Jiashan Museum Library

Jiashan is part of the Yangtze River Delta ecological green integrated development demonstration zone and one of the national top 100 counties in comprehensive strength, and it is the only county named by the state as a county-level science development demonstration site. The Jiashan Library and Museum were conceived from the outset as a cultural complex that could serve as a public cultural activity venue for local residents, greatly enhancing the city's cultural vitality. The project's own land area is not generous, lacking sufficient space for large outdoor public gathering areas, although a planned urban open landscape space is adjacent to the west side, its construction timeline lagging behind, so at design inception we could only work within the site to excavate space. Under conditions of tight land, the project design uses a central void open space as the core, gathering three building volumes and enclosing a gathering place that serves as the outdoor extension of both the library and museum lobbies. It is not only a circulation space connecting the two museums and a resting plaza for visitors, but also can serve as an outdoor exhibition space, holiday book market, and other richer civic activities, embodying the city's image of a hall of knowledge and cultural living room. The project by TJAD creates a cultural complex that is compact yet generous, using a central courtyard to connect the museum and library while providing public space for the community.