Atelier old architects completes the Sunner Museum in China
Atelier old architects Wedges architecture in nature with the Sunner Museum, a striking landmark in the green foothills of Fujians Wuyi Mountains in China. The museum was developed for the Chinese Sunner Group and marked four decades of agricultural innovation and acts as a knowledge center and public space. In the environmental -industrial basis of the company in Guangze County, the Building reflects the terrain with three interlocking, curved Roof Forms that rise from the ground like a continuation of the mountains.
The project is inspired by the retaining walls and folded steel plates, which can often be found at industrial locations in order to reinterpret them concrete Clatched plate Facades. These vary in the function, some grounded and massive, others that open to transparent inputs with the curtain at the front. Diagonal grooves serve several purposes. They add rhythm, enable drainage and hide the ventilation systems.
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The beveled roof helps the building to maintain its temperature
Through the Sunner Museum Die Chinese team From studio of old architects imagine how industrial buildings exist with their surroundings. Hanging courtyards float under the roof, while a public path can climb up the visitors, where panoramic views of the factory, the forest and the futun river develop. In the heart of the museum, four silo-shaped shear walls support a pillar-free exhibition hall with a 25-meter-high-vertical atrium with soft northern light, ideal for large-scale agricultural exhibits and immersive experiences.
The reduced roof adapts to Fujian's hot, moist climate and supports the fast water outflow and is covered with thick soil for thermal insulation. The technical equipment is hidden in a service layer underneath and increases the illusion of a natural hill. During the day, the museum shows modern agriculture; At night his green roof becomes a public park – free and open to everyone.
The Sunner Museum is a striking landmark in the green foothills of Fujians Wuyi -Bergen in China
The building reflects the area with three interlocking, curved roof shapes
The building rises from the ground like a continuation of the mountains
The project can be inspired by the retaining walls and folded steel plates