Yan ZhenQing museum displays works from the important calligrapher of the same name who lived in Shandong Province in China during the 8th century.
The museum is placed on a series of three terraces. On these plateaus the museum takes on the qualities of a type of traditional Chinese garden known as the scholars’ garden.
The museum is composed of three elements; a border colonnade or langfang, exhibition pavilions, and surrounding gardens.
The pavilions are fluted with varying proportions creating changing rhythms across its facade.
The proposal defines a threshold as a colonnade, or langfang, that makes the museum a distinct entity in the landscape.
- Location
- Linyi, Shandong Province, China
- Use
- Museum
- Client
- Shandong Longxi Scenic Spot Development Co., Ltd
- Area
- 9,500 sqm
- Status
- Concept design
- Design team
- Chris Lee, Kapil Gupta, Stephie Qin Sun, Charlotte Sue, Bolam Lee, Martin Jameson, Patrick Usbourne, Simon Whittle, Fei Wu, Michael Tao Huang, Andrew Chow Wai Tat, Huida Xia, Lola Lozano
