The project is located in a bay city of Shenzhen, China, which used to be a flour mill. As an old building, it bears an important imprint of Shenzhen's industrialization process. The designer activates and regenerates it through transformation, creating the most representative urban cultural symbols in the local area, allowing the building to engrave history and extend its value.
On the basis of retaining the original silo-style building and mill building, the designer carried out artistic transformation and quality improvement on the original facade. Using art to convey the philosophy of culture, the design of the overall silo is derived from the characteristics of traditional Chinese aesthetics and art, focusing on using aesthetic space to create different viewing experiences for people. The towering architectural features of the Silo Building, combined with sound and light elements, allow people to find inner peace under the infection of the giant-structured space. The Zen courtyard at the entrance, from the core of the traditional aesthetic thought of "the beauty of neutrality", it uses the method of central axis symmetry to create an exhibition hall space with order feeling and making visitors feel like admiring a sculpture. The creation of glass skylights in the courtyard adds design ingenuity and at the same time introduces natural light and shadow to the interior of the basement to achieve sustainable emission reduction. The design of the façade adopts the material with the significance of the times, red brick. Using modern construction techniques to reshape the three-stage classic facade, this highlights the tradition while integrating modern aesthetics. With the concept of "immersive pavilion", it brings art into life, provides space for people to think and feel, and creates an experience of limited space and infinite nature, moreover, forming the sublimation of Chinese traditional culture and contemporary art.
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