Sanxia Tea Town is a resort situated in Dengcun Town, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China, surrounded by vast beautiful tea gardens. It is only 19 kilometers away from the Three Gorges Dam. The resort town boasts favorable ecological resources and serves as a testing ground for eco-civilization system construction at the Three Gorges of the Yangtze...
Project name
Sanxia Tea Town Exhibition Center
Architecture firm
ARCHSTUDIO
Location
Yichang, Hubei Province, China
Photography
Jin Weiqi. Video: Xiao Shiming
Principal architect
Han Wenqiang, Li Xiaoming
Design team
Architectural scheme and interior design: Jiang Zhao, Wang Tonghui, Cao Chong, Wen Chenhan. Image editing: Jiang Zhao, Zhang Guoshui (intern), Wang Hanfeng (intern), Yin Wenfeng (intern). Construction drawing collaboration: Wuhan Light Industry Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Collaborators
Master planning: The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
Design year
March 2019 – August 2021
Completion year
April 2023
Interior design
ARCHSTUDIO
Landscape
Shanghai Gardens (Group) Co., Ltd.
Material
Micro-cement, GRC, aluminum plate, laminated bamboo panel, rammed-earth coating, etc
Construction
Architecture construction: Hubei Metallurgical Construction Co., Ltd. Interior construction: Hubei Guangsheng Construction Group Co., Ltd.
Client
Hubei Culture & Tourism Group Co., Ltd. / Hubei Yunhua Rural Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Exhibition Center
The Silk Pavilion is a research project exploring the structural possibilities of rigidified textiles, showcased in Spring 2023 during Concéntrico 09. The International Festival of Architecture and Design in Logroño (Spain) featured the pavilion at two locations: the Official College of Architects of La Rioja in Logroño and the Ministry of Urban Ag...
Project name
The Silk Pavilion
Architecture firm
Paloma Cañizares Office
Location
The Official College of Architects of La Rioja in Logroño, The Ministry of Urban Agenda in Madrid, Spain
Photography
Josema Cutillas, Asier Rua
Principal architect
Paloma Cañizares Office
Design team
Luis Mínguez González, Pablo Mayoral Sánchez
Built area
Built-up Area 5,30 m² Dimensions 2,90 x 3,80 m
Material
Rigidized silk – rigidized panels measuring 1.40 m (fabric width) by 3.80 m in height and 2 mm in 1 thickness. Interior steel structure lacquered in black – 4 pillars, roof, base, and seats
Typology
Pavilion › Cultural Architecture
ARCHIHOPE integrated a micro-tourism way of City Walk into the project sustainable intelligent exhibition hall for BMW in Changsha, which is located in Yuelu district, Changsha. The designers from ARCHIHOPE drew lessons from the planning concept of modern cities.
Project name
Sustainable Intelligent Exhibition Hall for BMW in Changsha
Architecture firm
ARCHIHOPE Ltd.
Location
Yuelu District, Changsha, China
Principal architect
Hihope Zhu
Design team
Jane Fang, Chang Xu, Mengjun He
Built area
Total Floor Space: 15,159 m²
Material
Plexiglas, Handmade Limestone Slabs, Eco-friendly Particle Boards, Recycled Papers, Aluminum Plates, etc
Located adjacent to Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province, White Crane Lake covers an area of 10 square kilometers and boasts panoramic views of the horizon, bamboo forests on its shores, calm waters, and a vast blue sky above, creating a tranquil and poetic atmosphere for visitors there.
The Visitor Center is the centerpiece of a comprehensive developm...
Project name
White Crane Lake Visitor Center
Architecture firm
Archperience Design
Location
White Crane Lake, Yingtan, Jiangxi Province, China
Principal architect
Jin’ang Yang
Design team
Chuanhui Huang, Zhendong Wang, Zheng Zhang, Huijuan Wang
Collaborators
Design Institution: Archperience (Beijing) Design and Consulting Co.; Developer: Jiangxi Guogui Culture & Tourism Development Co.
Interior design
Archperience (Beijing) Design and Consulting Co.
Landscape
Jiangxi General Institute of Architectural Design and Research
Lighting
Jiangxi Zhongye Landscape Engineering Co.
Material
Materials and Brands: Metal alloy (Special surface-treated with bamboo texture). Glass curtain wall. Dark grey aluminium plate.
The Pavilion of Contemplation is the latest project of “Tree Series.” The "Tree Series" is series of design experiments that recreate the wooden bracket system, the most iconic part of East Asian timber buildings in both structural and aesthetic aspects. The Pavilion of Contemplation also aims to create the new type of Asian pavilion, ‘-jeong.’ Pra...
Project name
The Pavilion of Contemplation
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Principal architect
Jae K. Kim
Design team
Seung Hoon Lee
Collaborators
Jangmin Choi, Byung Joon Jo, Dong Hyun Won, Joo Hye Lee, Seung Hye Oh, Byung Hyun Jo
Structural engineer
JK-AR
Client
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, Hanyang University Museum
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Pavilion
Haikou CR center is a large-scale contemporary landmark complex constructed with high standards of quality. Centered around The Mixc, it encompasses various functions including retail shopping, office spaces, luxurious hotels, and upscale residences.
Project name
CR Land Urban Exhibition Hall, Hainan
Architecture firm
TOMO DESIGN
Location
Haikou, Hainan, China
Photography
Free Will Photography
Collaborators
Cooperative Design: J Qing, Linus Lin
Interior design
Uno Chan, Xiao Fei
Material
Beige stone materials, Beige textured paint, Light wood-grain boards, white gradient glass, Woven carpet, Sandblasted stainless steel
Client
CR Land (Hainan) Limited
YR Pavillion is an unusual project. A couple — both art collectors — want to expand their garden with the objective of creating a small private park. In order to do so, a new piece of land is being annexed beside the existing home, that must include a “Folie”, an inhabitable sculpture made up of three facilities: a massage room, a space for exercis...
Architecture firm
elton_leniz + Cruz-Mandiola
Location
Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
Photography
Estudio Palma, Francisco Cruz
Principal architect
elton_leniz + Cruz-Mandiola
Design team
Mirene Elton, Mauricio Leniz, Francisco Cruz, Eugenio Mandiola
Civil engineer
Manuel Ruiz
Structural engineer
Manuel Ruiz
Environmental & MEP
Rodrigo Tonda (Pasiva)+Manuel Gutiérrez (20 Grados)+Patricio Moya (Instaco)+Ingeniería ICG SA
Lighting
SV Lighting Design - Gonzalo Saez
Supervision
Felipe Ramírez
Construction
Carlos Torres, Nelson Cid, Luis Cáceres, Rodrigo Oviedo, Roberto Soto, Boris Vera, Juan Pesoa, William Maldonado, Siul Cáceres, Francisco Muñoz, William Cruz, Abel Arriagada, Fernando Godoy, Alexis Acuña, Fabián Carrasco, Jorge Ramírez
Material
Reinforced concrete, steel structure, glass bricks, concrete bricks
Typology
Cultural › Pavilion
The Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium has reopened following a transformative $41 million newly renovated and expanded building project.
An undertaking that included the relocation of their existing Insectarium from its previous home in the Customs House on Canal Street and the expansion and renovation of the Aquarium itself—two vital community of...
Project name
Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Photography
EskewDumezRipple / CambridgeSeven
Collaborators
Exhibit Designer: CambridgeSeven; Media Design: Cortina Productions; Graphic Design: Natalie Zanecchia Design; LSS Design: Andy Aiken; Exhibit Fabricator: 1220 Exhibits; Mural Artist: Patrick Maxcy
Built area
12,800 ft² addition (including theater infill) | 82,000 ft² renovation
Civil engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Structural engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
Moses Engineers
Landscape
Spackman Mossop Michaels
Construction
Dupont-LeCorgne (Construction Consultant), Broadmoor LLC (Contractor)
Client
Audubon Commission in Conjunction with Audubon Nature Institute
