Chengdu Qionglai Art Museum
REL Architects
Qionglai City is a part of the city of Chengdu and is one of the four ancient cities of Bashu. In more than 2300 years of development, the city ruins have not changed, and the culture has been passed down forever. In recent years, Qionglai City has adopted a precinct development model, taking the Wenmai Lane Revitalization Project as a demonstration and vigorously implementing urban renewal projects. A higher pursuit of art. We are fortunate to have built the first art museum in Qionglai City, Qionglai City Art Museum.
Due to its unique roof shape, "Chongluanyuan" became the "nickname" we gave to Qionglai Art Museum. The building can be "seen" through heavy mountains, and visitors can feel the building's rich history as they approach it. After entering the space, people can not only feel leisure, but also enhance the feeling of cultural context.
Qionglai is part of Chengdu City, one of the four ancient cities of Bashu. In the development of more than 2,300 years, the city site has not changed, the culture has been passed down, and it is endless. In recent years, Qionglai City has adopted a district development model, taking the Wenmai Lane revival project as a demonstration, and vigorously implementing the urban renewal project. The higher pursuit of art. We are fortunate to build Qionglai's first art museum, Qionglai Art Museum in the city. Because of the unique roof shape, "Chongluan Courtyard" has become the "nickname" we gave to Qionglai Art Museum. The building can be "seen" through the heavy mountain range, and when approaching the building, one can feel the long history when visitors approach the building. After entering the space, people could feel leisure, in addition, to strengthening the feeling of the context of culture.
We abstracted two sloping roofs from the local residential area, using overlapping and connecting relationships, and using the surrounding "mountains" for symmetrical folding, so that the various roofs directly overlapped and connected together to form a "mountain" roof, the shape is consistent with the texture of the residents. Due to the small size of the building, the mass between the roofs is equal, and none of the pieces are absolutely dominant, making the building more compact.
We abstracted two-sloping roofs from the local residential settlements, using overlapping and connecting relationships, and using the surrounding "mountains" for symmetrical folding, so that the various roofs directly overlap and connect together, forming a " mountains" roof, the shape is consistent with the texture of the residents. Because the building volume is small, the volume between the roofs is equal, and no piece is absolutely dominant, making the building more compact.
We continue to design with the path of "continuing the texture of streets and alleys, reconstructing the architectural style, and reproducing the bustling forest scenery".
First of all, taking the traditional enclosed courtyard as a building prototype, the blocks are raised to obtain an elevated space on the first floor, and the courtyard is expanded to solve the problem of small space and difficult to comfort the scale of the courtyard.
At the same time, the façade form of the wooden door of the traditional residential house is introduced, forming an interface that can be opened and closed, which realizes the transition between street publicity and courtyard privacy, and enriches the spatial level. Finally, it is covered in conjunction with the "Chongluan Roof", hoping to create an artistic and cultural atmosphere of urban mountain dwellings.
We continue to design with the path of "continuation of the texture of streets and lanes, reconstruction of architectural style, and reappearance of the prosperous Linqiong scene". First, using the traditional enclosed courtyard as the architectural prototype, the building block is raised to obtain an overhead space on the first floor, and the courtyard is enlarged to solve the problem of small space and the difficulty of having a comfortable courtyard scale. In the meantime, the facade form of traditional wooden doors of residential houses was introduced to form an openable and closable interface, which served as a transition between street publicity and courtyard privacy and enriched the spatial hierarchy. Finally, the combined "Chongluan Roof" was covered, hoping to create an artistic and cultural atmosphere of urban mountain dwellings.
However, construction techniques are limited. In order to maintain the integrity of the architectural form, the façade adopts a double-walled structure and the roof takes the form of folding beams, which achieve the superposition and fluctuation of heavy walls and roofs, while celebrating the traditional aesthetics of ancient architectural structures.
However, the construction technology is limited. In order to maintain the integrity of the building form, the facade adopts a double-layer wall structure and the roof adopts the form of folded beams, which realizes the heaviness of the wall and the stacking and undulation of the roof, while paying tribute to the tradition Aesthetics of ancient building structure.
