Santiago Parramón, RTA Office has won 1st prize in a
restricted competition for the construction of Wuhu Urban Planning
Exhibition, Office and Archive.
The Exhibition Hall of Nanling Town should be an important landmark
building that represents the town and its local culture. In order to
achieve this we looked for local sources of inspiration. The interesting
rock formations that cover the Yashan Mountain inspired us to create
the lines of the building and to make a landmark that is easy to
recognize by anyone.
Description:
We understand the whole as an exquisitely meticulous sculpture that
contains space and hosts knowledge.
Our intention is to convey a strong character and presence for the
building, exemplifying how it as an urban cultural container. The
building stands as an entity able to transcend from the local to the
provincial scale, capable of reflecting the collective consciousness,
feelings, and future visions of the Chinese society.
The project, designed as a new generation building for Wuhu, was
selected from entries by four competing International and Chinese
architectural practices. After people’s voting, RTA-Office’s proposal won by a huge margin and local Government finally adjudged RTA-Office as the winner.
The idea is the use of simple materials to create a soft and elegant
landscape in order to set up a friendly and calm environment, The
materials chosen are traditional materials like stone, wood, grass and
bamboo. We also wanted to reinforce the idea of “green environment”,
that´s why we dispose very big green areas.
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