Open Village 電影院 by Shimu Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 金獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

金建築· 2021

Open Village 電影院

by Shimu Wang

Client: Jia Zhang-ke Art Center

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Open Village 電影院

「開放村落」係一間位於中國山西汾陽鄉村嘅電影院。呢座建築由舊水泥廠改建而成。原有結構得以保留,並被包裹喺全新嘅磚砌立面之內,立面上鏤空嘅圖案起到遮陽作用。一條彩色玻璃嘅透光樓梯貫穿外殼向上延伸。毗鄰嘅水泥筒倉就被翻新改造成書店。場館內仲設有一個禮堂同埋一幅長長嘅展覽牆。呢度會為當地居民同訪客舉辦電影節同文學節。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Open Village 電影院是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Open Village 電影院將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Open Village 電影院激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Art house 'Open Village' is named after the movie 'Rome, Open City', its Chinese name, the 'Seed theatre', is emblematic of prosperity and growth.
The edifice spent its past life as a rural cement plant, the original structure is now preserved and encased within a new facade, which brick patterns and glazed staircase are carefully designed. The cement silos next to the main building are refurbished into a bookstore.
It enriches the cultural and art scene of village.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 16000mm x Depth 38700mm x Height 14700mm
Tags: Open Village, Seed, Cinema, Colorful glass, Glazed staircase, Red brick, Polygonal window, 86358 Short Film Festival, Lvliang Literature Festival, Jia Zhang-ke Art Center
Production Technology: To avoid the damages of the glass pattern after long-time exposed to the rain, light and touch, we chose to attach the pattern between two slices of glass instead of simply pasting film to the inside face of glass. Pierced brick walls ripple across the elevation to act as ‘brise soleil’ shading device to help hiding the functional opens in different dimensions.
Design Challenge: The glass staircases are the hardest part of the whole construction process. Limited to the budget, the inner framework, the shape of the whole staircases and even the shape of every glass piece all followed the manually completed model to be achieved. Meanwhile, every corner and edge of the glass pattern were carefully designed, matched and jointed which made the final staircase outlook unified.
Research: Cultural resources have been funnelled into the urbanized areas instead of the rural areas where population and economic power is lower. The preservation of regional culture in rural villages is nearly impossible due to the scarcity of cultural venues. A self-sustaining operation model, and centralized provision of resources and programs are what it takes to develop a robust cultural venue.
‘Open Village’ encapsulates both of these qualities. This extra-ordinary cinema houses not only an auditorium, but also a bookstore and an extensive exhibition wall. It can accommodate both outdoor and indoor activities. The centralized cultural program ensures the efficient provision of resources to recipients, hence attracting a wider audience for the cultural experience. Apart from daily operation, extra revenue is generated from the letting the venue to event organizers. This extra stream of income will sustain the project in the long run.
Inspiration: 'Open Village', as suggested by its name, is an open window on literature and film art to enlighten the sleepy farming village where it situated in.
Pierced brick walls, polygonal glazings and the glazed staircase make walkways weaving through the outer shell occasionally, like sprouts growing through the cracks of a block of clay. When these elements come into play, the stone cold building is turned into an animated dynamic hub,which shows the plant to be rich of vitality and openness.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2017 and finished in September 2019, which is located in Industrial Park of Creative Culture, Jiajiazhuang, Fenyang, Shanxi, China.
Operation Flow: Since Open Village opened to the public, it brought high quality cultural resources to the rural village where it located in. Annually organized 86358 short film festival, Lvliang literature festival and other common cultural activities attract artists and young people to this place. The colourful glass staircases also became an unique postcard of this village.
Team Members: Design Architect: Shimu Wang
Architecture Construction Drawings: Taiyuan Dadi Institute of Architectural Design
Interior Construction Drawings: Yan Dongliang
VI Design: EMDESIGN Studio
Glass technical support and provision: Yutai Glass Science and Technology Co.,Ltd.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Open Village, 2019
Image #2: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Open Village, 2019
Image #3: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Open Village, 2019
Image #4: Photographer Shimu Wang, Open Village, 2019
Image #5: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Open Village, 2019
Video Credits: Photographers and Editors YANG Studio, Open Village, 2019