Ash Gallery

Ash Gallery
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ASH GALLERY

Tjad Original Design Studio

MANUFACTURERS
Wom

LEAD ARCHITECT
Ming Zhang, Zi Zhang, Shu Qin

CLIENT
Shanghai Yangpu Riverside Investment Co.ltd.

STRUCTURE ENGINEERS
Jun Nan, Linyong Cao

FACILITY ENGINEERS
Jinyue Shi, Zhaohui Gan, Hua Zhang

DESIGN TEAM
Xuefeng Li, Yunsong Wu, Chengzhe Zhu, Yichen Zhang, Jingyi Liu

AREA
3840 m²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Shanghai, China

CATEGORY
Gallery, Renovation

Text description provided by architect.

Currently at No.2800 Yang Shupu Road is Yang Shupu Power Plant, the once biggest thermal power plant in the Far East, which was built by the British investors in 1913.

Ash Gallery
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Ash Gallery
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The site is left over with 105-meter-high chimney, huge crane-mouth hanging along the riverside, trestle works that used to carry the coal, clean water pond, damp and dry ash tanks and etc., which boasts spectacular space and impressive form and occupies a crucial position in the public project of Yangpu Waterfront.

The dry ash tanks at the east of the wharf is turned into Ash Gallery. Its design starts at 2015. Due to uncertainty of the programming, the project is targeted towards art gallery with high flexibility and openness. Via inserting two platforms, the three isolated ash tanks are united into one.

Ash Gallery
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Ash Gallery
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The original 15-meter-high steel surface of the tanks is tore down and replaced by thin horizontal bands, forming an ambiguous interface.

The art space is designed as a public promenade, curling from the entrance carved by concrete framework to the top platform.

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Ash Gallery
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Ash Gallery
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Six boxes with a set of staircases are plugged into the tanks, whose functions are to be decided together with people’s behavior with the warehouse.

The Ash Gallery works as the rest station at the east part of Yang Pu Public Space during the 2019 Shanghai Urban Art Season from September to November.


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exploded diagram
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axonometrical diagram before and after renovation
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axonometrical diagram
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axonometrical diagram
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axonometrical diagram
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site Plan


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2F plan
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3F plan
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5F plan
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mezzanine plan


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wall details
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wall details


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elevation
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elevation


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