I.M. Pei showed us such an ideal picture: a mountain, a valley, and buildings hidden in clouds. Many ancient China literature and paintings revolve around a theme: after a long and tortuous road, I came to a thatched cottage in the mountains, which was hidden in silence, only accompanied by the sound of waterfalls ... It was a fairyland far from the world. It's dangerous to be here. This is the journey of those pathfinders.
Protect the natural landscape to the maximum extent.
The excavation of the art gallery has been carefully arranged. In order to protect the growth of natural slopes and trees to the greatest extent, people have built special tunnels and built a series of platforms to reduce the impact on the surrounding water, soil and plants. In the process of filling the earth in the art museum, an earthquake-proof wall with a height of more than 20 meters was carefully designed to separate the building on the second floor underground from the rocks. After covering, the original scenery on the mountain was restored a few years later, and the natural landscape was as good as ever.
Reproduce the memory of Suzhou gardens
At present, there is a small round square, and there is also a circle in the middle of the square, which is engraved with a cross pattern. Presumably, this is the same as what Little Square saw in the guest room. I didn't rush to climb three steps, but first looked at the traditional glass roof and the moon door under the light and shadow. I.M. Pei himself said that he borrowed the structure of Japanese temples, but I think this is clearly the memory of Suzhou gardens when I was a teenager.
A wood-like aluminum alloy grille with filtering function is designed in the space between the roof glass and the steel pipe support rod. In addition to the aesthetic success, the fantastic shadow of the grille is scattered in the halls and corridors of the art museum, which is in contrast with the traditional Japanese bamboo curtain "shadow culture". This strong effect is unexpected.
I always like to purify the geometry hidden in modeling. This entry-level building, looking closely at the border line of the roof, is composed of large and small squares and triangles, intertwined with each other, like a geometric illusion painting. It's not here. If the waist of the largest triangle in the roof is extended to both sides, it will naturally connect with the sloping sides of the fence on both sides of the steps. At this time, what we see is a huge and stable regular triangle, which is the wonderful pen of I.M. Pei. If it is influenced by Japan, the emphasis should be on clear outline and silhouette effect.
This entrance building is transparent in both front and back walls. The unique design of the skylight is the "sun hat" under the glass. Bereming's buildings often use this kind of sunshine treatment, but they all use aluminum alloy. This time, all the wood materials are used, and the light is reflected by the roots and scattered into the space, so that a warm and soft atmosphere appears in the room. After entering the main entrance, you can open the window through the glass like a wide-angle screen. You can see the pines and mountains outside the window, like a transparent screen painting, welcoming the audience.
Waves in the rhythm of mountains
There is a diversified trend in modern architecture, one of which is to move towards a place that can be toured, considerable, habitable and uplifted. In fact, the so-called architectural reality must show you a space that is easy to remember, or an experience that you have never experienced before.
The uniqueness of Meixiu Art Museum lies in that apart from being far away from the city, the most special thing is that 80% of the buildings are buried underground, but it is not a real underground building, but because the ground is a nature reserve, and Japan's nature protection law has many restrictions. It is built on a hill. If viewed from a distance, the exposed part of the roof meets the curve of the mountain peak, just like the waves in the rhythm of the mountain range. It is hidden in evergreen bushes, and it is in due harmony with nature.
Rich and complex oriental complex.