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Maitreya Dharma Maitreya Dharma Hal Op Verlaten Mijn by Guanghai Cui

Maitreya Dharma Maitreya Dharma Hal Op Verlaten Mijn by Guanghai Cui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Platina in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.


PlatinaArchitectuur· 2023

Maitreya Dharma Maitreya Dharma Hal Op Verlaten Mijn

by Guanghai Cui

A' Design Award in Platina Winner in Architectuur Category

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The Design

About Maitreya Dharma Maitreya Dharma Hal Op Verlaten Mijn

Het project bevindt zich in het Xuedou Mountain Scenic Area, in de stad Xikou, het Fenghua-district van de stad Ningbo, in de provincie Zhejiang, met een gepland landoppervlak van 144.997 vierkante meter. De projectlocatie was vroeger een verlaten steengroeve met een open gebied ervoor, met een ingewikkelde topologie. Het maakt deel uit van het Zhejiang Boeddhistische College - Fase II en dient als cultureel centrum voor boeddhistische activiteiten. Het project is gelegen in het natuurgebied Xuedou Mountain en heeft tot doel een monumentaal gebouw te creëren dat het religieuze en culturele belang van het Maitreya-geloof belichaamt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Platina

Maitreya Dharma Maitreya Dharma Hal Op Verlaten Mijn is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Platina, een uiterst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan werkelijk uitzonderlijke, elegante en magnifieke ontwerpen. De winnaars in Platina zijn wonderen van creatie, getuigenissen van de grenzen van intellectuele creativiteit en tonen het ongeëvenaarde professionalisme en genie van hun ontwerpers. Van deze ontwerpen wordt verwacht dat zij de meest vermaarde werken zijn die de esthetiek van een tijdperk bepalen, bijdragen aan het welzijn van de samenleving en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verleggen. Maitreya Dharma Maitreya Dharma Hal Op Verlaten Mijn toont een transcendent niveau van uitmuntendheid en maakt de wereld ongetwijfeld een betere plek met zijn voordelige en waardevolle kenmerken. Maitreya Dharma Maitreya Dharma Hal Op Verlaten Mijn is een werk dat de A' Design Award in Platina heeft gewonnen en dat verlangens oproept, inspireert, verrukt en grote vreugde doet ontvlammen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The project is inside the Xuedou Mountain Scenic Area, in Xikou Town, Fenghua District of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, with a planned land area of 144,997 square meters. The project site used to be an abandoned quarry with an open area in front of it, with complicated topology, where the height difference between the highest point and the bottom of the abandoned quarry is about 35 meters, and a North-Ring underground railway line passes through under the quarry.
Dimensions & Packaging
Total site area: 144,977 ㎡
Building Coverage: 37,649.42 ㎡
Total construction area: 55,574.78 ㎡
Tags
Maitreya Bodhisattva,fundamental ashram,pilgrimage site, Sumeru Mountain, the Adytum of Tusita Heaven
Production Technology
A single-shelled glass roof covers the colossal space to symbolize the future "Longhua Dharma Hall".
A vertical structural element is inserted in the center of the ample space under the center of the shelled glass roof for vertical ventilation, equipment, and structural reasons, connecting the ground and the roof space,.
The spaces on top of the central vertical structure above the glass roof are the splendid group buildings in traditional Chinese style.
Design Challenge
This project used a vast old mining pit to form a massive space by covering it up to serve Buddhist sermons, ceremonies, and visits. The surrounding rock wall of the pit was simply reinforced and left alone to maintain the original traces as much as possible. A contrast between the modern architectural structure and the authentic natural environment was thus formed, highlighting the Buddhist concept of conserving nature and nourishing nature after the indigenization of Buddhism.
Research
The second phase of the Buddhist College Project – the Maitreya Altar, is located in the lower area of this famous sacred Buddhist mountain. It has become an important Buddhist cultural place in the Xuedou Mountain Scenic Area, the gateway to the Xuedou Mountain. It will be the main venue of the Maitreya Cultural Festival, religious lectures, conferences, exhibitions, and cultural exchange activities with large audiences.
Inspiration
It perfectly covers the abandoned quarry in the shape of a flower bud in the plan, using its limitations to create a single continuous space to hold large audiences of 4500 people and form a splendid interior for the monks and believers to pay respect for Maitreya, repairing the damaged topology of the site in the past with modern architectural technologies. The flower bud plan form symbolizes the belief in Maitreya, who is believed to be the kindest and would save the followers in the future.
Project Duration
Completed in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China in June 2022
Operation Flow
The Maitreya Altar is the core of this project, which can be divided into four main parts: the Great Mercy Hall in the front, the Longhua Dharma Hall, the vertical structure of Sumeru Mountain, and the Adytum of Tusita Heaven at the top. Three halls representing other Dvipas are designed around the Altar, namely Purvavideha in the east, Aparagodaniya in the west of the Altar, and Uttarakuru in the north, while the Altar represents the Jambudvipa itself.
Team Members
Guanghai Cui, Jing Li, Wenge Sheng, Xue Song, Jianying Tao
Jin Tao, Zhilan Xu, Jing Wang, Kaikai Wu, Zixuan Yu
Yansheng Liu, Yingjie Li, Zhigang Ma, Peixiang Liu, Fuli Liu
Lei Zhang, Shaokai Jia, Xiaogang Cui, Lei Wang, Hongyan Guo

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