Wenzhou Urban Wetland Whare Taonga by Paul Bo Peng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2020
Wenzhou Urban Wetland Whare Taonga
by Paul Bo Peng
Client: Iapa
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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The Design
About Wenzhou Urban Wetland Whare Taonga
He Whare Taonga a Wenzhou Urban Wetland kei Wenzhou, Porowini o Zhejiang, Haina. E tū ana te whare i te manawa o tētahi wāhi repo i waenganui o te tāone. Kua whakateiteitia te tinana matua o te whare taonga, nā reira ka rere te repo i raro iho, ā, kua whakaritea tētahi wāhi mō ngā haerenga poti. Ko te whakatakotoranga o ngā ruma whakaaturanga e whai ana i ngā wāhi marae o ngā kāinga ā-rohe. Ko ngā rerekētanga o te taumata ka tuku i te āhua repo o raro kia whakakotahi ki ngā marae o runga. Ka hanga hoki tētahi māra tuanui hei paparanga anō. Ko te rahi o te whare he 20000 mita pauna.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Wenzhou Urban Wetland Whare Taonga te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Wenzhou Urban Wetland Whare Taonga he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Wenzhou Urban Wetland Whare Taonga i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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
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