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The Vessel of Light: Carrier of Urban Perception
The Vessel of Light: Carrier of Urban Perception
Zhuhai, China
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The Vessel of Light: Carrier of Urban Perception
Zhuhai, China
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
Positioned at a vital urban intersection, the project employs folded geometries to form a pure and sculptural architectural volume. Through continuous cuts and calibrated inclinations, the façade reveals layers of light and rhythm, transforming the building into a dynamic refractor of the city’s ever-changing illumination.
The glass curtain wall serves not merely as an exterior skin but as an interface that both mirrors and perceives the city. Its reflective quality captures and reconstructs shifting images of streetscapes and sky, condensing the fluid movement of the environment onto the architectural surface. This creates poetic layers of superimposed imagery, allowing the building to transcend material form and become a vessel that carries the city’s spectrum and collective memory.
The architecture’s sense of vitality arises from its attunement to the circadian rhythm. Over the course of a day, the building assumes distinct optical expressions: during daylight, mirror-like surfaces delineate the city’s contours; at dusk, tones soften to reflect the transitional hues of the sky; and by night, the volume transforms into a semi-transparent luminous skin that radiates the quiet energy of interior life.
The curtain wall system was realized through rigorous parametric design and precise engineering, integrating multiple non-orthogonal angles. Each glass panel was custom-fabricated and modularized, ensuring that the folded surfaces maintain continuity and accuracy within the complex geometry.
At the heart of the interior, a circular double-height atrium establishes spatial order and visual focus. A ring-shaped circulation path surrounds this void, creating a fluid spatial rhythm that echoes the Eastern geometric philosophy of Tian Yuan Di Fang—the harmony of round sky and square earth. Natural light filters gently through layers of metallic grilles, casting a tranquil and ordered atmosphere throughout the space.
When architecture transcends material construction to become the vessel of light, time, and spatial order, it establishes a dynamic, symbiotic relationship with its environment.
The glass curtain wall serves not merely as an exterior skin but as an interface that both mirrors and perceives the city. Its reflective quality captures and reconstructs shifting images of streetscapes and sky, condensing the fluid movement of the environment onto the architectural surface. This creates poetic layers of superimposed imagery, allowing the building to transcend material form and become a vessel that carries the city’s spectrum and collective memory.
The architecture’s sense of vitality arises from its attunement to the circadian rhythm. Over the course of a day, the building assumes distinct optical expressions: during daylight, mirror-like surfaces delineate the city’s contours; at dusk, tones soften to reflect the transitional hues of the sky; and by night, the volume transforms into a semi-transparent luminous skin that radiates the quiet energy of interior life.
The curtain wall system was realized through rigorous parametric design and precise engineering, integrating multiple non-orthogonal angles. Each glass panel was custom-fabricated and modularized, ensuring that the folded surfaces maintain continuity and accuracy within the complex geometry.
At the heart of the interior, a circular double-height atrium establishes spatial order and visual focus. A ring-shaped circulation path surrounds this void, creating a fluid spatial rhythm that echoes the Eastern geometric philosophy of Tian Yuan Di Fang—the harmony of round sky and square earth. Natural light filters gently through layers of metallic grilles, casting a tranquil and ordered atmosphere throughout the space.
When architecture transcends material construction to become the vessel of light, time, and spatial order, it establishes a dynamic, symbiotic relationship with its environment.
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