Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum by Paul Bo Peng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Bronse in Arkitektur-, bygnings- og strukturdesign Competition Category.
BronseArkitektur· 2020
Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum
by Paul Bo Peng
Client: Iapa
A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Arkitektur Category
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About Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum
Wenzhou Urban Wetland er et museum lokalisert i Wenzhou, Zhejiang-provinsen i Kina. Bygningen ligger midt i et våtmarksområde i sentrum av byen. Museets hovedkropp er hevet, slik at våtmarken passerer under den, og det er tilrettelagt for et båtturområde. Utstillingshallenes planløsning følger gårdsromstrukturen fra lokale boliger. Nivåforskjeller lar det lavereliggende våtmarkslandskapet gli over i de øvre gårdsrommene. En takhage danner et ytterligere lag. Bygningens areal er 20 000 kvadratmeter.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronse
Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Wenzhou Urban Wetland Museum tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.
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
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