启明星D+剧院获得3项国际专业认可

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启明星D+剧院已经得到多项国际专业认可：

负责剧院设计的主建筑师马笑漪介绍，Muse Design Awards和Architizer A+Awards关注建筑设计的专业水准和全球影响力。

Rethinking The Future Awards则将目光投向建筑创意的前瞻性。

也就是说，评委们眼里的D+剧院，不单优秀地实现了它的功能，也有着独属于启明星的创意：

• 无限空间组合

  启明星的校园小而美，要求D+的功能高度集约——演出、集会、开放日、毕业典礼等诸多活动都能举办。

  于是，D+使用了大学里广泛应用的电动移动座椅，来实现几乎无限的空间组合。

• 突破传统的自然采光

  除了戏剧和舞蹈演出需要全黑场景外，D+内的大多数活动是倾向于自然采光的。

  观众厅的侧墙开窗和舞台背景的玻璃幕墙引入了大量自然光。双向舞台的设计也将室内外空间融合起来，这是北京地区的第一个双向的舞台。

• 罕见的中性色
  

  传统的剧院色彩都是浓烈的，比如红色或金色，实验剧场可能是蓝色或绿色的。

  而D+还要承担包括画展、开放日等多种特殊用途，过度定义它的色调可能会和活动主题冲突，浓烈的色彩也和启明星的气质有些违和，于是D+最终选用的是不同于寻常剧院的原生态材质和中性色调。

  这种温暖、明亮、开放而乐于探索的气质，和启明星宽和、自然的气质彼此呼应。

Rethinking The Future Awards认可D+剧院的建筑创意之外，也关注它是否推动了文化和社区的发展。

也就是说，D+得到的赞誉也表明，启明星的教育承诺在这里一一兑现：

孩子们成为更好的自己

D+空间，随着不同需要灵活安排：上课、排练、演出、辩论、艺术展览、国际会议、毕业典礼、谢师宴，甚至一场面向未来的战略讨论，都见证和记录着一个个成长的故事。

不久前，一群4至10年级的学生，在D+排演了音乐剧《僵尸末日生存十项法则》。

几个月里，他们练习冲刺、倒地、起身、呻吟，一次次倒地——在一场看似“失控”的音乐剧里，感受协作、投入与创造的快乐。

他们从最初的拘谨和试探，慢慢变成大胆而专注的故事讲述者。那些平日不太容易显露的幽默、勇气，在舞台上被一一唤醒。

一座普通剧院，可以因建筑而被看见；但一座真正属于学校的剧院，最终会因为其中的人和故事被记住。

社区在这里延伸

D+拥有北京地区唯一的双向舞台。舞台背后，16米宽、5.5米高的玻璃幕墙可以平移拉开。幕墙之外不是另一堵墙，而是树木、草地和一座露天剧场。

于是，阳光和葱郁的树木成为天然舞美，室内与室外、艺术与自然不再彼此分隔。

放学之后，特别是周五，教师和家长组成的乐队会在露天剧场排练、演奏，听众们就坐在台阶上聊天、相聚；家长们也在这里，利用课后时间为慈善项目筹款。

D+不再只是校园里的一座建筑，也让社区生活在这里延伸。

D+被设计成一个可以不断变化的空间，这和我们理解的教育内涵一致。

我们不急于定义一个孩子、一个社区会成为什么，也不希望只提供一条预设好的道路。

我们愿意留下空间，让不同的兴趣被发现，让新的想法有机会诞生，让孩子在一次次尝试中，慢慢找到属于自己的方向。

D+的“无限空间”，因此不只属于建筑。

北皋校区 Beigao Campus

三里屯校区 Sanlitun Campus

泉发校区 Quanfa Campus

Daystar D+ theater has received multiple international honors.

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Ms. Ma Xiaoyi, the lead architect responsible for the theater’s design, explains:The Muse Design AwardsandArchitizer A+Awardsrecognize excellence in architectural design and its global impact.

The Rethinking The Future Awards,meanwhile, place particular emphasis onforward-thinking architectural design.

In other words, what the juries recognized in D+ was not simply a theater that performs its functions exceptionally well, but also a space shaped by ideas that are uniquely Daystar.

• Almost Infinite Ways to Use the Space

Daystar’s campus is intentionally compact, which means D+ needs to make the most of every square meter. Performances, assemblies, Open Houses, graduation ceremonies and many other events all take place here.

To make this possible, D+ uses motorized retractable seating, a system widely used in university venues, allowing the space to be configured in almost limitless ways.

• Breaking with Tradition Through Natural Light

Apart from theater and dance performances that require a completely dark environment, most activities in D+ benefit from natural light.

Windows along the auditorium walls and a glass curtain wall behind the stage bring generous daylight into the building. The two-way stage further connects the indoor and outdoor spaces.

It is the first two-way stage of its kind in Beijing.

• An Unusually Neutral Palette

Traditional theaters often use rich, dramatic colors such as red and gold, while experimental theaters may favor blue or green.

But D+ also hosts exhibitions, Open Houses and many other kinds of events. A strongly defined color scheme could easily compete with the theme or atmosphere of a particular event. Bold theatrical colors also felt somewhat at odds with Daystar’s character.

D+ therefore chose natural materials and a neutral palette rarely seen in conventional theaters.The result is a space that feels warm, bright, open and curious—a natural reflection of Daystar’s own welcoming and grounded spirit.

Beyond architectural creativity,the Rethinking The Future Awards also consider whether a project contributes to the development of culture and community.

In that sense, the recognition D+ has received also reflects something deeper: the way Daystar’s educational commitments are brought to life in this space.

A Place Where Students Become More Fully Themselves

D+ changes with the needs of those who use it.

Classes, rehearsals, performances, debates, art exhibitions, international conferences, graduation ceremonies, staff appreciation events—and even strategic conversations about the future—all take place here.

Each becomes part of the ongoing story of growth.

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Not long ago, a group of students from fourth grade through tenth grade rehearsed the musical 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse at D+.

For months, they practiced sprinting, falling, getting back up and groaning like zombies—again and again.

Within the apparent chaos of the musical, they experienced the joy of collaboration, commitment and creativity.

What began with hesitation and uncertainty gradually grew into confidence and focus. Humor and courage that might not always be visible in everyday school life emerged, one by one, onstage.

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An ordinary theater may be noticed because of its architecture. But a theater that truly belongs to a school will ultimately be remembered for the people and stories within it.

Where Community Life Extends Beyond the School Day

D+ is also home to Beijing’s only two-way stage.

Behind the stage, a glass curtain wall measuring 16 meters wide and 5.5 meters high can slide completely open. Beyond it is not another wall, but trees, grass and an outdoor amphitheater.

Sunlight and greenery become a natural part of the stage. Indoors and outdoors, art and nature are no longer separated from one another.

After school, especially on Fridays, bands made up of teachers and parents rehearse and perform in the amphitheater, while people sit on the steps nearby, talking and spending time together. Parents also use the space after school to raise funds for charitable projects.

D+ is no longer simply a building on campus. It has become a place where community life continues and grows.

D+ was designed as a space that can keep changing.

In many ways, this reflects how we understand education.

We do not rush to define what a student—or a community—should become. Nor do we want to offer only one predetermined path. Instead, we want to leave room:

for different interests to be discovered, for new ideas to emerge, and for students, through one experience after another, to gradually find a direction of their own.

The “infinite space” of D+, therefore, extends far beyond the building itself.

北皋校区 Beigao Campus

三里屯校区 Sanlitun Campus

泉发校区 Quanfa Campus