Vanke City Art Center by INLab

This project locates at the bank of the Jialing River in Chongqing. Chongqing is a city known for its combined feature of strong BaShu culture, urban charm and contemporary industrial civilization. The paradox of pluralistic, opposites the tension of heterogeneous conflicts have, through the baptism of historical wind and rain and the baptism of citizens’ life, achieved the unique geographical features of Chongqing, which is praiseworthy. In the spatial expression of this case, we can feel the thinking of complexity and simplicity, the tolerance and leaving blank. At the beginning of the design, The site was nothing more than an one thousand-square meter land in front of the building, This is by all means cramped in the sense of the scale of modern landscape. However, it is obviously surplus if a magnificent entrance was depicted or a luxurious image was created. When stepping inside of the building structure, on the behind of it, the panoramic city skyline was showing gradually, which is the clear and comfortable. On the basis of this, we tend to reconstruct this clear field by “adding an outboard rear field platform”. This project is more holding on to one place of the city’s soul, with the idea of keeping it blank than using a minimalist Modern Design to create a new space style. Based on this concept, the entire architectural space even got affected. The building facades is not only shallow and light, but also empty and simple. In tonality, We tend to utilize the warmth of jadeite, the depth of still water and the charm of white. Fish belly white light ink grain spread on the ground, set off without marginal water scene porch and clear, the metal light feather let people get into dusk and morning, make them really get into the landscape and warm the space up, the energy field is then formed. Parallel connection between front court and municipal road. Noise and silence, it’s all in between. “The light and jade cong is liquid and the moon is clear. ” Stand on the outside road to see, like this line low wall laid partition, not strong do not live cent, Do not deliberately create a sense of distance, because it takes all kinds of breath, also can be more subtle. Because of the natural minerals, the stone slabs under the water curtain, reveals a fine reflection. Climbing up the stairs and reach the base of the front yard, everything is getting brighter. From the entry water curtain to the water view of the mirror. At the entrance of the experience center, there is a metal lattice art door. Water flows down like a shadow, is homage to art and time. A bridge across the floating water, close to Penang metal lattice art gate, has a volume of more than 3 million liters. It is composed of a series of 300X300 cubes. The copper pipes, due to the difference of the density of the arrangement, presents different forms of permeability and changeability. Within ginger, the looming “tree of life” and the arrangement control of nearly 300 photons are the key to refract the breath and growth of life. Under the light of the wave pine flying carpet, tufei wheel, light mist yan hair of the moon’s eyes, light man time art dance floor, moon bar, and this plant around the cassette. The moon can be seen everywhere, The back of the art center, especially the charm. Under the moon view, there is “clear light ten thousand miles, pure and pure like water” the feeling, also have “thin cloud flies sky, bluster is like smoke” the feeling, this is probably because, more than a layer of graceful dance light shadow! Whether you are looking at the moon under the light or looking at the scene under the moonlight, you like these white space and settlement, which convey a kind of symbiosis of the human environment, conform to others and don’t lose your heart, just like a mirror.