Nanjing City Wall Museum Hawanan sa Eksibit by Yuan Zhuan and Quan Liu

Nanjing City Wall Museum Hawanan sa Eksibit by Yuan Zhuan and Quan Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award nga Bulawan in Disenyo sa Espasyong Interyor ug Eksibisyon Competition Category.

BulawanInteryor· 2026

Nanjing City Wall Museum Hawanan sa Eksibit

by Yuan Zhuan and Quan Liu

Client: Jiangsu Bozhan Cultural Creative Industry Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award nga Bulawan Winner in Interyor Category

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The Design

About Nanjing City Wall Museum Hawanan sa Eksibit

Ang hawanan sa eksibit sa Nanjing City Wall Museum usa ka interior nga espasyo nga nagpakita sa kasaysayan sa Nanjing City Wall. Ang hawanan naglangkob og 2500 ka kwadrado metros sa basement floor, nga adunay gitas-on sa kisame nga unom ug upat ka metros. Lima ka mga sona ang nagpasabot sa pagtukod, pagpreserba ug bili sa kultura sa paril. Usa ka array nga espasyo nga gitukod gikan sa hapit usa ka libo ka mga tisa sa siyudad nga adunay inskripsiyon gisuportahan sa mga estruktura nga asero. Ang fair-faced nga konkreto ug custom nga mga aluminum panel maoy nag-umol sa mga display wall. Kapin sa kawhaan ka mga interactive nga module, lakip ang mga 3D sandbox ug mga tactile nga artifact, nag-alagad sa mga bisita sa tanang edad.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Bulawan

Nanjing City Wall Museum Hawanan sa Eksibit usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bulawan, usa ka hilabihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa unang-klase, katingalahan, ug bantogan nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Bulawan labihan ka bag-o, daghan og panan-aw, ug nagsidlak nga mga paglalang nga nagpakita sa henyo, kinaadman, ug kahanas sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Nanjing City Wall Museum Hawanan sa Eksibit mahimong labing gidayeg, nagtakda og uso, ug monumental nga imbento nga naghatag og bili nga wala pa makita. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bulawan usa ka makapahingangha ug gitahod nga proyekto nga labihan ka mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Nanjing City Wall Museum Hawanan sa Eksibit nagmugna og kusog nga mga pagbati sa kaibog, nagpukaw og kahinam, nagdasig sa pagkamamugnaon, ug nagbihag kanato.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: With the concept of "Presenting the Wall", the exhibition hall shows the grandeur of the Nanjing City Wall by emphasizing its role as a world cultural heritage site. With five zones, it interprets the Nanjing City Wall's cultural value from thousand-year-old history to the modern protection of cultural heritage. It applies various interactive installations like the pioneering array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks and 3D sandboxes, offering a cultural feast for all-age audiences.
Dimensions & Packaging: The exhibition hall is located in the basement floor of the museum building, covering an area of 2500 square meters. The ceiling height of the space is 6 meters, with some areas having a ceiling height of 4 meters.
Tags: Nanjing City Wall exhibition, World Cultural Heritage site, "Presenting the Wall", an array space made from nearly a thousand city bricks, 3D sandbox, interactive installations, all-age audiences, cultural feast, immersive experience, sustainabile designs.
Production Technology: The exhibition hall is China's first to integrate an ancient city sandbox with a colored terrazzo inlaid map on the floor, highlighting key areas while enhancing the spatial depth. Fair-faced concrete and custom aluminum panels are used for display walls, balancing aesthetic texture and durability. Over 20 modules (3D sandboxes, tactile artifacts, interactive installations, etc.) offer an immersive touring experience that closes the distance between audiences and the Nanjing City Wall.
Design Challenge: The exhibition hall pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, which are directly sourced from the Nanjing City Wall and bear unique inscriptions, imbuing the exhibition hall with high cultural value. It uses steel structures to ensure the safe display of historical artifacts and maximize the audiences' immersive visual experience, delivering visual and cultural impact.
Research: The exhibition hall presents the Nanjing City Wall's cultural value as a testament to urban civilization, a model of ancient engineering, and a paradigm of human-environment relationship. It pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, with digital interactive installations to balance grand narratives with engaging activities, fusing cultural heritage and public education.
Inspiration: Inspired by the Nanjing City Wall's masonry techniques and spatial enclosure features, the exhibition hall adopts a unique architectural design. It is dominated by city wall gray and accentuated by thematic colors such as Forbidden City red and moat blue, enriching visual layering and embodying cultural depth. It pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, aided by multi-sensory digital interactive installations, creating a museum that is friendly to all-age audiences.
Project Duration: The project finished in May 2023 in Nanjing.
Operation Flow: The exhibition hall interweaves large-scale artifact displays with small-volume interactive areas through a well-planned visitor route. From layout to form design, it establishes a coherent and sophisticated display system, enhancing the connection between the museum and the city wall ruins. Besides, it offers multiple interaction activities like brick inscription surname queries, wall memory recordings, and immersive animation, satisfying the needs of all-age audiences.
Team Members: Yuan Zhuang, Quan Liu
Image Credits: Jiangsu Bozhan Cultural Creative Industry Co., Ltd.