Pláta Arquitectura · 2018
Shui Cultural Center Tekove Renda
by West-line Studio - Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie
- A' Design Award Pláta 2018 in Arquitectura
- CLIENT: West-line Studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 21,353
- Verification code 3F026F3332 · Verify this award
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About Shui Cultural Center Tekove Renda
Oĩva China-pe, Guizhou Tetã Ñemby gotyo-pe, Shui Tekove Renda ha'e peteĩ oke Sandu-pe g̃uarã, Shui ava tekoha ypykuéra yvýpe. West-line tembiapo renda ojapyhy ko óga ndive omoambue hag̃ua Shui-kuéra ceremonia rape ha py'a peteĩ tenda opavavépe g̃uarãme. Peteĩ bronce ao ihũ omoheñói joavy peteĩ hormigón jehupyty pohýi ndive, ombojavyka kuarahy resay omoñe'ẽ hag̃ua peteĩ jehecha impresionante oĩhápe ryguasúpe. Umi oikéva ohasávo y plaza ijuruja rire, Tekove Renda ohechaukáta mbohapy tenda oñemoirũ, ojehecháva porãite óga yváte asy rupive, oñemomandu'ávo Shui-kuéra yvyty ra'ãnga.
About the A' Design Award Pláta
Shui Cultural Center Tekove Renda ohupyty A' Design Award Pláta, peteĩ ñehechakuaa extraordinariamente prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño de primera línea, hechapyrãva ha impresionante-pe. Umi ganador Pláta ha'e tembiapo brillante ha heta creativo ohechaukáva expertise, talento ha agudeza sobresaliente umi diseñador-pe. Oñeha'ãrõ Shui Cultural Center Tekove Renda ha'eha peteĩ tembiapo maravilloso, ejemplar, profesional ha innovador pypukuvéva. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Pláta ha'e invento ojehechakuaáva ha ojehayhúva ohepyme'ẽva ha ombohasáva límite arte, ciencia, diseño ha tecnología rehegua. Shui Cultural Center Tekove Renda ha'e creación heta ojeenvidiáva omokyre'ỹva ipotapy, ome'ẽva sentimiento positivo ha omoheñóiva maravilla ha sorpresa.
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- Unique Properties
- Located in the Southern Guizhou Province, Shui Cultural Center is a gateway to Sandu County, the land of the Shui. It includes three main stripes, combining all the functions of the tourist-cultural center. With its iconic and distinct shape, it stands as an homage to the local culture and traditional architecture. The Shui culture is evoked using particular materials and shapes and recreating a ritual space, able to lead visitors into Shui’s ancestral world.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Area surface: 13,808.04 sqm
Building surface: 4,223.59 sqm
Building max height: 23 m
Tower height: 30 m - Tags
- China, Guizhou Province, West-line studio, Cultural Center, Shui Minority, Concrete Architecture, Chinese Architecture, Pitched Roof, Concrete, Bronze
- Production Technology
- 1. Fair-faced Concrete: strongly marked by a wooden pattern, given by the pine quarterdecks
2. Copper Steel Plates: twelve industrial processes recreate the peculiar texture of the bronze used in Shui minority’s ancient rituals
3. Colorful Transparent Glass: Shui Characters, mainly used during ceremonies and sacrifices, are printed on colored glasses, filtering the light and evoking a ritual atmosphere - Design Challenge
- The main challenge has been to turn those typical and ritual elements of Shui minority’s culture, together with the whole scenario they used to create during Bronze Age traditional rites, into a contemporary public space.
- Research
- The project focuses and researches on these main aspects:
1. Regional Connection: local peak-cluster landform
2. Public Life: contemporary public life model of Shui minority group in China
3. Ritual Atmosphere: bronze drums and altars used in Shui’s sacrifices
4. Lighting Atmosphere: filter Shui’s unique pictograms
5. Construction: handcrafted + industrial materials - Inspiration
- The Cultural Center is inspired by Shui minority sacrificial rites, where bronze drums and altars are regarded as symbols of power. The architecture also evokes Shui unique pictograms. From the outside, with its water square, it stands as an open memorial place. While inside visitors are immerged into an introverted ritual atmosphere.
- Project Duration
- Design: June 2016 - October 2016
Location: Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
Construction: October 2016 - November 2017
Location: Sandu County, Guizhou Province, China - Operation Flow
- The building guides visitors step by step into Shui’s ritual world. Starting from the open water memorial square, behind which the building shines with its bronze perforated skin which remembers sacrificial altars. To the interiors strongly characterized by the sharp pitched roof, which aims to recreate an intimate dramatic atmosphere.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to West-line Studio, 2017.
- Image Credits
- Photo: Jingsong Xie, Jinda Zheng
