Museum of Handcraft Paper by Trace Architecture Office

04/05/2013. Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013. Finalist. [Gaoligong, Yunnan Province] China
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We present as the fifth finalist proposal Aga Khan architecture award 2013, a small museum, sensitive in their training, care, design and composition, as well as the program that hosts and exposes: samples of the traditional art of paper.

West view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Shu He.

West view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Shu He.

North view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Shu He.

Inside view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Shu He.

North view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Shu He.

West view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Shu He.

Interior view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Interior view of the finished paper and wood and bamboo walls. Photography © Shu He.

Distant views of the landscape from the viewpoint. Photography © Shu He.

Roofs at dusk. Photography © Shu He.

Elevations plan.

Sections plan.

Ground floor, first, second and roofs plan.

Axonometry. Image courtesy of Trace Architecture Office.

Model by Trace Architecture Office.

East view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

West view. Image courtesy of Aga Khan Award for Architecture / Shu He.

The Museum is located close to a village at the foot of Gaoligong Mountain, in the province of Yunnan, an area of significant Muslim presence. It provides exhibition space for ancient paper craft and artefacts produced locally. Six galleries clustered around a courtyard form a micro-village. The exhibition is extended through displays of paper-craft in the village. Texture is articulated through local materials, formal expression and visual connection with the landscape. The spatial experience of the village is consolidated within the museum. Interior spaces alternate between galleries and views beyond. Accommodation on upper levels includes offices, tea and guest rooms. Local timber, bamboo, handcrafted paper, low energy-consuming and decomposable natural materials are used.

CREDITS.-

Museum of Handcraft Paper
Location.- Gaoligong, Yunnan Province, China (Asia)
Architect.- TAO (Trace Architecture Office) – HUA Li, Beijing, China
Design team.- HUA Li, Huang Tianju, Li Guofa, Jiang Nan, Sun Yuanxia, Xu Yinjun, Yang Hefeng
Client.- Long Zhanxian, Longshang Tribe, Xinzhuang village
Completed.- 2010
Design.- 2008-2009
Site size.- 361 m²