In order to give the building a sense of place where the old and the new are alternating and flowing freely, we made the site open to the coming visitors in the renovation design. The original collapsed buildings and red brick walls were removed, and the old red bricks flowed in every corner of the site, changing from vertical wall enclosure to horizontal pavement. The old bricks grew and spread in the site in a new direction. The same is true for the use of discarded concrete blocks, which are broken up and used as landscape stepping stones. Removed the original enclosed walls of the site open to visitors, attracting tourists from all sides to visit this tour.
In architectural renovation, we pay attention to whether the material is compatible with the original building and whether it is economical and suitable. We hope that the renovated place will be more inclusive and open, so we pay special attention to whether the material itself has transparent and light texture. Based on the memory of the site, we finally chose polycarbonate panel, red brick, terra-cotta tiles and other materials to carry out targeted transformation of several buildings.
We demolished the collapsed building and built a new agricultural machinery exhibition shed on the site. Transparent polycarbonate panel and delicate white steel structure create a crystal clear, light and soft open space.
Two buildings in good condition were transformed into exhibition halls of modern agriculture and farming culture. The red brick masonry and wooden roof frame were all maintained and partially repaired, and the gray terracotta tiles were replaced on the roof. At the same time, the polycarbonate panel is applied to part ceiling, wall, doors and Windows, giving the building a light and hazy texture, weakening the thick sense brought by red brick masonry, making the building present a state of integration of old and new.
We used steel and polycarbonate panels between the two old buildings to create a set of transparent cubes of varying sizes suspended in the air, in the image of seeds and Kongming lanterns, as the visual focus of the site. During the day the cubes are like seeds rising from cracks in the red brick and flying into the sky, shining brightly against the sun. At night, warm yellow light through the polycarbonate board box, bringing a bright floating feeling, dreamly like Kongming lanterns frozen in the sky.