American design studio Pelli Clarke & Partners works together with local studio CSWADI to define the Chengdu Natural History Museum with new paneling accents. The exterior now features rock-like forms clad with paneled of granite. The space is public with multiple shops, galleries, a cafe, a cinema, as well as other educational faculties. The aforementioned panels come together to create rock-like volumes that are cut through and then connected by large glazed atria.
The architects state that "The building forms lift from the ground at certain moments to reveal the public spaces within, at the same time maintaining a firm anchor to the earth. The individual mountains, or rock volumes, are realised as distinct exhibition spaces, separated and held together by light-filled public spaces."
Perforated Granite-Detailed Museums
The Chengdu Natural History Museum Gets a New Look
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