Nantong Urban Planning Museum
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- Nantong, China
- Year
- 2012
- Client
- Urban Planning Department of Nantong Tongzhou District
- Fläche BGF
- 8100 m²
- Planungszeit
- 2012
- Bauzeit
- 2012 - 2012
- Wettbewerb
- 2012, 1. Preis
- Kooperationspartner
- Feng Yu Zhu (A Blue Design), Shanghai
- Lokale Planungspartner
- Tshinghua University Architecture Design Institute, Beijing
- Funktionen
- Museum, Foyer, Café, Buchhandlung, Konferenzräume, Büros
As part of the Nantong Sports Centre masterplan, the new Nantong Urban Planning Museum is located prominently along the central river that flows on a course together with existing cultural and commercial facilities and establishes the primary east-west axis of Nantong. The museum is characterized by a 16m floating volume, which rests on an offering space for special exhibitions, café and bookstore. The overall dominant form which cantilevers above the glass entry contains the primary exhibition space, offices and conference rooms. Its distinctive façade is composed of two layers: the inner which thermally seals the building envelope, and the outer, a reticulated metal structure with a gradient of varied panels.
The façade’s diamond-shaped Diagrid is comprised of seven different panels that allow for varying degrees of opening from 9%-60%. This provides an opportunity for the controlled regulation of sunlight in fine increments, to accommodate the needs of the interior program. The exhibition spaces are therefore, characterized by a predominantly closed façade with minimal openings, and the offices with maximum levels of natural daylight.
Client
Urban Planning Department of Nantong Tongzhou District
Area GFA
8100 m²
Planning
2012
Construction period
2012 - 2012
Competition
2012, 1st prize
Cooperation partners
Feng Yu Zhu (A Blue Design), Shanghai
Local planning partners
Tshinghua University Architecture Design Institute, Beijing
Functions
Museum, Foyer, Café, Bookstore, Conference rooms, Offices