PINGTAN ART MUSEUM CHINA DESIGN BY MAD ARCHITECT
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PINGTAN ART MUSEUM CHINA DESIGN BY MAD ARCHITECT
Pingtan Art Museum, the third museum design by MAD Architects, has
just begun its construction preparation phase. It will be the largest private
museum in Asia, claiming a
construction area of over 40,000 square meters. The museum's
investments total around 800 million RMB and upon completion, its debut
exhibition will display over a thousand pieces of national treasures.
Being the largest island in the Fujian province, Pingtan is also the Chinese island nearest to Taiwan. In 2010, the 'Comprehensive Experimental Zone' project in Pingtan was officially launched; the island is expected to become the primary location for trade and cultural communication between Taiwan and the mainland in the foreseeable future. The island, which is currently home to fisheries and a military base, will quickly be transformed into an large-scale urban development zone.
This new city, which is still under planning, will hold the museum at its center. The museum itself acts as a smaller scale island off the Pingtan Island itself, connected to land only by a slightly undulating pier, which, in turn, bridges artificial and natural, city and culture, as well as history and future. The museum represents a long-lasting earthscape in water and is a symbol of the island in ancient times, with each island containing a mountain beneath it.
The island is firstly a public space that is then turned into a museum. The sea, the beach, the oasis and the slope all interconnect with each other, forming a harmonious capacious space with the mountains in the distance. The building is constructed with concrete that is blended with local sand shells. The indoor space, formed by the rise and fall of the formal movements, looks similar to ancient caves.
Pingtan Art Museum is built in a landscape setting of an urban city. After its completion, it will create a new space for the city and the city's inhabitants and further inspire them to reflect on the impact made by time and nature.
Director in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design Team: Zhao Wei, Huang Wei, Liu Jiansheng, Jei Kim, Li Jian, Li Guangchong, Alexandre Sadeghi
Being the largest island in the Fujian province, Pingtan is also the Chinese island nearest to Taiwan. In 2010, the 'Comprehensive Experimental Zone' project in Pingtan was officially launched; the island is expected to become the primary location for trade and cultural communication between Taiwan and the mainland in the foreseeable future. The island, which is currently home to fisheries and a military base, will quickly be transformed into an large-scale urban development zone.
This new city, which is still under planning, will hold the museum at its center. The museum itself acts as a smaller scale island off the Pingtan Island itself, connected to land only by a slightly undulating pier, which, in turn, bridges artificial and natural, city and culture, as well as history and future. The museum represents a long-lasting earthscape in water and is a symbol of the island in ancient times, with each island containing a mountain beneath it.
The island is firstly a public space that is then turned into a museum. The sea, the beach, the oasis and the slope all interconnect with each other, forming a harmonious capacious space with the mountains in the distance. The building is constructed with concrete that is blended with local sand shells. The indoor space, formed by the rise and fall of the formal movements, looks similar to ancient caves.
Pingtan Art Museum is built in a landscape setting of an urban city. After its completion, it will create a new space for the city and the city's inhabitants and further inspire them to reflect on the impact made by time and nature.
Director in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design Team: Zhao Wei, Huang Wei, Liu Jiansheng, Jei Kim, Li Jian, Li Guangchong, Alexandre Sadeghi
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MAD OFFICE
MA YANSONG
DANG QUN
YOSUKE HAYANO
MAD works in forward-looking environments developing futuristic
architecture based on a contemporary interpretation of the eastern spirit of
nature. All of MAD's projects - from residential complexes or offices to
cultural centres - desire to protect a sense of community and orientation
toward nature, offering people the freedom to develop their own experience.
Founded in 2004 by Ma Yansong, the office first earned worldwide attention in
2006 by winning an international competition to design a residential tower near
Toronto, expected to be completed in the end of 2012.
MAD has been commissioned by clients of all backgrounds, leading to
an intriguing combination of diverse project designs. MAD’s ongoing projects
include two major cultural projects in Harbin: the China Wood Sculpture Museum
and Harbin Culture Island, an opera house and cultural center that will retain
the original wetlands as an urban park between the old and new city.
Additionally, MAD is designing the headquarter of a major fashion brand in Xiamen.
MAD’s residential projects strive for a symbiotic relationship between man,
shelter and nature. The Huangshan residential villas is design to nestle into
its natural landscapes, whilst the Qingdao private residential courtyard draws
inspiration from the experience of a traditional Chinese flaneur and the beauty
and emotions developed through meandering across the natural landscape. MAD has
several projects underway ranging from conceptual design to construction phases
around the world. Internationally, MAD is designing a residential
development in the heart of Rome, a mix use development in Amsterdam and the
aforementioned Absolute Tower in Toronto, now nearing completion.
In 2011 MAD completed their first museum in Ordos , Inner
Mongolia. It is a futuristic shell that protects the cultural history of
the region and refutes the rational new city outside. Previous completed
projects include the Hutong Bubble 32, a small scale intervention inside the
delicate urban tissue of old Beijing, and Hongluo clubhouse, a fluid space
without internal boundaries that rises from Hongluo Lake.
MAD is led by Ma Yansong, Dang Qun and Yosuke Hayano. They have
been awarded the Young Architecture Award from the New York Institute of
Architects in 2006 and the 2011 RIBA international fellowship.
