Designed by RTA-Office, the Anhui Provincial Art Museum is the third museum building that belongs to a large cultural complex that includes three different museum buildings surrounded by a big green area. The complex is located in a new politic and cultural district in Heifei, eastern of China, while the new building will occupy the southwest corner of the park. The Anhui Provincial Paleontological Fossils Museum and the Anhui Provincial New Museum are already built.
The design of these museums will have modern architectural concept, simple and elegant, with complete functions and in accordance with the surroundings. More details about the project come after the jump.The client asked for a design in accordance with the surrounding environment, for a modern architectural concept, simple and elegant, at the same time for a design with complete functions. The proposed design organizes the program into two separate structures in accordance to axial site conditions and programmatic requirements. Although two separate buildings, they are seen as a unified body through the poetic design of the skin.
The project finds inspiration from the rugged mountain landscapes, the natural elements, and the provincial artwork – silk painting and wood carving – unique of Anhui Province. The museum complex aims to achieve different functions such as collection, research, exhibition, education, communication, services, features; it focuses on collections. Exhibition reflects the history of art development in Anhui province and outside through artists’ works of art, literature, etc.
The proposal pays special attention to spaces’ distribution and is designed with the aim of holding international art activities.
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