

我们创造了生机勃勃的山丘和知识圈，以鲜明的空间形式和场地特色，创造了生动丰富的校园场景体验。这将使每一个实践中的学生都有能力去掌握未知的事物，并有勇气去探索这个世界。

We create the vitality hill and the circle of knowledge, with the distinctive spatial form and site features to create a vivid rich experience of the scene of the campus. This will give every practical student the ability to grasp the unknown and the courage to explore the world.

We create the vitality hill and the circle of knowledge, with the distinctive spatial form and site features to create a vivid rich experience of the scene of the campus. This will give every practical student the ability to grasp the unknown and the courage to explore the world.

 Perspective of dormitory along urban interface. Image © Jie Xu

城市界面宿舍透视。形象（三）杰旭

Architects United Design Group

Location East Baizhang Road, Xincheng District, East Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China

Principle architects Yu Zhang, Rongwei Liu

Design Team Zheng Yang, Yanhua Ji, Chunyan Ma, Lan Guo, Ke Li, Lei Gao, Yingyi Zhang, Ge Lu, Hongyi Wang, Qida Ma

Area 54116.0 m2

Project Year 2018

Photographs Yu Zhang, Jie Xu

Category Elementary & Middle School