树美术馆-Tree-Art-Museum
北京
A courtyard view of the Tree Art Museum by Daipu Architects, demonstrating curvilinear curtain wall glazing interfacing with a sunken reflecting pool and monolithic concrete ramps.
- What we like about this project
- A sleek, angled clerestory slit pierces the solid concrete retaining wall on the left.
Materials
- glass
- exposed-concrete
- stone-pavers
- steel
Visual identifiers
- curved-glass
- reflecting-pool
- ramped-approach
- concrete-retaining-wall
Style tags
- contemporary
- organic
- fluid
- minimalist
Visual tags
- courtyard
- curvilinear
- water-feature
- museum
- contemporary-architecture
- Geometry
- Curvilinear glass walls sweep around a kidney-shaped reflecting pool, flanked by sloping concrete ramps and retaining walls.
- Facade system
- Curved structural glass curtain wall with slim mullions.
- Structural guess
- Concrete shear walls with steel framing supporting curved roof overhangs.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story curved building facade framing a generous human-scaled open courtyard.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight reflecting off water and pale hardscape.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, reflective, and sculptural with smooth curves and soft water ripples.
- Environmental context
- Courtyard setting surrounded by low-rise white and concrete building volumes.
- Spatial experience
- Movement flows fluidly along the exterior curve between the high ramp edge and the open water court.
- Composition rhythm
- Continuous horizontal glazing mullions sweep in parallel arcs against the sloping ramp edge.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic fluid architecture
- Program
- Art museum courtyard and entry
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, exposed-concrete, stone-pavers, steel
- Visual identifiers
- curved-glass, reflecting-pool, ramped-approach, concrete-retaining-wall
- Style tags
- contemporary, organic, fluid, minimalist
- Visual tags
- courtyard, curvilinear, water-feature, museum, contemporary-architecture
- Geometry
- Curvilinear glass walls sweep around a kidney-shaped reflecting pool, flanked by sloping concrete ramps and retaining walls.
- Facade system
- Curved structural glass curtain wall with slim mullions.
- Structural guess
- Concrete shear walls with steel framing supporting curved roof overhangs.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story curved building facade framing a generous human-scaled open courtyard.
- Lighting
- Soft, overcast daylight reflecting off water and pale hardscape.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, reflective, and sculptural with smooth curves and soft water ripples.
- Environmental context
- Courtyard setting surrounded by low-rise white and concrete building volumes.
- Spatial experience
- Movement flows fluidly along the exterior curve between the high ramp edge and the open water court.
- Composition rhythm
- Continuous horizontal glazing mullions sweep in parallel arcs against the sloping ramp edge.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic fluid architecture
- Program
- Art museum courtyard and entry
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture