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Dingli Sculpture Art Museum

Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong

Dingli Sculpture Art Museum 

ATR Atelier

ARCHITECTS
Atr Atelier

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Atr Atelier

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Shanghai Tong Zhu Structure Design Co.

CONTRACTOR
Fujian Fengying Construction Co. Ltd

PHOTOGRAPHS
Lu Hengzhong

AREA
3900 m²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Quanzhou, China

CATEGORY
Cultural Architecture, Museums & Exhibit

Chongwu ancient town was built in 1387, the best preserved ancient stone city in China. It locates about 30 minutes drive away from Quanzhou city of Fujian province.

Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong

City of Chongwu has long history of fame as Town of Stone Sculpture in China.Dingli Sculpture Art Museum lies beside the Chonghui Road leading to the ancient stone town.

The museum is facing to the south, lies on the center axis. The new reception center was built to west and the existing office building to east was recently renovated. 3 buildings has formed a long rectangular entrance square.

Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong

The building of art museum looks like many huge stones stacking over the other, silent and generous.

The facade implies the function of the building, meanwhile gives out a kind of natural, simple, but strong vision.

Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong

The folding surfaces of stone wall create vivid shadow and the obtuse angle stone makes the corner look more firm and powerful.

The gallery interior space layout is symmetry, there is a round patio in the center, which surrounded by four exhibition rooms on each floor level. From the terrace on the top, people can enjoy the leisure and overlook the beautiful sea.

Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong

We choose a kind of commen local stone as facade material. It is widely used as stone curving material, meanwhile as well as the basic construction material of Chongwu ancient city.

Many traditional houses are made of stacking stones. Thus the museum design concept of stacking stones would arise the thinking of relationship between Dingli art museum and local stone tradition.

The pure form of stacking stone has a strong contemporary vision as well.

Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong


Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong


Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong
Dingli Sculpture Art Museum
© Lu Hengzhong


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