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Shui Cultural Center Маркази Маданият by West-line Studio - Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie

Shui Cultural Center Маркази Маданият by West-line Studio - Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award in Дизайни меъморӣ, бино ва иншоот Competition Category.


НуқраМеъморӣ· 2018

Shui Cultural Center Маркази Маданият

by West-line Studio - Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie

Client: West-line Studio

Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award Winner in Меъморӣ Category

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The Design

About Shui Cultural Center Маркази Маданият

Маркази фарҳангии Шуй дар Чин дар музофоти ҷанубии Гуйчжоу воқеъ буда, як дарвоза ба ноҳияи Санду, сарзамини ақаллияти қавмии шуй мебошад. Ҳадафи студияи West-line бо ин бино табдил додани унсурҳои маросимӣ ва фазои Шуй ба фазои ҷамъиятӣ буд. Пӯсти тунуки биринҷӣ бо сохтори бетонии вазнин контраст эҷод мекунад ва нури офтобро мешиканад, то як маротиба дар дохили он таъсири драмавӣ эҷод кунад. Пас аз он ки меҳмонон аз майдони оби кушод мегузаранд, Маркази фарҳангӣ пайдарпайи се ҷойро пешкаш мекунад, ки бо бомҳои баланд тавсиф мешаванд, ки пиктограммаи кӯҳии Шуиро ба вуҷуд меоранд.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award

Shui Cultural Center Маркази Маданият ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи фавқулодда обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои сатҳи олӣ, зебо ва таъсирбахш дода мешавад. Ғолибони нуқра асарҳои бағоят дурахшон ва бениҳоят эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи барҷаста, истеъдод ва зиракии тарроҳони худро нишон медиҳанд. Интизор меравад, ки Shui Cultural Center Маркази Маданият асари аҷоиб ва намунавӣ бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва амиқан навоваронаанд. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award ихтирои хеле назаррас ва мавриди таҳсин аст, ки судманд аст ва ҳудуди санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технологияро пеш мебарад. Shui Cultural Center Маркази Маданият офаридаест, ки бисёриҳо ба он ҳасад мебаранд ва хостаҳоро бедор мекунад, эҳсосоти мусбат меорад ва ҳайрат ва тааҷҷуб ба вуҷуд меорад.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Located in the Southern Guizhou Province, Shui Cultural Center is a gateway to Sandu County, the land of the Shui. It includes three main stripes, combining all the functions of the tourist-cultural center. With its iconic and distinct shape, it stands as an homage to the local culture and traditional architecture. The Shui culture is evoked using particular materials and shapes and recreating a ritual space, able to lead visitors into Shui’s ancestral world.
Dimensions & Packaging
Area surface: 13,808.04 sqm
Building surface: 4,223.59 sqm
Building max height: 23 m
Tower height: 30 m
Tags
China, Guizhou Province, West-line studio, Cultural Center, Shui Minority, Concrete Architecture, Chinese Architecture, Pitched Roof, Concrete, Bronze
Production Technology
1. Fair-faced Concrete: strongly marked by a wooden pattern, given by the pine quarterdecks
2. Copper Steel Plates: twelve industrial processes recreate the peculiar texture of the bronze used in Shui minority’s ancient rituals
3. Colorful Transparent Glass: Shui Characters, mainly used during ceremonies and sacrifices, are printed on colored glasses, filtering the light and evoking a ritual atmosphere
Design Challenge
The main challenge has been to turn those typical and ritual elements of Shui minority’s culture, together with the whole scenario they used to create during Bronze Age traditional rites, into a contemporary public space.
Research
The project focuses and researches on these main aspects:
1. Regional Connection: local peak-cluster landform
2. Public Life: contemporary public life model of Shui minority group in China
3. Ritual Atmosphere: bronze drums and altars used in Shui’s sacrifices
4. Lighting Atmosphere: filter Shui’s unique pictograms
5. Construction: handcrafted + industrial materials
Inspiration
The Cultural Center is inspired by Shui minority sacrificial rites, where bronze drums and altars are regarded as symbols of power. The architecture also evokes Shui unique pictograms. From the outside, with its water square, it stands as an open memorial place. While inside visitors are immerged into an introverted ritual atmosphere.
Project Duration
Design: June 2016 - October 2016
Location: Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
Construction: October 2016 - November 2017
Location: Sandu County, Guizhou Province, China
Operation Flow
The building guides visitors step by step into Shui’s ritual world. Starting from the open water memorial square, behind which the building shines with its bronze perforated skin which remembers sacrificial altars. To the interiors strongly characterized by the sharp pitched roof, which aims to recreate an intimate dramatic atmosphere.
Patents
Copyrights belong to West-line Studio, 2017.
Team Members
- Design: Haobo Wei, Jingsong Xie
- Architecture and Landscape: Yudan Luo
- Site Construction Control: Haobo Wei, Minghua Ou
- Interior Design: Martina Muratori
- Structure: Yuanping Li, Xiaoqiang Yang
- Equipment: Hongbo Shi
- Research: Lanyu Xu, Danjing Zhong, Zhili Yin, Jing Shi, Yulan Xu
- Graphic: Martina Muratori, Jinda Zheng
Image Credits
Photo: Jingsong Xie, Jinda Zheng

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