Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China Design Development Studio, Spring 2008 Brosnan, Kurt Holbrook, David Student projects Art museums Exhibition buildings Public works This Design Development project is a continuation of a competition entry by Tom Wiscombe of Emergent Architects for a Museum and Public works exhibition center located in the Futian Center District of Shenzhen. The project embraces the concept of the northern part of the Futian Center District as a traditional Chinese courtyard space. The L-shaped massing of the building serves to create a defining corner to the urban fabric. The building itself supports an astonishing canopy which extends over the void created by the buildings massing. This canopy creates an outdoor courtyard within which lush plantings, step seating, and a central cooling pond define a microclimate which serves as an oasis within the stressful urban environment. The architecture of the project is embedded within the structural system which supports the massive outdoor canopy. The structural concept is related to the wing of a dragonfly which uses depth of section to increase the structural stability of the overall system. A central moment frame which is connected to two vertical concrete cores defines the primary structure of the building. A secondary structure extends out from this primary system with a branching logic that while increasing the structural stability of the building also defines a series of interconnected programmatic volumes. The effect of this system is an ease of circulation throughout the building and an overall connectedness of the spaces interior and exterior to the project. School of Architecture. (Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008) Parsons, Peter. Faculty advisor Kreuger, Ted. Faculty Advisor 2008 Digital images JPEG2000 21st century Futian, Shenzhen, China Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
Design Development Studio, Spring 2008
Brosnan, Kurt
Holbrook, David
Student projects
Art museums
Exhibition buildings
Public works
This Design Development project is a continuation of a competition entry by Tom Wiscombe of Emergent Architects for a Museum and Public works exhibition center located in the Futian Center District of Shenzhen. The project embraces the concept of the northern part of the Futian Center District as a traditional Chinese courtyard space. The L-shaped massing of the building serves to create a defining corner to the urban fabric. The building itself supports an astonishing canopy which extends over the void created by the buildings massing. This canopy creates an outdoor courtyard within which lush plantings, step seating, and a central cooling pond define a microclimate which serves as an oasis within the stressful urban environment. The architecture of the project is embedded within the structural system which supports the massive outdoor canopy. The structural concept is related to the wing of a dragonfly which uses depth of section to increase the structural stability of the overall system. A central moment frame which is connected to two vertical concrete cores defines the primary structure of the building. A secondary structure extends out from this primary system with a branching logic that while increasing the structural stability of the building also defines a series of interconnected programmatic volumes. The effect of this system is an ease of circulation throughout the building and an overall connectedness of the spaces interior and exterior to the project.
School of Architecture. (Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008)
Parsons, Peter. Faculty advisor
Kreuger, Ted. Faculty Advisor
2008
Digital images
JPEG2000
21st century
Futian, Shenzhen, China
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY