https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1243 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17187 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:20:41 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17187-open-architectures-sun-tower-rises-on-chinas-shandong-peninsula http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15401 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:56:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15401-chapel-of-sound-by-open-architecture Chapel-of-Sound-01.jpg Cantilevering, stacked layers of poured-inplace concrete define the Chapel of Sound’s semi-enclosed auditorium space. Photo © Zhu Runzi Chapel-of-Sound-1.jpg Openings in the thick concrete walls blur the boundary between indoors and out. Photo © Jonathan Leijonhufvud Chapel-of-Sound-2.jpg As you walk around the building, it appears to change from a solid boulder to something more open and hollow. Photo © Jonathan Leijonhufvud http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14941 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14941-qingpu-pinghe-international-school-by-open-architecture Qingpu-Pinghe-International-School-01-B.jpg The kindergarten at the Qingpu Pinghe International School. Photo © Wu Qingshan A once-industrial area of Shanghai is transformed into a public park with cultural facilities.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14193 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14193-tank-shanghai-by-open-architecture Photo © Wu Qingshan A compound of five tanks that once stored aviation fuel has been turned into a park and cultural center on the outskirts of Shanghai, where a large open plaza unites the group. Inside, each of the tanks offers different functions, including art display and performing arts. Photo © Wu Qingshan Rolling landscapes, which OPEN Architecture refers to as a “super surface,” unite the complex and take visitors on various paths with views. Photo © Wu Qingshan Rolling landscapes, which OPEN Architecture refers to as a “super surface,” unite the complex and take visitors on various paths with views. Photo © Wu Qingshan The 12-acre site sits at the edge of an unused airfield, where open space around the fuel tanks now features gardens, a stepped waterfall, and an urban plaza. Photo © Wu Qingshan A rectilinear underground space, covered in planting, connects the various tanks and brings visitors to the serrated roof of the project space. Photo © Wu Qingshan The architects designed circular ramps to lead from the lobby to display space in Tank 4. Photo © Wu Qingshan The art gallery in Tank 3 occupies a central space that is daylit by an oculus. Photo © Wu Qingshan Other residual spaces display art, with vantage points increased by spiraling ramps. Photo © Wu Qingshan In some tanks, the architects inserted bands of glazing in the walls to allow views of the park. Photo © Wu Qingshan Image courtesy OPEN Architecture In China, a subterranean museum with spectacular domelike galleries opens up to ocean views.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13774 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13774-ucca-dune-art-museum-by-open-architecture Visitors enter through a long tunnel. Photo © Wu Qingshan The museum’s outdoor terraces poke out from the sand and scrub. Photo © Ni Nan The subterranean galleries are filled with daylight, thanks to skylights and generous glazing. Photo © Wu Qingshan The subterranean galleries are filled with daylight, thanks to skylights and generous glazing. Photo © Wu Qingshan A muscular spiral stair connects the rooftop to the galleries and to a viewing platform up high. Photo © Wu Qingshan A muscular spiral stair connects the rooftop to the galleries and to a viewing platform up high. Photo © Wu Qingshan Like the galleries, the spare café is a dome-like space whose concrete shell reveals the process of its making through its jumble of patterns and textures. Photo © Wu Qingshan The architects turned to local shipbuilders for the formwork. Photo courtesy OPEN Architecture The architects turned to local shipbuilders for the formwork. Photo courtesy OPEN Architecture The inaugural exhibition explores the shifting relationship between humans and nature in light of China’s last three decades of breakneck development. Photo © Wu Qingshan The terraces offer expansive ocean vistas after a visit to the galleries, and also double as outdoor exhibition areas. Photo © Wu Qingshan Image courtesy OPEN Architecture Image courtesy OPEN Architecture Image courtesy OPEN Architecture Image courtesy OPEN Architecture Image courtesy OPEN Architecture A sprawling high school on the outskirts of China's capital connects students to environmental issues and offers a progressive approach to teaching.

]]> 1501-garden-school-open-architecture.asp Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7297-garden-school-by-open-architecture The 622,000-square-foot school was designed to encourage students to congregate outside on wide stairs and in garden areas.   Photo © Su Shengliang Garden School To fit an extensive program on the 11-acre site and create a range of outdoor spaces, the architects pushed facilities such as cafeteria, music rooms, and parking underground. From the first mezzanine level (shown), teachers can access their cafeteria, and students can walk down curving stairs to a bamboo garden. Covered stairs on the classroom wings and wide steps along the track connect students with the outdoors.   Photo © Xia Zhi Garden School To fit an extensive program on the 11-acre site and create a range of outdoor spaces, the architects pushed facilities such as cafeteria, music rooms, and parking underground. From the first mezzanine level, teachers can access their cafeteria, and students can walk down curving stairs to a bamboo garden. Covered stairs on the classroom wings and wide steps along the track (shown) connect students with the outdoors.   Photo © Su Shengliang Garden School The design of outdoor stairs on the classroom wings (shown) echoes in section the branching pattern of the school's floor plans.   Photo © Su Shengliang Garden School A simple palette of exposed concrete, aluminum panels, and bamboo kept costs down. Although partially underground, the student cafeteria stays bright thanks to skylights and a glazed perimeter.   Photo © Su Shengliang Garden School A concrete stair acts as a sculptural element.   Photo © Xia Zhi Garden School Wood paneling warms up the gym.   Photo © Xia Zhi Garden School Colorful partitions create social spaces in wide activity corridors.   Photo © Xia Zhi Garden School Drawing courtesy OPEN Architecture Garden School Drawing courtesy OPEN Architecture Garden School Drawing courtesy OPEN Architecture Garden School Drawing courtesy OPEN Architecture