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Shui Cultural Center مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى by West-line Studio - Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie

Shui Cultural Center مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى by West-line Studio - Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى in بىناچىلىق، ئىمارەت ۋە قۇرۇلما لايىھەلەش Competition Category.


كۈمۈشبىناچىلىق· 2018

Shui Cultural Center مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى

by West-line Studio - Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie

Client: West-line Studio

A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى Winner in بىناچىلىق Category

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The Design

About Shui Cultural Center مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى

گۈيجۇ ئۆلكىسىنىڭ جەنۇبىغا جايلاشقان شۇي مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى شۇي ئاز سانلىق مىللەتلەرنىڭ زېمىنى ساندۇ ناھىيىسىنىڭ دەرۋازىسى. بۇ بىنا بىلەن غەرب لىنىيىسىنىڭ ستۇدىيىسىنىڭ مەقسىتى شۇينىڭ مۇراسىم ئېلېمېنتلىرى ۋە كەيپىياتىنى ئاممىۋى سورۇنغا ئايلاندۇرۇش ئىدى. نېپىز مىس تېرە ئېغىر بېتون قۇرۇلمىسى بىلەن سېلىشتۇرما ھاسىل قىلىپ ، قۇياش نۇرىنى بۇزۇپ ئىچىگە كىرگەندىن كېيىن دراماتىك ئۈنۈم ھاسىل قىلىدۇ. ساياھەتچىلەر ئوچۇق سۇ مەيدانىدىن ئۆتكەندىن كېيىن ، مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى ئارقا-ئارقىدىن ئۈچ بوشلۇقنى تەقدىم قىلدى ، بۇ ئۆگزىلەرنىڭ ئۆگزىسى كۈچلۈك بولۇپ ، شۇينىڭ تاغ رەسىمىنى قوزغىتىدۇ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى

Shui Cultural Center مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ گۈزەل، ئۇلۇغۋار ۋە تەسىرلىك ئەڭ يۇقىرى دەرىجىلىك لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئالاھىدە ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. كۈمۈش غالىبلىرى لايىھىلىگۈچىلىرىنىڭ ئالاھىدە ماھارىتى، ئىستېدادى ۋە ئۆتكۈرلۈكىنى كۆرسىتىدىغان ناھايىتى پارلاق ۋە ئىنتايىن ئىجادىي ئەسەرلەردۇر. Shui Cultural Center مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى ئاجايىپ، ئۈلگىلىك، ئالاھىدە كەسپىي ۋە چوڭقۇر يېڭىلىقچان ئەسەر بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە سەنئەت، ئىلىم-پەن، لايىھە ۋە تېخنىكىنىڭ چېگرالىرىنى كېڭەيتىدىغان ناھايىتى دىققەتكە سازاۋەر، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ئىختىرا. Shui Cultural Center مەدەنىيەت مەركىزى كۆپچىلىك ھەۋەس قىلىدىغان، ئارزۇ-ئىستەكلەرنى قوزغايدىغان، ئىجابىي ھېسسىياتلارنى ئېلىپ كېلىدىغان ھەمدە ھەيرانلىق ۋە قايىللىق پەيدا قىلىدىغان ئىجادىيەت.

Behind the Design

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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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