Textile 藝術中心 by Kris Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 文化遺產設計 Competition Category.

銀文化遺產· 2020

Textile 藝術中心

by Kris Lin

Client: Cfld

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 文化遺產 Category

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The Design

About Textile 藝術中心

Textile係一個都市藝術中心，喺德清縣一間舊毛毯廠內打造出嚟，呢個地區有悠久嘅絲綢織造歷史。呢次改造保留咗舊建築嘅歷史元素，並跟隨其原有嘅建築結構。折線將建築形態融入到室內空間之中。LED燈帶令人聯想起紗線同織布機。呢個佔地2000平方米嘅空間包含一個歷史展覽廳，以及一個設有青少年圖書館嘅社區藝術中心。文化記憶與嶄新嘅公共功能融為一體。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Textile 藝術中心是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Textile 藝術中心將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Textile 藝術中心是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This case is an urban renewal and renovation project. Under the background of urban renewal, the designer has carried out a comprehensive study on the history and geographical features of the textile industry in Deqing County. Under the premise of respecting history, the original cultural style is retained and used. Modern design techniques reinterpret regional elements to create a modern urban art center that spans the boundaries of time and space.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2000㎡
Tags: Textile, Urban renewal, Blanket factory, Art gallery, New vitality
Production Technology: LED lights represent yarn.The main body of the space follows the architectural structure of the old factory building,and uses the architectural symbols of the broken lines to integrate the building into the interior to form an organic unity.It is like an art gallery that exists in a box. The line-shaped roof makes the space more visually malleable. The light strips above the reception desk follow the roof,as if a huge textile machine and let the space cross through history and lead people to regain the memory of history.
Design Challenge: Preservation of historic buildings.In the design of the project, the designer integrates the city's compatibility and continuation, respects the original culture and residual status of the space, retains the historical elements, and equips it with modern diversified functional spaces to inject new vitality into this space.
Research: As a city that started in the textile industry, Deqing County has a large number of textile factories. This case is the site of a long-established blanket factory. It has witnessed the development of the prosperous Jiangnan textile industry. However, in the development of the times, after all, it is impossible to keep up with the pace of urban development and gradually disintegrate, and the spatial memory of the old factory has always been deeply mapped in people's hearts.
Inspiration: Inspired by the Textile.Deqing has thousands of years of textile history and is an important silk weaving industry region in China. Under the background of urban renewal, the designer has carried out a comprehensive study on the history and geographical features of the textile industry. Under the premise of respecting history, the original cultural style is retained and used. Modern design techniques reinterpret regional elements to create a modern urban art center that spans the boundaries of time and space.
Project Duration: The project started in Feb 2019 in Deqing and finished in December 2019 in Deqing, and was exhibited in Deqing in December 2009.
Operation Flow: The case can be divided into two major areas: the historical exhibition hall and the community art center.The Community Art Center is a youth art activity center for young people. It also has the function of a library. It integrates learning, reading and communication. The historical exhibition hall is mainly used for display and promote the history and culture development of Leidian textile industry. This space can also be used as the venue for various artistic activities in the later use.
Team Members: Kris Lin, Jiayu Yang
Image Credits: Image #1,2,3,4,5: Photographer KLID 2019