Sanqingshan Geological Museum

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Cultural Architecture
Firm LocationHangzhou, China
Project locationShangrao, China
CompanyThe Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
Lead ArchitectYe Changqing, Fang Hua
Design TeamShen Jihuang (design direction), Wu Jie, Gao Zuoren, Wang Bo, Wu Xuhui, Cao Zhigang, Lu Qingxin, Sun Wentong, Li Xiangqun, Wang Zhenggang
ClientSanqing Mountain Administrative Committee

As a world natural heritage site and a world geological park theme building, the museum is based on the terrain of "mountains, fields, trees, and stones" and the collision mechanism of dual geological plates. It revolves around a century old camphor tree and using transparent and solid overlapping form and localized materials, to shape buildings and spaces with dynamic leaps and full tension. It is a "local writing" under the dual coupling of mountain environment and geological themes, and a contemporary practice of the concepts of "geomorphological architecture" and "mimetic architecture".