Atelier Deshaus - Qintai Art Museum, like white dunes on the south bank of Moon Lake
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Qintai Art Museum, like white dunes on the south bank of Moon Lake

Atelier Deshaus

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Atelier Deshaus

Qingtai Art Museum is located on the lakeside of the Moon Lake in Wuhan’s Hanyang district, facing the Plum Mountain across the lake to the south. In order to reduce the weight of the architectural mass on the natural surface of the lake, the form of an undulating natural terrain is used in the direction of the lake, while sinking part of the exhibition spaces underground. This both uses the underground space, and also minimizes the massing on the ground. On the side facing the city road, on the other hand, a vertical facade continues to uphold architecture’s urbanity. The undulating roof is formed by an abstract stepped terrace following topographic contours. The risers of the steps are lined using silver metallic surface, while the treads are covered with white stones and low vegetation, traversed by winding planked walking paths. These rooftop paths are entirely open to the public, connecting to the Moon Lake, as well as the exits of the museum exhibition spaces, the space for public education, the art shop, the café, and the other public spaces. Thus, they form a public space framework independent from the exhibition spaces of the museum. The activities of the public are part of the architectural surface. The art museum architecture as intervention has redefined the urban space on the south bank of Moon Lake. To the west of the museum the space is reserved for an urban plaza, interacting in the future with the Wuhan Library and Drama Centre under planning. The main entrance to the museum, as well as the programs with strong public tenets including the Creative Cultural Spaces, are all placed on this side, where a subtly inwardly-curved façade together with the place create a sense of enclosure. From the plaza there are ramped paths linking to the second floor café and rooftop terrace, establishing a public circulation that could still operate after the museum closes. Operationally, this strengthens the openness of the museum and the urbanity of the architecture. The main hall, together with the undulating roofscape, creates a unique space for exhibition. The space of the exhibition uses floating exhibition walls, and there is no longer a set circulation for visiting the exhibition. The walls are both surfaces for exhibiting, as well as the structure for the undulating roof. The exhibition spaces for contemporary art, modern art, classical art, as well as for special exhibitions, could be independently accessed, or sequentially linked, having great functional flexibility.

Credits

 Wuhan City
 China
 Wuhan Real Estate Construction & Investment (Group) Co., Ltd.
 12/2021
 43080 mq
 Liu Yichun
 Chen Yu, Wang Longhai, Hu Chenchen, Chen Hao, Shen Wen, Chen Chihhan, Tang Yun, Zhang Xiaoqi, Wu Wenchao, Deng Rui, Liu Xin, Pang Zirui, Wang Jiawen, Cao Ye

Curriculum

Founded in 2001, Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus is one of the earliest independent architectural design studios in China. Approaching architecture as a poetics of construction that must respond to the shifting urban conditions, Atelier Deshaus' practice continues to contribute to an emerging publicness of space. As realized in works such as the Long Museum West Bund and the Modern Art Museum of Shanghai, the nuance and sensitivity of their works have earned the studio much international recognition.

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#Finalist #China  #Reinforced concrete  #Concrete roofing  #Atelier Deshaus  #Exhibition  #Wuhan City 

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