Silver Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2025
Technology Museum Exhibition Hall
by Zhigang Wu
- A' Design Award 2025 Silver Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
- CLIENT: Kanglida Decoration Co., Ltd Wu Zhigang
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 21,239
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About Technology Museum Exhibition Hall
Technology Museum is the interior design of the new building of the Henan Science and Technology Museum in Zhengzhou, China. The interior covers the atrium, corridors and other public areas. Prefabricated concrete corrugated panels and anodized curved aluminum plates form the walls and ceilings, fixed with dry hanging technology on hot-dip galvanized steel keels. Irregular surfaces were measured with a total station and modeled in three dimensions, which allowed accurate layout and factory production. The interior supports the display of science and technology to the public.
Within the evolving landscape of contemporary museum design, Wu Zhigang's Technology Museum Exhibition Hall emerges as a compelling meditation on the relationship between architectural form and the human experience of knowledge acquisition, positioning itself within a distinguished lineage of cultural institutions that employ spatial drama to elevate visitor engagement beyond mere information transfer toward transformative encounter, the design demonstrates sophisticated command of parametric geometry, deploying folded white planes that appear to hover and cascade through the monumental atrium with apparent weightlessness despite their considerable structural presence, this tension between visual lightness and tectonic reality speaks to enduring architectural preoccupations with dematerialization and the poetics of structure, the geodesic dome crowning the composition references mid-twentieth-century optimism about technological progress while its contemporary execution through refined detailing and seamless integration suggests an evolution of that utopian vision into present-day material practice, chromatic restraint proves strategically essential, the predominantly white and gray palette establishing the architecture itself as neutral vessel for exhibition content while vermillion accents introduce wayfinding clarity and visual warmth that humanizes the grand scale, the interplay of natural zenithal illumination through the dome's tessellated framework creates ephemeral light patterns that transform the static architectural envelope into a dynamic environment responsive to celestial rhythms, cylindrical columns provide classical stability amid the angular dynamism, their concrete materiality grounding the ethereal ceiling compositions in earthbound permanence, one observes how circulation elements including the prominent staircase function simultaneously as practical connectors and sculptural presences that invite bodily movement through space as integral to the museum experience, visitors might contemplate how this environment shapes their receptivity to technological narratives, asking whether architecture that embodies innovation through its own formal language predisposes occupants toward openness to the innovations displayed within
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The new building of Henan Science and Technology Museum is a large-scale and high investment public welfare project in Henan Province in recent years. It is located on the banks of Xianghu Lake in Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou City, with a total investment of more than 2 billion yuan and a total construction area of about 110000 square meters. It is a public welfare project that spreads science and technology, enhances the scientific quality of citizens, and expands the practice of science education for young people. It is a new landmark of the provincial capital Zhengzhou. In November 2023, the project was selected for the second batch of China Construction Engineering Luban Award (National Quality Engineering) for 2022-2023.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- In terms of technical features, prefabricated concrete corrugated board materials are applied to the walls, corridors, and other public areas of the atrium. The usable area exceeds 10000 square meters, and the size of the panels varies depending on the size of the space. Most specifications are ultra long and ultra wide, using dry hanging technology. The back frame steel structure is made of grade steel, and the zigzag shaped skeleton is divided into wall mounted hot-dip galvanized steel pipe keel and surface layer keel. The detailed construction drawings clearly indicate the dimensions, materials, processes, and other information to ensure the accuracy and standardization of construction.
- Tags
- Detailed design, Rhino technology, atrium space, anodized aluminum plate, concrete corrugated plate, design layout, Luban Award
- Production Technology
- In terms of production implementation technology, there are technical difficulties in the main space, such as the high ceiling height of the atrium, complex wall and roof shapes, and traditional methods that cannot measure irregular shapes. The application of BIM technology improves work efficiency by using a total station for data measurement. After completing the three-dimensional coordinates, the data is imported into Rhino software to draw models, which can solve the problems of anodizing curved aluminum plates, prefabricated concrete corrugated plate shapes, as well as designing and creating various line and surface shapes. By adjusting the size and shape of the model through parametric modeling, the design scheme can be optimized.
- Design Challenge
- The most difficult part of deepening the design is the implementation of the broken line shape on the third and fourth floor walls of the atrium. It is a novel aspect of the design of the atrium space in the science museum. Unlike the flat effect of the first and second floor walls, it is an irregular continuous three-dimensional broken line shape formed by stainless steel plates and white prefabricated concrete corrugated plates. Rhino software solves the layout of the discounted shape. In addition to technical challenges, it also overcomes the cold winter weather, heavy workload for on-site deepening design, tight time requirements, and short construction period.
- Project Duration
- The new building project of Henan Science and Technology Museum is located north of Jinshui Avenue, east of Jinxiu Road, and southwest corner of Xianghu in Baisha Xianghu Planning Area, Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. The interior decoration construction started in early 2019 and was completed and put into trial operation on June 1, 2022 in Baisha Xianghu Planning Area, Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It officially opened on November 12, 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The duration of project deepening design is relatively short, and the on-site measurement and modeling workload involved in interior design and equipment installation are large. Multiple technical means are used to collaborate among various professions to complete the deepening design. During the implementation of the project, the deepening design personnel were not afraid of difficulties, dared to undertake tasks, completed the project, and achieved the effects in the design scheme, achieving the reasonable application of spatial layout planning.
- Research
- Deepen the design to achieve measurement and layout of decoration components, factory processing, use Rhino models to achieve 3D virtual reality rendering of indoor wall and ceiling shapes, accurately layout curved aluminum plates, provide a basis for factory processing of aluminum plate materials, and assemble on-site construction. The basic process includes deepening design planning, on-site measurement, modeling, layout, review and verification, ordering, factory processing, grassroots construction, surface installation and other processes.
- Inspiration
- In the design process of the new building of Henan Science and Technology Museum, the design team drew inspiration from historical culture, natural forms, modern technology, and cooperation in different fields. They also deepened the spatial modeling of the design, learned from the transformation from Auto CAD to Rhino visualization modeling software, and provided references for similar projects. The application of new materials and processes, cooperation in different fields, and the stimulation of design inspiration.
- Image Credits
- Architectural Design: Tongji University Architectural Design and Research Institute (Group) Co., Ltd
Photography: Wu Shangying, taken in 2025.
Video and PDF designer: Wu Zhigang.
CAD plan and section designers: Zhu Yuan, Xiao Kun, 2022.
CAD graphic designers: Wang Hongbin, Song Zhenhua, 2022.
Rhino model designer: Wei Jingchao, 2021.
Architect Assistant: Zhou Hu. - Patents
- Obtained the utility model patent for this project on March 11, 2022.
Patent number: ZL 2021 2 2080624.7.
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