In this emerging environment of knowledge-driven economic growth, it is imperative to inculcate a scientific temper in the community. The Gujarat Council of Science City, established by the Government of Gujarat, has developed the Aquatic Gallery to realize this vision. This 5th generation facility, part of the sprawling 200 acres Ahmedabad Science...
Project name
Aquatic Gallery at Science City, Ahmedabad
Architecture firm
INI Design Studio
Location
Science City Campus, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Vinay Panjwani
Collaborators
Project Mentor (Overall): Jayesh Hariyani - Project Mentor/Director (Overall): Adi Mistri - Project Director (overall): Rakhi Rupani - Project Director (Design): Saumil Mevada - Sr. Project Manager: Bhargav A Bhavsar - Project Architect: Viresha Hariyani - Project Director (MEPF Eng.): Parth Joshi - Senior Electrical Eng.: Nirav Shah - Lead Design Consortium Member: INI Design Studio - Design Consortium Member: Kling Consult GmbH & Co. - Life Support System Design: INI Infrastructure & Engineering - AV/IT Engineering: T2 Technology Consulting Pvt. Ltd. - Exhibit Designing: Lemon Design Pvt. Ltd. - Irrigation & Water Body Designing: Integrated Flow tech Pvt Ltd - Façade Designing: Façade Engineering Services.
Interior design
INI Design Studio
Completion year
December 2021
Structural engineer
Ducon Consultant Pvt. Ltd.
Environmental & MEP
INI Infrastructure & Engineering
Landscape
INI Design Studio
Construction
Prime Contractor - Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt. Ltd. Marine Contractor - Marinescape Limited
Client
Department of Science and Technology, Gujarat Council of Science City
Typology
Museum › Science & Edutainment Center, Aquarium, Aqua Gallery
The Hainan Science Museum, designed by Ma Yansong / MAD Architects, is steadily advancing through its construction phases. The project, which began its design phase in 2020, broke ground in November 2021 and reached the completion of its main structure in June 2023.
Project name
Hainan Science Museum
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Wang Yiding, Dayie Wu, Yin Jianfeng, Sun Feifei, Reem Mosleh, Pan Siyi, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Anri Gyuloyan, Chen Yi Wen, Rozita Kashirtseva, Wu Qiaoling, Zheng Chengwen, Feng Yingying, Zhu Yuhao, Edgar Navarrete, Yang Xuebing
Collaborators
Associate Partners: Fu Changrui, Kin Li, Tiffany Dahlen. Signage Consultant: CCDI. Exhibition Project Management: Haikou Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Executive Architect: CCDI. Facade Consultant: RFR Shanghai Consultant: Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
Interior design
MAD Architects, CCDI
Built area
Building Area: 46,528 m²; Above Ground: 27,782 m²; Underground: 18,746 m²
Lighting
Ning Field Lighting Design Corp., Ltd.
Construction
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd
Client
Haikou Association for Science and Technology
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Cultural › Museum
Red Dot Design Museum in Xiamen is the third Red Dot Design Museum globally and the second in Asia. Different with traditional museum, Red Dot Design Museum mainly exhibit industrial design products that are close to people’s daily life, which naturally inspires us with the relation of consumer culture.
Project name
Red Dot Design Museum · Xiamen
Architecture firm
STEPS Architecture, Network Party
Location
Chengyi International Business Center, No. 502, Xinglinwan Road, Jimei District, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Photography
CreatAR Images (Ai Qing)
Principal architect
Wu Yu, Ji Zixiao
Design team
Cai Kai (Network Party), Li Chenshu (Network Party), Chen Yanping (Network Party), Zeng Tian (Network Party), Zhao Yueming, Li Tao, Zhao Hui, Wang Kaiping, Cheng Guangxiao, Yan Ruiqi, Liu Yu, Sadiq, Wang Bo, Shi Luhang, Li Chunrong
Collaborators
Wayfinding design: out.o studio. Multi-media design: Network Party. Exhibition design: STEPS Architecture, Network Party, Weitian Design.
Material
Fluorocarbon paint, plywood, PC sheet, PVC flooring
Typology
Cultural › Museum
In the historical building, the spiraling ramp that ascends symbolizes reverence towards the heavens and deities, often referred to as the "Eye of Heaven." Within the atrium of the modern museum, this motif is carried forward through a spiraling descent passageway, serving as a metaphor for delving into the origins of ancient Shu, known as the "Eye...
Project name
Sanxingdui Museum Public Area and Tourist Reception Center（Sanxingdui Museum Public Area Interior Design）
Architecture firm
CSD.DESIGN
Principal architect
Can Zhang, Wenting Li
Design team
Wei Lai, Pengchong Jiang, Jing Yang, Wenjie Dong, Wenjing Liu, Jun Tang, Jinli Fan, Yan Yang, Zhangping Wang, Guangchao Li, Jia Tang, Maoya Xu
Design year
April 2022 to August 2022
Completion year
July 2023
Material
epoxy grinding stone, artistic concrete hanging board, imitation old copper stainless steel, imitation old black iron stainless steel, sound-absorbing coating
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Museum
The Bruce Museum is a regional cultural institution located in Greenwich, Connecticut with a multi-disciplinary collection and exhibition program bringing together art, science, and natural history. In 2014, following a national design competition, the Bruce embarked on a journey to revitalize its campus to carry the institution into the future.
