Hongkun Art Gallery / penda

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  • Interior Designers: penda
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Xia Zhi
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Text description provided by the architects. Located on the southern 3rd ring road in Beijing, the white exterior of the Hongkun Art Gallery works a sculptural focal point for the area. Entering the gallery through an opening in the monolithic facade, the arch like curves continue to the interior and gently merge into a clean white space for exhibiting the artworks.

Hongkun Art Gallery  / penda - Windows
© Xia Zhi

The open areas in the gallery offer a wide space for themed exhibition, while the gently curved entrance part draws people into the space and guides them naturally further into the gallery.

Hongkun Art Gallery  / penda - Stairs, Handrail
© Xia Zhi

The solid expression of the exterior countinually merges with a carved out interior and increases the sculptural appearance of the gallery. Multiple arches altering in size and orientation create a continuous, gentle curve which becomes a sculptural interpretation of the landscape paintings, that are exhibited in the gallery.

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© Xia Zhi

Within the arches, the entrance sculpture inhabites an information desk, a coatroom and the main circulation staircase, which guides visitors to the basement with a special exbition hall and employees to the office area located on the mezzanin level.


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Address:Beijing, China

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Cite: "Hongkun Art Gallery / penda" 19 Jan 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/467866/hongkung-art-gallery-penda> ISSN 0719-8884

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