Supporting an unconventional office ecosystem inspired by nature, the Nest Art Center in Shenzhen, China is designed by M Moser Associates, and developed by Q-Plex. For art centers, their design aspirations – rooted as it is within its locale - is of equal importance to its attention to practical considerations.
Project name
The Nest Art Center
Architecture firm
M Moser Design and Architecture (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Location
Q-Plex, 4080 Qiao Xiang Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China
Photography
Zheng Yan. Video: Huasheng Studio
Principal architect
Ramesh Subramaniam
Built area
2280 m² (Interior Area)
Material
Steel, Glass, Wood, etc.
Typology
Cultural › Art Center
Xinxiang, known as Muye in ancient times, is one of the important cities in the Central Plains, facing Zhengzhou across the river. Besides, the 11th Cultural Tourism City built by Sunac Cultural Tourism Group in China is located here.The huge-scale building sets like ice cubes on the water and consists of three large clusters of 9 small cubes.
Project name
Xinxiang Cultural Tourism Center
Architecture firm
Zone of Utopia/Qiang ZOU + Mathieu Forest Architecte
Location
Xinxiang, Henan, China
Photography
TOPIA Commercial Photography
Principal architect
WU Di, WANG Zhang, Arnaud MAZZA, MA Jia, XUE Qijun
Interior design
WUZ Design
Structural engineer
Arup Group Limited
Landscape
Hassell Shanghai
Lighting
PROL, Li Hui , Fu Li,
Typology
Cultural › Tourist Center
Knowledge and Action – The Key to Rural Revitalization. Tiangang Art Center is a circular-shaped art museum, located over 100 kilometers from Beijing and more than 200 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, lies at the foot of Taihang Mountain, and adjacent to Yishui Lake.
Project name
Tiangang Art Center
Architecture firm
SYN Architects
Location
Tiangang Village, Yi County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, China
Photography
Zheng Yan, Huasheng Studio (video)
Principal architect
Zou Yingxi
Design team
Gao Bo, Jin Nan, Jiang Zhihua, Chen Shifang, Tian Yahong, Wang Ziqiang
Collaborators
Soft Decoration Design Team: Shu Kun, Gu Yuecheng
Interior design
Xia Fuqiang, He Min, Cao Zhenzhen, Qian Guoxing, Liu Tingting, Li Qianxi, Feng Yan, Guo Mengjia, Li Hui
Structural engineer
Beijing Zhonghe Jiancheng Architectural Engineering Design Co., Ltd.-Team Lu Lijie
Landscape
Xu Lu, Li Beibei, Zhang Junchao, Liu Shuang, Liang Jingqi, Shi Qingqing
Lighting
Eastco Lighting Design (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Construction
HCCI Urban Architectural Planning and Design Co., Ltd.
Material
Concrete, Steel, Bamboo, Wood, U-Shaped Glass, White Granular Elastic Paint
Typology
Cultural › Art Center, Art gallery, Hotel
Skylab Architecture designs the N M Bodecker Foundation in Portland, Oregon. The foundation provides creative communities with a dynamic mix of in-person spaces for workshops, gathering, and collaboration.
Project name
The N M Bodecker Foundation
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bitterman, Stephen Miller (video)
Design team
Jeff Kovel (Design Director), Brent Grubb (Project Manager), Jamin AAsum (Project Architect), Kyle Norman (Project Architect), Dustin Furseth (Project Architect), Amy DeVall (Interior Designer), Stephen Miller (Design & Visualization)
Collaborators
Geo Design (Geotechnical Engineer), Coral Sound Inc. (Acoustical Engineer), Ambient Automation (AV), The Facade Group (Building Envelope & Waterproofing), Michael Cronin Acoustic (Recording Room Consultant), Dream Land Skateparks (Skatepark Consultant)
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Civil engineer
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc.
Structural engineer
Structural Engineering (SCE)
Environmental & MEP
Interface Engineering
Lighting
Lighting Workshop
Construction
Skylab Construction Co.
An experiment of archetype. Are there any new architectural space prototypes that can be discussed? This is the starting point of this experimental project. This space experiment is located near the river in the tourist area of Jiangxin Island in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province.
