Nanjing City Wall Museum Izložbena hala by Yuan Zhuan and Quan Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Златна награда A' Design Award in Дизајн ентеријера и изложбених простора Competition Category.
ЗлатнаЕнтеријер· 2026
Nanjing City Wall Museum Izložbena hala
Client: Jiangsu Bozhan Cultural Creative Industry Co., Ltd.
Златна награда A' Design Award Winner in Ентеријер Category
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The Design
About Nanjing City Wall Museum Izložbena hala
Izložbena hala Muzeja gradskih zidina Nankinga je enterijerski prostor koji predstavlja istoriju gradskih zidina Nankinga. Hala se prostire na 2500 kvadratnih metara u podrumskoj etaži, sa visinama plafona od šest i četiri metra. Pet zona objašnjava izgradnju, očuvanje i kulturnu vrednost zidina. Prostor sa nizom sačinjenim od gotovo hiljadu gradskih cigala sa natpisima oslonjen je na čelične konstrukcije. Nebrušeni beton i aluminijumski paneli izrađeni po meri formiraju izložbene zidove. Više od dvadeset interaktivnih modula, uključujući 3D makete i taktilne artefakte, služi posetiocima svih uzrasta.
The Recognition
About the Златна награда A' Design Award
Nanjing City Wall Museum Izložbena hala је добитник Златне награде A' Design Award, огромно престижног признања које се додељује првокласним, дивним и изванредним дизајнима. Добитници Златне награде изузетно су иновативне, визионарске и блиставо задивљујуће творевине које одражавају геније, мудрост и умеће својих дизајнера. Очекује се да Nanjing City Wall Museum Izložbena hala буде високо хваљен, трендсетерски и монументалан изум који доноси беспримерну вредност. Овај дизајн награђен Златном наградом A' Design Award спектакуларно је, поштовано дело које у великој мери користи и помера границе уметности, науке, дизајна и технологије. Nanjing City Wall Museum Izložbena hala ствара интензивна осећања жеље, буди страст, подстиче креативност и фасцинира нас.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- With the concept of "Presenting the Wall", the exhibition hall shows the grandeur of the Nanjing City Wall by emphasizing its role as a world cultural heritage site. With five zones, it interprets the Nanjing City Wall's cultural value from thousand-year-old history to the modern protection of cultural heritage. It applies various interactive installations like the pioneering array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks and 3D sandboxes, offering a cultural feast for all-age audiences.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The exhibition hall is located in the basement floor of the museum building, covering an area of 2500 square meters. The ceiling height of the space is 6 meters, with some areas having a ceiling height of 4 meters.
- Tags
- Nanjing City Wall exhibition, World Cultural Heritage site, "Presenting the Wall", an array space made from nearly a thousand city bricks, 3D sandbox, interactive installations, all-age audiences, cultural feast, immersive experience, sustainabile designs.
- Production Technology
- The exhibition hall is China's first to integrate an ancient city sandbox with a colored terrazzo inlaid map on the floor, highlighting key areas while enhancing the spatial depth. Fair-faced concrete and custom aluminum panels are used for display walls, balancing aesthetic texture and durability. Over 20 modules (3D sandboxes, tactile artifacts, interactive installations, etc.) offer an immersive touring experience that closes the distance between audiences and the Nanjing City Wall.
- Design Challenge
- The exhibition hall pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, which are directly sourced from the Nanjing City Wall and bear unique inscriptions, imbuing the exhibition hall with high cultural value. It uses steel structures to ensure the safe display of historical artifacts and maximize the audiences' immersive visual experience, delivering visual and cultural impact.
- Research
- The exhibition hall presents the Nanjing City Wall's cultural value as a testament to urban civilization, a model of ancient engineering, and a paradigm of human-environment relationship. It pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, with digital interactive installations to balance grand narratives with engaging activities, fusing cultural heritage and public education.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the Nanjing City Wall's masonry techniques and spatial enclosure features, the exhibition hall adopts a unique architectural design. It is dominated by city wall gray and accentuated by thematic colors such as Forbidden City red and moat blue, enriching visual layering and embodying cultural depth. It pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, aided by multi-sensory digital interactive installations, creating a museum that is friendly to all-age audiences.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in May 2023 in Nanjing.
- Operation Flow
- The exhibition hall interweaves large-scale artifact displays with small-volume interactive areas through a well-planned visitor route. From layout to form design, it establishes a coherent and sophisticated display system, enhancing the connection between the museum and the city wall ruins. Besides, it offers multiple interaction activities like brick inscription surname queries, wall memory recordings, and immersive animation, satisfying the needs of all-age audiences.
- Team Members
- Yuan Zhuang, Quan Liu
- Image Credits
- Jiangsu Bozhan Cultural Creative Industry Co., Ltd.
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