Facing the Pearl River in Haizhu, the centre transforms a former industrial site into a place where ecology and architectural art coexist. Traditional folk-art motifs and the interplay of old and new forms of light and shadow carry cultural memory into a renewed architectural setting.
Simple geometric lines define an extended silhouette, with the clarity of a cut-paper edge. On the vermilion façade, motifs of Duan inkstones, ceramic sculpture and inscriptions referring to the Tang dynasty's Wude era are expressed through cut-out seal-script forms. Against black steel and transparent glass, these elements bring historical references into a contemporary composition.
A red metal staircase rises in an elegant spiral. High ceilings and reflective surfaces draw the colours of the sky into the exhibition hall, while an aluminium water-curtain installation shimmers through the space. Cut-out chrysanthemum petals across the walls evoke a walk among autumn flowers.
