DreamEast Future World is an aerospace museum as well as an aerospace experience theme park. The most notable difference between DreamEast Future World and other aerospace museums and science and technology pavilions lies in the project’s unique design with an emphasis on the visitor’s experience. Apart from the science-popularization exhibit, the project has also introduced exciting interactive elements for visitors to better appreciate aerospace and future technologies through more interesting experiences, thus truly realizing the concept of “edutainment”. DreamEast Future World not only serves as a second classroom for the growth and learning of children and teenagers and a launch pad for them to encounter and practice aerospace concepts, but also as an aerospace theme park for the whole family to enjoy.
The museum is located at the heart of the Futura City in Beijing’s neighboring Hebei District. It is adjacent yet detached from the central park and its many amenities. The obvious solution was to devise a footbridge to link the two; OUR solution was to merge the building and the bridge into one- a singe transitional object, turning the bridge component into yet another gallery.
We started with rough sketches to establish the footprint in the available space and this evolved into drawing a continuous form that wraps around itself. Inside, the large central lobby houses a pair of escalators that transport the visitor up through the focal LED sphere on a journey of discovery and space. Visitors can then take their time meandering down cantilevered ramps exploring the exhibit. Externally, the LED sphere acts as an environmental lighting sculpture whilst internally it is one large immersive projection environment.
Also included in the building are two levels of exhibition space and interactive stations, as well as an indoor roller coaster attraction with projections, offering all visitors the opportunity to experience the wonder of flight and space travel.
Chengdu Intangible Cultural center is a complex campus of buildings arranged around a large plaza for massive public performances, resembling a very large stadium, but consisting of a museum and retail component.
Our remit for the museum component did not include the interior exhibition design. The Intangible cultural heritage topic is conducive to elusive interpretation, so we decided to use a very flexible, simple plan, wide spans, high ceilings and dramatic vertical circulation. This would allow the space to be easily adapted to accommodate a wide range of art, performance and artifacts.
Externally, the building is a bold shell of fragmented facades formed in copper and glass. The use of copper as cladding is homage to the strong tradition of using copper in arts and crafts throughout the Sichuan Province. The observation tower acts as the museums vertical extension and acts as its beacon. Its copper cladding evokes basket-weaving technique, another homage to the disappearing art forms of the region.
The newly completed sales center is the showcase for the Futura City development and first port of call for potential buyers and tenants. Where once a pre-fabricated box would suffice, the sales center is now a building worthy of its own signature design. This is also a sustainable solution, as the building simply changes its use into an exhibit hall once the sales center is no longer needed.
The buildings meandering volume invites its guests to a journey that leads through a series of exhibit rooms and AV chambers arranged around a high volume glazed interior courtyard. The journey ends at a cantilevered chamber featuring a large window carefully positioned to frame the aerospace museum.
The building is clad in a diamond pattern metal paneling that is both practical against the elements, and encouraged us to be playful with details such as the windows. The final arrangement of seemingly random perforations echoes the diamond pattern, provides natural light to the interior spaces and enhances the exterior aesthetic, particularly at night.
As part of the greater Beijing Art City master plan, the Beijing Museum of Fine Art is a focal point and major architectural statement anchoring a new public plaza. Its form invokes the symbol of infinity, supporting art as an eternal concept. This form also provides the template for the internal circulation route leading visitors down through light-filled gallery and exhibition spaces.
Rooftop gardens with partial green roofs enhance the project’s sustainability as well as the guest experience. Cool, crisp white stone clads a sleek exterior form. Compound curves, meandering volumes and heroic cantilevers establish the museum as a commanding anchor for this iconic new development.
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