Tiangang Art Center කලාගාරය

Press Kit

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.

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.