Project name
Wood Pavilion #1 Experiment on space prototype (I)
Architecture firm
LIN Architecture
Location
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Photography
LIU Songkai, Lin Lifeng
Principal architect
Lin Lifeng, Chen Yuwei
Design team
Chai Zongrui, Li Xueqing, Huo Yan, Huang Qiyue, Zhong Yaoyao, Ren Yiyang, Chen Xiaochi, Chen Luyao, Yang Chenxuan, Wang Xuening, Zhang Zhen, Li Xiaomin, Zhu Xuanyi, Wu Yifan, Lu Zheyuan, MAO Dangran, Wen Sirui
Collaborators
Chen Yuwei, Chai Zongrui, Li Xueqing, Huo Yan, Huang Qiyue,
Construction
Shanghai Kangle Wood Structure Co., LTD
Client
Aoya Design, Jiangxinzhou Wutao Village
Typology
Cultural › Pavilion
A floating art gallery together with its large 'manmade nature' landscape surroundings creates an urban art utopia where art and artists meet the public. The place created by both the architecture and the landscape, is a highly welcoming and inclusive public space, where people can easily access, experience, and celebrate art while feeling inspire...
Project name
The Central Ring Gallery
Architecture firm
Studio A+
Location
Hefei City, Anhui province, China
Photography
Chen Su, Fang Chun
Principal architect
Min Wang
Design team
Min Wang, Mei Ding, Hui Li, Wenwen Zhang, Chongshuo Wang , Xin Jing, Yuwei Wei
Material
Concrete, glass, steel
Client
An Hui Central Ring Real Estate Group
Typology
Cultural › Art gallery
The project consists of an outdoor auditorium for 12,000 people , a concert hall for 3,500 people , six live houses ("whales") , five restaurants connected by a walkway, two towers with an office program, a museum and rehearsal rooms, a center of exhibitions and a series of parks and walks that connect the entire intervention.
Project name
Kaohsiung Pop Music Center
Architecture firm
Manuel Monteserin
Location
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Photography
Shun Chen, Chen Li Hsiien, Yi-Hsien Lee, Darren Teng, Chiung-Yao Tseng, Chien Ming Chen, Chen Hung, Ian Choi, Kano Chang, Lo Ruey-Lin, Su, Bo-An, Nicolas Leng冷家豪, Yi-Hsien Lee, Monteserin, Ian Choi, Terry Chiang 江彥駐, Yu-Zhi Lin, Kevin Lin
Principal architect
Manuel A. Monteserín Lahoz
Design team
Beatriz pachón Castrillo, Javier Simó de Pedro, Meng Han Hsieh, Jose Lu, Yen Chu A’lvaro, Joren Huang, Yu-Lin Chan, Tsung-Lin Lee, Iñigo Redondo, Luis Marcos, Alicia Domingo, Beatriz Crespo, José María De Cárdenas, Luis Ybarra Gutiérrez, José Luis López de Lemus, José Carlos Oliva Garrido, Tomás Osborne Ruiz, Marian Bada Sánchez, Antonio Miguel García Librero, María Castro Hormigo, Manuel Tirado Crespo, Rosa Cantillana Merchante, Marco Antonio García Gálvez, Salvador Sanchez Gonzalez, Rubén Silva Lobato, Alejandra Díaz de Cárdenas, Esther Espejo Lucena, Fernando Gallinato Díaz, Isabel García Madrona, Angel Linares Gar´cia, José, Buzón González, Carmen Zammarchi , Luis García Rodríguez
Collaborators
Mark Ongg, EDDEA (Partner and project manager),
Structural engineer
結構顧問Structural Consultant, 科建聯合工程顧問有限公司 Tec-Build United Structure Engineer Office, 聯邦工程顧問股份有限公司 Federal Engineering Consultant Inc., BAC ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY GROUP
Environmental & MEP
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Landscape
Old Farmer Landscape Architecture Co.
Lighting
照明顧問Lighting Design Consultant
Client
Kaohsiung City Government
Typology
Commercial › Music Center
Art has always been the driven force for WIDE HORIZON, a famous real estate developer, to motivate the cohesion of a community. Located at Jiangdong New District, Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, Luxe Art Gallery is a modest earth-sheltered building that stands in a panoramic ecosystem of oceans, rainforests, rivers and lakes.
Project name
Luxe Art Gallery
Architecture firm
40 Studio
Location
Jiangdong New District, Haikou, China
Photography
Zhu Di @ SHADØO PLAY, He Chuan @Here Space, Here Architecture
Design team
He Ou & Qv Liming
Interior design
ENJOY DESIGN
Civil engineer
China Construction Fourth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd.
Landscape
Guangzhou Landscape Bidder Design Co., Ltd., Changsha Moby Landscape Planning & Design Co., Ltd., Landscape Architects 49
Lighting
Chengdu Dipet Lighting Design Consulting Co., Ltd.
Construction
Hainan Xingyuan Landscape Engineering Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural › Art gallery