The exterior of the building uses modern materials and traditional elements to create a contrast between the old and the new, hoping to create an experience that overlaps time. On the first floor, open bamboo windows and doors are compared to residential residences to form a unified façade. The exterior wall of the two-storey building is mainly made of recycled green bricks, which rationally utilizes existing resources and continues traditional elements. The three-sided architectural glass curtain wall faces Wenmai Lane and the East-West Square, combined with the wall-embedded water-brushed stone wall, focusing on the line of sight and enhancing commercial value. Adjacent buildings are north and relatively close, set with concrete lattice windows, combining virtual and real, and embellishing the appearance form.
The appearance of building uses modern materials and traditional elements to form a contrast between the old and new, hoping to create an experience of overlapping time. On the first floor, openable wooden bamboo windows and doors compared to the residential houses, forming a unified façade. The exterior walls of the two-story building are mainly mixed with recycled blue bricks, rational use of existing resources, and continuation of traditional elements. The three-sided architectural glass curtain wall faces Wenmai Lane and East-West Plaza, combined with the recessed water-brushed stone wall, focuses the line of sight and enhances commercial value. The neighboring buildings to the north and relatively close, with concrete lattice windows set up to combine virtual and solid to embellish the appearance form.
In the interior space, the courtyard is the core of the functional unit of the organization. The inner side of the first floor is a logistics auxiliary room, and other key parts and the second floor can be used as exhibition space for the art museum, providing ample space for art diversion.
In the internal space, the courtyard is the core to organize functional units. The inner side of the first floor is for logistics auxiliary rooms, and the other critical parts and the second floor can be used as exhibition spaces for art museums, giving plenty of space for art to diverge.
The interior studio takes "Yamagata Water" as the overall design concept, echoes the building plan, and the internal space and the external space are unified to a certain extent. At the same time, more modern materials are used in the interior, and historical civilizations and cultural imprints are exchanged in the space, producing new chemical reactions.
The interior studio takes "mountain-shaped water" as the overall design concept, which echoes the architectural plan, and the internal space and exterior are unified to a certain extent. At the same time, more modern materials are used indoors, and historical civilization and cultural imprints are exchanged in the space, generating new chemical reactions.
The completion of the Qionglai Art Museum has injected a new urban function into Qionglai City, serving as a carrier of historical memory and a space for the dissemination of art and culture. We hope that Wenmai Lane can inherit and develop the beauty of traditional streets and alleys to a certain extent, and at the same time guide and carry a better life for locals in the future, so that it is worth demolishing the historical and cultural block. Absorb the spiritual nutrition of the outside world, stimulate the inner cultural heritage, and slowly accumulate their own culture that blends ancient and modern.
The completion of the Qionglai Art Museum has implanted new urban functions in Qionglai, serving as a carrier of historical memory and a space for the spread of art and culture. We hope Wenmai Lane can inherit and develop the beauty of traditional streets and lanes to some extent, and at the same time, it could guide and carry a better life for locals in the future, so that it is worthwhile to demolish the historical and cultural blocks. Absorb the spiritual nutrition from the outside world, stimulate the inner cultural heritage, and slowly accumulate one\s own culture that blends ancient and modern.
▲ The building is properly integrated into the urban fabric
▲ Floor plan
▲ Two-story floor plan
▲ Section
▲ Double-layer wall large sample
▲ Drawing requirements
▲ Concept generation
▲ Spatial blending
▲ Combination roof
Architect: REL Architects
Total area: 776 m²
Year: 2021
Manufacturer: Xuancheng Hongyu Bamboo Industry Co., Ltd
Interior Design: Yan Qi Beijing Interior Architecture Co., Ltd
Landscape: Chengdu Chuancheng Landscape Planning and Design Co., Ltd
Consulting company: China 19th Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd. (construction engineering) Sichuan Xinqiong Construction Co., Ltd. (construction engineering) / Sichuan Xinqiong Construction Co., Ltd. (interior engineering)
Design team: Jin Hongduo, Lou Hong, He Song, Zhang Aixin, Wang Tingting
Engineer: Chen Bing
Client: Chengdu Wenmai Tourism Development Co., Ltd
Country: Chengdu, China