Project name
Bruce Museum
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Design team
Steve Dumez, FAIA, Principal-in-Charge. Noah Marble, AIA, Design Principal. Shawn Preau, AIA, Project Manager. Javier Marcano, AIA, Project Architect. Haley Allen, AIA, Project Architect. Guan Wang. Vanessa Smith-Torres, AIA. Kyle Digby, AIA. Sam Levison, AIA. Mark Thorburn, AIA. Max Katz, AIA
Collaborators
Geotechnical Engineer: Melick-Tully and Associates; Acoustical Engineer: Jaffe Holden; Theatrical/AV: Jaffe Holden; Security: Ducibella Venter Santore; Food Service: Futch Design Associates; Museum Programming: M. Goodwin Museum Planning; Envelope: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Cost Estimating: Stuart-Lynn; Code Consultant: Bruce J. Spiewak, Consulting Architect; Owner’s Representative: Stone Harbor Land Company; Commissioning: The Stone House Group
Interior design
EskewDumezRipple
Landscape
Reed Hilderbrand
Lighting
Fisher Marantz Stone
Construction
Turner Construction
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Museum
RDA’s Hong Kong Palace Museum, a flagship project of the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) development, has officially opened. As a new centre for Chinese art and antiquities in Hong Kong, the building will be home to more than 900 objects from the Beijing Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, including 160 Class A artefacts considered national...
Project name
Hong Kong Palace Museum
Architecture firm
Rocco Design Associates
Location
West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
Photography
Edmon Leong, Hong Kong Palace Museum
Design team
Rocco Yim, CM Chan, Freddie Hai, Hoi-Wai Sze, Ryan Leong, William Lee, Kwong-Kiu Wong, Qingyue Li, Doris Yue, Samuel Wong, Bong Yeung, Thomas Cheng, Elaine Tsui, Felix Chow, Pak-Chuen Chan, Victor Chu
Collaborators
Structural: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. Building Services: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. Quantity Surveyor: Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd. Landscape: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. Traffic: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. Façade: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. BEAM Accreditation: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. Security: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. Acoustic: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd.
Structural engineer
Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd.
Landscape
Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd.
Construction
China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Client
West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Museum
Showcasing the city’s contribution to the genre’s evolution and popularity around the world, the new Chengdu Science Fiction Museum has opened by hosting the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and Hugo Awards, the first time the events have been held in China.
Project name
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Andrei-Ciprian Cojocaru, Berkin Islam, Chu Zhou, Hao Wen, Jillian Nishi, Lianyuan Ye, Meng Zhao, Shang Li, Stefan Manousof, Sven Torres, Yang Liu, Yuling Ma, Xiaoying Li
Interior design
上海建筑设计研究院 SIADR
Structural engineer
中国建筑西南设计研究 院 China South West Architecture Design Institute
Environmental & MEP
中国建筑西南设计研究 院 China South West Architecture Design Institute
Landscape
杭州园林设计院 Hangzhou Landscape Design Institute
Lighting
LIGHTDESIGN, BPI
Supervision
四川飞红工程管理咨 询有限公司 Sichuan Feihong Engineering Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
Construction
中建三局集团有限公司 China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group
Client
Chengdu Science and Innovation City Investment and Development Co.
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Museum
The concrete palace designed by Wutopia Lab, namely The Eye of The Museum of the Palace Museum of the Manchurian Regime (Changchun), which is the first decorative fair-faced concrete building in Jilin Province, the largest fair-faced concrete building in Northeastern China, and the largest thin-shell large-span earth-sheltered swept surface undergr...
Project name
Deep Time Palace
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
No. 5 Guangfu North Road, Kuancheng District, Changchun City, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
Yu Ting, Huang He (Project Architect), Pu Shengrui (Project Manager)
Design team
Pu Shengrui, Pan Dali, Sun Liran (Conceptual Design Phase), Xie Jialin (Drawing Compilation Phase)
Collaborators
Installation Design: Kuang Zhou, Huang He, Xie Jialin. Design Consultants: Wei Minfei, Miao Binhai, Zhang Zhun, Qian Yanmin, Lin Xingchun, Zhang Kejie. Chloe Zhang, Zang Yanting, Deng Xiaodan. Low-voltage System Design: Jilin Beihua Electric Power Technology Design & Research Institute Jilin Yongji Branch
Interior design
Jilin Wuyi Construction Co., Ltd. Shanghai Hip-pop Architectural Decoration Design Co.,Ltd. (Concept)
Landscape
Changchun Garden Planning Research Institute Co.,Ltd.
Lighting
Gradient Lighting Design
Construction
Owner Construction Committee: Wang Zhiqiang, Hu Hailong, Zhou Bo, Ai Xuesong, Su Zhenda, Liu Yongwei, Wei Wei. Construction Proxy: Changchun Municipal Government Investment Construction Project Management Center. Construction Drawing: Tianjin Architectural Design Institute Co.,Ltd. Construction Side: China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co.,Ltd.(North China)
Material
Fair-faced Concrete
Client
Palace Museum of the Manchurian Regime
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Museum
