Meizhou New Town Art Space in Meishan

| Background

This project is located within the Meizhou Now Town of Vanke in Meishan City. It was originally a two-story neo-Chinese commercial building ,with a terrace, totaling about 800 ㎡. The owner wanted to transform this two-story building into a community art space with a composite function of exhibition and restaurant, as well as an echo of local culture. With a tight budget and an implementation period of only three months, the project was considered to require an easy and flexible approach to the space to fulfill the function and ensure the quality.

 

| Concept

A white “scroll” running through the whole space is placed into the original site, and the sight guide, space separation, and exhibition display are all integrated into the scroll. The texture and lines of the concrete and steel structure of the original building are preserved as a rough background to set off the scroll. The scroll carries the content and echoes the local SanSu culture.

 

| Entrance

The exhibition area and the restaurant share the main entrance. The rough concrete slabs, Tyvek and red light boxes form a solid entry. Follow the white wall’s guide and pacing forward, it gives people a feeling of “dozens of steps, and then it opens up”

 

| Exhibition Hall

The long scrolls installed carry different functions. In addition to the exhibition wall, a small display platform is also set up above the low wall in the dining section, allowing the two sides of the space to be both separated and intertwined.

The long scrolls installed carry different functions. In addition to the exhibition wall, a small display platform is also set up above the low wall in the dining section, allowing the two sides of the space to be both separated and intertwined.

 

| Resturant 

The restaurant section responds more to light. Tyvek softens the light and limits the penetration of the outdoor environment. The white wall stretches out to form the cabinets and seating in the restaurant, which is integrated with the Tyvek light box hanging from the window.

 

| Second Floor Balcony And Activity Room

Coming up from the staircase, the second floor continues the design form of white walls and gray background. Top of the walls are fitted with slots for hanging pictures, which give the possibility of outdoor exhibitions.

The gray background in the event room was changed to a felt material to allow for frequent changes in posting and laying out in the future.

 

Sichuan, China2023
AREA675
TYPOLOGYInterior
STATUSCompleted
LEAD ARCHITECTJin Xianshu & Liu Jia
TEAMYan He 、Chaoxuan Tong 、Hongling Du
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