Tianjin Zarsion Centre d'exposition by RUF Architects

Tianjin Zarsion Centre d'exposition by RUF Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Platine in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

PlatineArchitecture· 2021

Tianjin Zarsion Centre d'exposition

by RUF Architects

Client: RUF Architects

A' Design Award de Platine Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Tianjin Zarsion Centre d'exposition

Tianjin Zarsion est un centre d'exposition édifié au bord d'un affluent de la rivière Yongding, à Tianjin, en Chine. Le plan adopte une forme de goutte d'eau disposée en diagonale sur le site, ce qui allonge le parcours d'approche depuis la limite de la ville jusqu'à l'entrée. Des avant-toits profonds et de vastes surfaces vitrées créent une toiture légère qui semble flotter. La structure est principalement en bois, complétée par de l'acier, et 68 poutres rayonnantes en pin rouge composent une charpente cintrée en forme de parasol. Huit colonnes intérieures en bois permettent de dégager un vaste hall sans poteaux. Un puits de lumière en forme de feuille est dimensionné pour préserver à l'intérieur une lumière douce et sereine.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Platine

Tianjin Zarsion Centre d'exposition est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Platine, une reconnaissance extrêmement prestigieuse décernée à des designs véritablement exceptionnels, élégants et magnifiques. Les lauréats Platine sont des merveilles de création, des témoignages des limites de la créativité intellectuelle, et démontrent le professionnalisme inégalé et le génie de leurs concepteurs. Ces designs sont censés être les œuvres les plus renommées, qui définissent l'esthétique d'une époque, contribuent au bien-être de la société et repoussent les limites de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie. Tianjin Zarsion Centre d'exposition affiche un niveau d'excellence transcendant et rend sans équivoque le monde meilleur grâce à ses caractéristiques avantageuses et précieuses. Tianjin Zarsion Centre d'exposition est une œuvre lauréate de l'A' Design Award de Platine qui éveille les désirs, inspire, enthousiasme, ravit et fait naître une grande joie.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Architects initially tried to use symbolic architectural language to establish a connection with the historical environment.

As to layout, water drop shape is placed diagonally into the site, which not only elongates the moving line from the city interface to the entrance, but also makes the shape more intuitive. The profound eaves overhang and large area glass applications create a directionless floating roof, which presents a charming tranquility with the swaying shadows of the trees.
Dimensions & Packaging: The interior 8 wooden columns and the 3 diagonal wooden columns at the front make the structure realize the 34.0mx14.5m indoor column-free space and the 3.7m outdoor cantilever.

The smoke-gray aluminum-magnesium plates, ultra-white tempered glass, small faceted spruce suspended ceiling and leaf-shaped exterior outline create an honest expression of microscopic stress.
Tags: Innovative, New Experience, Polysemy, Community, Commercial, Dynamic, Architecture, Interaction
Production Technology: The project’s structure went through three rounds of schemes, and final scheme is dominated by wood structure and supplemented by steel structure.

The concept of three rings is adopted. The roof uses the skylight and the beam columns to realize force conversion. The cornice is made of steel structure and the rest is made of wood structure to achieve perfect radiating effect.
Design Challenge: The project was completed in the form of wooden structure. The biggest challenge in the process of project implementation is the large span and overhang in the structure. After several rounds of structural tests, the final shape is umbrella-shaped spoke-type arched architecture scheme, which is formed by inner, middle and outer circular steel beams and 68 radial red pine beams.
Research: At the initial design stage, the external place is not clearly defined, and the relationship between the building and the place presents a sense of spontaneous floating. Along with the design development forwarded, metaphorical polysemy emerges. Architects use the cavities of roof sheathing and inclined beams as well as the cavities of main ring beams to hide all pipelines involving water, electricity, air conditioning and so on.
Inspiration: The project locates next to a meandering tributary of the Yongding River. In this vast expanse of grass, the external place is not clearly defined.

The design started with the roof, architects initially tried to use symbolic architectural language to establish a connection with the historical environment. This is like a crystal clear water drop quietly dissolves into the endless winding river. However, with the gradual development of the narrative, metaphorical polysemy emerges.
Project Duration: The project started in July. 2019 in Tianjin Municipality, China and was completed in March 2020.
Operation Flow: The building does not have a clear main entrance. Three exposed diagonal wooden posts are used to define the entrance space at the front.

To enter the exhibition space from the front, visitors will enter a lower transitional space under the eaves, and then gradually move to the space under the leaf-shaped skylight, which is covered with light. We deliberately control the interference of excessive direct light through the size of the skylight, so as to ensure the soft and quiet space atmosphere inside.
Team Members: RUF Architects
Lead Architect：Qian Mingbo
Design Team：Song Xinhua,Wu Meihong, Rao Zeming, Ji Changshuai
Image Credits: Photo Credits: Hu Yijie