K+P
Architekten und Stadtplaner GmbH
Koch Voigt Zschornack
Museum of the New National History for the province Anhui, China
New Museum for national
history for the province
Anhui, PR China
Client (public):
Government of the province Anhui
Planning 2006
Design competition
Gross floor area: 32.000 sq m
Building height: 40 m
K+P
Architekten und Stadtplaner GmbH
Koch Voigt Zschornack
Museum of the New National History for the province Anhui, China
K+P
Architekten und Stadtplaner GmbH
Koch Voigt Zschornack
Museum of the New National History for the province Anhui, China
The new museum, in the south of the Anhui province´s capital Hefei, is regarded
as the centre of a cultural park, which consists of a youth centre, the hall of science and technology, an art gallery, a museum of archaeology and a museum for
fossils.
Our idea is to position the new Museum as a quadrate in the middle of the site,
in consideration of the given axes, streets and walks. Through the height of 40 m,
the position and the colour of the facade, we present to the area a very significant
sculpture.
The whole complex consists of two parts, the plinth and a “golden shrine”. The
shrine accommodates the exhibitions and the plinth all additional functions such as
the congress centre, the library, the teahouse, restaurant and storage.
Direct and indirect daylight as well as artificial light are the main elements in the
design of the exhibition halls.
The self-supporting façade stretches across the full height of the building. The
structure system of the cladding is a golden rhombical fence, with glass panels.
For sun protection the glass panels must have double glazing. For that there is an
extraordinary vitality of the façade.
The new, 7-level high, museum houses numerous collections, representing a variety
of completely different objects, representing the region. The works of art and other
objects go from the beginning of human history to the present day.
The museum is therefore not a closed introverted building, but it is a receptive
building, which is open to the cultural, social and historical diversity of the province
Anhui. For that reason the architecture of the museum reflects this diversity, it is an
embodiment of the open-ended nature of art and history.
Project figures and facts:
Location:
Bauherr:
competition:
Hefei, Province Anhui, PR China
Government of the province Anhui
K+P Architekten und Stadtplaner GmbH
Koch Voigt Zschornack
Ismaninger Str. 57, D-81675 Munich
Building costs:
Gross floor area:
Competition:
approx.18,2 Mio Euro
32.000 sq m
2006