Ordos Museum is located in the new city centre of Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Driven by a booming economy, the Municipal Government of Ordos determined to create a new city dozens of kilometers away from the current city, on a site that until recently was nothing but Gobi Desert. The urban masterplan outlined a symbolic but empty concept of an “Ever Rising Sun on the Grassland”: a rigid and precise series of urban landscapes radiating from a central plaza. This ordered plan fulfilled the wishes of the government, but showed no real consideration for the city’s residents.
The museum was conceived as a reaction to this city plan. It takes the form of a natural, irregular nucleus in contrast with the strict geometry of the masterplan. The structure is wrapped in polished metal louvers to reflect and dissolve the planned surroundings. This shell will enclose a new interior, totally separate from the urban reality.
The interior is divided into several exhibition halls, defined by continuous curvilinear walls, all opening onto the shared public space that runs through the museum. The glazed roof will draw light into this environment, which is then channeled through the building by the luminescent walls, while the louvers will allow natural ventilation. The bright, tranquil and fluid environment of this new space will provide visitors with a completely different atmosphere to that which they experience in the city outside.
Director in Charge: Ma Yansong, Yosuke Hayano, Dang Qun
Design Team: Shang Li, Andrew C. Bryant, Howard Jiho Kim, Matthias Helmreich, Linda Stannieder, Zheng Tao, Qin Lichao, Sun Jieming, Yin Zhao, Du Zhijian, Yuan Zhongwei, Yuan Ta, Xie Xinyu, Liu Weiwei, Felipe Escudero, Sophia Tang, Diego Perez, Art Terry, Jtravis B. Russett, Dustin Harris
Structural Engineering: China Institute of Building Standard Design and Research
Mechanical Engineering: The Institute of Shanxi Architectural Design and Research
Façade/cladding Consultants: SuP Ingenieure GmbH, Melendez & Dickinson Architects
Façade/cladding Design Group: Zhuhai King Glass Engineering CO.LTD
General Contractors : Huhehaote construction Co., Ltd
Other Consultants:
Beijing Yutong Shengshi Lighting Consultant Co., Ltd,
Shanghai Yihe Decoration Material Co. Ltd,
Zhejiang Jinggong Steel Structure Co. Ltd
Site Area: 27,760 sqm
Building Area: 41, 227 sqm
Building Height: 40 m
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