Tiangang Art Center Pinacotheca by Syn Architects

Tiangang Art Center Pinacotheca by Syn Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Aureum in Architectura Competition Category.

AurumArchitectura· 2022

Tiangang Art Center Pinacotheca

by Syn Architects

Client: Tiangang Art Center

Praemium A' Design Award Aureum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Tiangang Art Center Pinacotheca

Tiangang Ars Centrum aedificium renovatum in urbe Baoding est, quod pinacothecas, deversorium et ministeria cibaria continet. Opus 2586,95 metra quadrata complectitur atque structuram pristinam semicircularem ex concreto compagem, quae derelicta iacebat, denuo adhibet. Corpus principale pigmento albo granulari obductum est, ut color purus servetur, formae geometricae mundae speciem magni obiecti solis lucem excipientis praebens. Lucernarium curvatum lucem diurnam aequabiliter per spatia principalia diffundit, lucem umbrasque per diem mutabiles creans. Centrum locus conventus artificibus atque eventibus artium inservit.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aureum

Tiangang Art Center Pinacotheca victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aureum, honoris amplissimi formis primi ordinis, mirabilibus et praestantibus dati. Victores Aurei sunt opera valde nova, provida et splendida, quae ingenium, sapientiam et peritiam auctorum suorum referunt. Exspectatur Tiangang Art Center Pinacotheca inventum laudatissimum, inclinationes creans et monumentale fore, quod pretium inauditum afferat. Haec forma Aureo praemio victa est incepto mirabile et honoratum, quod fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovet. Tiangang Art Center Pinacotheca cupiditatem vehementem excitat, studium accendit, ingenium creandi fovet et capit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Following the renovation, the building is replete with multiple functions such as art galleries, hotels, and catering services. It is different from traditional scenic spots and resort gateways, acting as a gathering place for artists and art-related events, and is linked with heavy investment in the community.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project covers a total of 2586.95 square meters.
Tags: Architecture, Gallery, Art Center, Modern, Natural, Elegant, Simple, Hebei
Production Technology: The main body of the building is coated with white granular paint to maintain a purity of color - and with its clean geometric form and absence of linear directionality, it becomes a kind of enormous sunlight-catching object.
Design Challenge: The original semi-circular concrete frame structure sits amongst the mountains and rivers in the area, facing Tiangang Village. The disorderly initial condition of the site and fractured structure evoked a village in a predicament of forced stagnation.
Research: The use of natural materials is essential in a space evoking an idyllic, pastoral atmosphere and light itself is also a kind of natural material. The building's curved skylight provides even illumination throughout the main spaces, generating rich light and shadow effects throughout the day, lending the building a kind of sundial effect, enacting an easy embrace of the passage of time.
Inspiration: Behind the "abandoned architecture" is the first review of the building and site by the village cadres during the "initial revitalization". SYN Architects took this as a pre-existing condition, analyzing it fully in order to comprehend the site and its situation to better upgrade its functioning.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2020 in Baoding and finished in April 2021 in Baoding.
Operation Flow: The building's sculptural presence is combined with nearby rice fields and villages, establishing a strong visceral connection between the building and the natural environment, enabling it to leverage its surroundings to amplify the aesthetic tension between the two entities.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Zheng Yan, 2021.
Team Members: Zou Yingxi
Gao Bo
Jin Nan
Jiang Zhihua
Chen Shifang
Tian Yahong
Wang Ziqiang
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Zheng Yan, Tiangang Art Center, 2021.
Image #2: Photographer Zheng Yan, Tiangang Art Center, 2021.
Image #3: Photographer Zheng Yan, Tiangang Art Center, 2021.
Image #4: Photographer Zheng Yan, Tiangang Art Center, 2021.
Image #5: Photographer Zheng Yan, Tiangang Art Center, 2021.