#morphogenesis
MUSEUM, SCULPTURE, SHELL
MAD : www.i-mad.com
The City and Art museum in Ordos appears to have either landed in the desert from another world or to always have existed. From atop a dune-like urban plaza, the building is enriched with a convergence of naturalistic interiors, bathed in light. The result is a timeless architecture in a modern city of ruins.
Influenced by Buckminster Fuller s geodesic domes, MAD envisioned a mysterious abstract form capable of fostering an alternate, timeless development of Chinese tradition and future. Whilst the surface of this shape functions as a metal container critical to protect the interior from the harsh winters and frequent sand storms of the region, metaphorically this external layer operates as a shield protecting the precious culture and history of the city from the unknown growth of the city.
Location: Ordos, China
Typology: Museum
Site Area: 27,760 sqm
Building Area: 41, 227 sqm
Building Height: 40 m
Directors: Ma Yansong, Yosuke Hayano, Dang Qun
Design Team: Shang Li, Andrew C. Bryant, Howard Jiho Kim, Matthias Helmreich, Xiang Ling, Linda Stannieder, Zheng Tao, Qin Lichao, , Sun Jieming, Yin Zhao, Du Zhijian, Yuan Zhongwei, Yuan Ta, Xie Xinyu, Liu Weiwei, Felipe Escudero, Sophia Tang, Diego Perez, Art Terry, Jtravis B Russett, Dustin Harris
Associate Engineers: China Institute of Building Standard Design & Research
Mechanical Engineer: The Institute of Shanxi Architectural Design and Research
Fa ade/cladding Consultants: SuP Ingenieure GmbH, Melendez & Dickinson Architects
Construction Contractor: Huhehaote construction Co., Ltd
Fa ade Contractor: Zhuhai King Glass Engineering CO.LTD
Photographer: Iwan Baan
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