Runpinhui is an important window for CR Cement to showcase its artificial stone products.In accordance with the history and cultural heritage of the brand, the design team took into account the concept of sustainability while incorporating an artistic touch into the space.
The designers retained the building's original circular corridor, and improved the functions and usable area in imitation of a core tube. The upper floor is an office space while the lower floor serves as an exhibition hall, with an added internal staircase that enhances accessibility. The scale of the staircase and the space is optimized through Sketchup models. A major challenge was how to shape a spiral staircase with a perfect curved side by using artificial stone materials.
Based on the plasticity and exquisite techniques of the artificial stone products, theteam carefully determined the curvature of each piece of artificial stone and the transition between blocks, so that the stone materials and the skeleton fit tightly together, hence perfectly integrating aesthetics and functions.
The designers inherited the concept of openness of the architecture. They relocated and raised the original pipes and hid the ceiling, hence created an open visual effect that allowed the organic integration of the indoor space and the building.
The exhibition hall is built with a multitude of artificial stones of different types. Through research of molecular structure and harmless treatment of cement powder, the effective use of irregular natural stone materials was achieved. The zero-emission, eco-friendly, recyclable characteristics of the products manifest the concept of sustainability. The interactive exhibition area is equipped with an intelligent system, which generates real-time and intuitive information about the customer's selected stone products such as aggregate materials, reference images and usage in different scenarios, hence linking the imagination of the city's future with the power of technology.
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