Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum by Paul Bo Peng

Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum by Paul Bo Peng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Arsjitektuer, Gebou en Struktuerûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsArsjitektuer· 2020

Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum

by Paul Bo Peng

Client: Iapa

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Arsjitektuer Category

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The Design

About Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum

Wenzhou Urban Wetland is in museum yn Wenzhou, provinsje Zhejiang, Sina. It gebou stiet yn it hert fan in wetlângebiet yn it sintrum fan de stêd. It haadgebou fan it museum is ferheven, sadat de wetlannen der ûnder trochrinne, en der is in boattocht-gebiet foarsjoen. De yndieling fan de eksposysjesealen folget de binnenpleatsen fan lokale wenningen. Nivoferoarings litte it legere wetlânlânskip opgean yn de hegere binnenpleatsen. In dakstún foarmet in bykommende laach. It gebou hat in flieroerflak fan 20.000 fjouwerkante meter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The project is experimenting with different methods of spatial organization, embedding floating architectural elements which re-appropriates the most classical Chinese architectural/landscape typologies such as courtyard typology, Chinese garden typology, nature parks and figure/ground relationship and mixes it with contemporary architectural language. The output creates a series of inter-mingling spaces taking the visitor to different levels of interiority/exteriority.
Dimensions & Packaging: Building area 20000㎡
Tags: Culture, architecture, museum, public spaces
Production Technology: For the site design, the organic form was inspired by the natural texture of the wetlands. The design follows the natural wetland landscape - we elevate the main body of the building and let the wetlands pass through the empty space, to form a unique wetland experience with a boat tour area. The spatial layout of the exhibition hall is inspired by the courtyard space layout of the local dwellings. Through the difference in elevations, the lower wetland landscape blends into the upper courtyard space. The roof garden follows the height of the exhibition hall and is added to form a wetland layer, an exhibition hall layer – forming a rich interpretation of the three-dimensional space on the roof garden level.
Design Challenge: The most challenging aspect of the design process was to transform the wetland museum into an ecological building that harmonizes the flow between humanity and nature, whilst simultaneously maintaining both characteristics.
Research: From the culture and natural environment of Zhejiang, we extracted the traditional residential design elements that symbolize the signature architectural characteristics of the region. The floating boat market symbolizes people and culture and the textural elements of the design symbolizes the natural characteristics of the wetlands. The layout of the residential houses retains and strengthen the style and scale of traditional residential courtyard spaces. These houses combine with the water boat market and the wetlands to form a natural and friendly building place with local characteristics.
Inspiration: The project is located in the city of Wenzhou, China. The wetlands occupy the heart of the city, dividing it into two different zones. The concept of the design is based on the idea of having a cultural place for different groups of people to meet and connect, bridging the past and the present. The main concept is based on redefining the primordial relationship between landscape and architecture.
Project Duration: The project is located in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, and was completed in 2017.
Operation Flow: The Wetland Museum is centered at the heart of the wetlands and radiates throughout the entire city. The site is located thirty minutes’ drive from central urban areas. The accessibility of the museum will allow it to become another important public expo-building in Wenzhou.
Team Members: Chief Architect: PAUL BO PENG
Stoney Yu
Yang Yang
Xing Zhang
Jiawei Ye
Yonglun Chen
Ying Peng
Zhuohong Wu
Image Credits: Paul Bo Peng