Xu Wei Te Rohe o Roto o te Whare Toi by U a D

Xu Wei Te Rohe o Roto o te Whare Toi by U a D is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

HiriwaRoto Whare· 2023

Xu Wei Te Rohe o Roto o te Whare Toi

by U a D

Client: Uad

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Xu Wei Te Rohe o Roto o te Whare Toi

He whare toi a Xu Wei kei te tāone o Shaoxing, i te Porowini o Zhejiang, Haina, e 8,000 mita pūrua tōna rahi. Ka whakakotahihia e te hoahoa te hanganga whare, te rohe o roto me te wāhi whakaatu ki roto i te kaupapa kotahi. Mā te papa raro pūataata e hono ai ngā whare whakaaturanga kei ngā taha e rua ki ngā papa nui o te raki me te tonga. Ka wehea ngā wāhi whakaaturanga e ngā marae o roto, ā, ka whakapiki hoki i te pūataata. Kua whakangāwaritia ngā huānga hei āhua ā-āhuahanga mā, kia noho tonu ai te aro ki te māramatanga, te atarangi me ngā tirohanga whenua. I orohia, i pania hoki ngā papa rākau i te wāhi tonu kia puta ai he mata mā, mārama, e rite ana ki te pepa raihi tuku iho.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Xu Wei Te Rohe o Roto o te Whare Toi te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Xu Wei Te Rohe o Roto o te Whare Toi he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Xu Wei Te Rohe o Roto o te Whare Toi he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: As for the distribution and functions of the areas, the overall design is as free and refreshing as Xu Wei's art works, in quest of a flowing atmosphere rather than meaningless and strange forms. The transparent ground floor connects exhibition halls on both sides and the north and south squares. Thanks to the changing light and shadows, as well as the huge transparent glass, the whole space is connected in harmony. Here, a splendid picture is unfolding, bringing our memory back to the past.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area: 8,000 square meters
Type: Art Museum
Tags: UAD, Xu Wei, Art Museum, herringbone slope, Qingteng Bookstore
Production Technology: Taking inspiration from Xu Wei's paintings, the designers set up an internal courtyard on both sides, respectively, reasonably dividing exhibition halls, enhancing interior transparency and adhering to the design idea of "merging courtyards with the interior". For example, landscaped structures are introduced into the interior framework system, providing visitors with more opportunities to explore the beauty of nature.
Design Challenge: Many attempts were made to select main materials for the veneers. At the beginning, the materials chose by the designers appeared gray and dark, far from the desired effect. Later, in response, the veneers were re-polished on the site and re-clad with coatings, with the purpose of producing a visual effect as pure, clean and white as Chinese traditional rice papers.
Research: As for the whole space, the design team implements the holistic design philosophy of integrating architecture, the interior, and display space. Along the stairs, the rough plain-white textures on the surface extend to the second floor. The long, narrow hallway and the double-pitched roof are combined to create a framed view which encompasses both tourists and landscapes, and create a setting with various uses, including resting, gathering, viewing and taking pictures.
Inspiration: In order to achieve the aesthetic aim of "though made by man, it seems to be created by nature," the project takes cues from the essence of Oriental aesthetics of "unity of man and nature." The designers convert all elements into simple, white geometric ones, so as to highlight various scenes. The design not only responds to Xu Wei's artistic idea of "adopting basic colors," but incorporates into the local historical context and renders an ethereal art world with "blank" as a carrier.
Project Duration: Design Cycle: April 2020-April 2021
Completion time: October 2021
Locayion: No. 33, Houguan Lane, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province
Operation Flow: The museum and the surrounding landscapes are intertwined, creating a number of gray spaces that embody the Oriental aesthetic functions of "hiding, resting, self-cultivating and wandering" that are specific to Chinese traditional architecture. The designers create a complete and coherent spatial experience related with the architecture and landscapes for tourists, with the aid of the spatial construction technique known as "viewpoint transformation."
Team Members: Chu Ran
Liu Wanlin
Wang Junzheng
Mei Wenbin
Image Credits: Zhao Qiang