Zhengzhou Art Museum and Zhengzhou Archives

The project is located at an important urban node where the main axis of the "Four Centers" in western Zhengzhou and the green axis of cultural and sports activities intersect. It plays an important role as an image display and distribution entrance in the cultural and artistic center cluster. Being used as the art museum and archives museum, the building are clearly divided into two volumes, and are anchored as a whole through platforms and roof panels at the base and top. Guided by the architecture archetypes, the building forms that gradually grow out are clear and crisp, with sharp lines without excessive ornamentation. The right slopes and cuts around the building correspond to the environmental elements of the important buildings or public spaces around.

The design attempts to create a complete form of art ‘exhibits’ placed in the urban scale to recall to local cultural memory and the large-scale new city center. We hope that it will be a ‘catalyst’ on the spot instead of an ‘isolated island’, and become a bridge connecting urban space and historical memory. The design traces back to the regional culture in an abstract way, and uses a powerful and complete form to fit the planning structure.