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bernard tschumi architects completed the construction of tianjin binhai exploratorium, a 33,000 square meter (355,200 square foot) facility located in northeastern China. once opened in the fall of 2019, the Museum This building will highlight artifacts from Tianjin's industrial past using contemporary large-scale technologies, including rockets for space research. The exploratorium also contains facilities for cultural events and exhibitions, as well as galleries, offices, and food and retail spaces. the project is part of the master plan of the binhai cultural center, prepared by GMP and includes a library designed by MVRDV.
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The architects Bernard Tschumi, in collaboration with the Tianjin Institute of Urban Design and Urban Design (TUPDI), designed the building taking into account the industrial history of Tianjin. A series of large cones creates major pieces throughout the museum. The central cone, illuminated from above, connects the three floors of the building. Here, a spiral ramp rises up to the top floor – a gesture designed to offer an unusual spatial experience of the modern vertical city by reinterpreting an old industrial typology. the roof is accessible to visitors and serves as a promenade with a view of the city.
The exhibition center is the grand entrance hall or cone, almost twice as high as the Guggenheim Museum in New York. This huge cone allows access to all public parts of the program and allows visitors to spiral through the vast exhibition halls stacked at each end of the building. "Large spaces at three heights define the main circulation, while a constellation of circular lights and skylights give the space a sensation of another world", the design team explains. "The perforated aluminum facade gives the building a unified presence, despite its large size and the disparate elements of the program."
the configuration of the cones not only ensures that the gallery spaces receive a uniform and natural light, but also reduces the energy loads required for artificial lighting. the conical shapes of the cones concentrate the warm air, which can then be evacuated from the building in summer or back into the galleries in winter. the large central atrium acts as a solar chimney, drawing in warm air and replacing it with cold air from below, in a constant stream of air. glazed surfaces are kept to a minimum, while perforated metal panels on the facade help reduce heat gain.
project information:
first name: Tianjin exploratorium
location: Tianjin, China
Appointment: 2013-2019
program: commission, 2013; completion, 2019
Cut: 355,200 square feet (33,000 square meters)
customer: tianjin binhai municipality
team
main designer: Bernard Tschumi
key personnel: joel rutten, nianlai zhong, christopher lee, pierre-yves kuhn, jerome haferd, bart-jan polman, dora felekou, pedro camara, shayi liang, nate oppenheim, kate scott, peterson clinton, olga jitariouk, sung yu
architects and local engineers: Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute (TUPDI)
photography: Kris Provoost
Philip Stevens I designboom
January 24, 2019
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