Dalian Shell Museum / The Design Institute of Civil Engineering & Architecture of DUT

Apr 2010

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Architects: The Design Institute of Civil Engineering & Architecture of DUT
Location: Dalian, China
Project Area: 18,000 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Courtesy of Dalian Shell Museum

One of Dalian’s key high-end construction projects is the new Shell Museum. With more than 5,000 kinds of precious shells from all over the world on display inside, the building’s exterior has created quite a stir.

With four floors above ground and one floor underground, the building contains about 18,000 sqm of space. The structure is fittingly aligned with the theme of shells and mixes a multitude of versatile organic forms in its design.

The main exhibition building features an overlapping roof made of QuadroClad™ which evokes an oversized seashell. The material projects the natural flowing curves the architect envisioned and also demonstrates the customizable nature of Hunter Douglas’ curved products.

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The concept plays with the building’s advantageous geographical site to establish the main exhibition space stretching out in an uphill direction. This arrangement allows views of the beautiful landscape from the wide picture windows inside the museum’s lounge.

From inside, the glazed wall looks transparent; from outside, it reflects the environment so effectively that the building seamlessly glides into blue sky and green sea, appearing as a series of “shells”.

Products in this project

Facades: Hunter Douglas Contract

QuadroClad™ Metal Façade Panels by Hunter Douglas Contract»

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* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

Cite:
Saieh , Nico . "Dalian Shell Museum / The Design Institute of Civil Engineering & Architecture of DUT" 06 Apr 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 09 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/55139>

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ryan says:

nice drawings, too bad the building doesnt look like the drawings. the building looks awful

# April 7, 2010 at 02:10

Trevor says:

I agree, the beauty of the line drawings is lost in the execution. That grid needs to be expressed more on the facade, it’s quite nice.

Is the Starcraft inspired by any chance?

# April 7, 2010 at 16:24

Gary Xiong says:

Dare not to show the interior?

# April 7, 2010 at 05:56

WSBY says:

ANACHRONISM

# April 7, 2010 at 06:49

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# April 7, 2010 at 07:31

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# April 7, 2010 at 10:28

rouan says:

look! its the glazed armadillo!

# April 7, 2010 at 14:26

Uh La la says:

It kinda looks like the Santiago Calatrava’s Hemispheric at Valencia….

# April 7, 2010 at 22:58

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# April 10, 2010 at 18:27

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# April 13, 2010 at 08:10

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# April 13, 2010 at 12:32

Rafael Angel Muñoz V says:

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# May 10, 2010 at 14:09

div says:

nice, but looks like Saarinen…

# August 19, 2010 at 23:19

tro says:

简直太丑了齐康的作品。

# October 8, 2010 at 00:43

zilong says:

太jb难看了

# October 8, 2010 at 01:22

Benan Alnajjar says:

What interests me about this museum it is an Archetypes of ‘portable architecture’. Seashells have held a prominent place in our culture. Many great architects were inspired by the beauty, diversity and design of the shell, that they incorporated them into their masterpieces.

# October 19, 2010 at 15:09

Amina Ahmed says: