4.滇池-螺蛳馆-——贝丘文化艺术中心（即将开放）
昆明
A coastal cultural center precedent showcasing local shell infill gabion walls and slender timber colonnades designed by 筑象建筑.
- What we like about this project
- Exterior wall surfaces composed entirely of densely packed small snail shells held within wire mesh cages.
Materials
- shells
- timber
- steel
- concrete
- mesh
Visual identifiers
- shell-gabion
- slender-timber-columns
- waterfront-pavilion
- spiral-stair
Style tags
- regionalist
- contemporary
- material-focused
Visual tags
- cultural-center
- coastal
- recycled-materials
- colonnade
- texture
- Geometry
- Multi-paneled composition showing exterior pavilions with slender vertical posts, spiral stair integration, and detailed shell-filled gabion walls.
- Facade system
- Gabion wall cages packed with small shells paired with glazed openings and operable panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with slender timber-clad columns and composite floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story pavilion volumes scaled for intimate community gatherings and cultural exhibitions.
- Lighting
- Warm low-angled golden hour sun casting long vertical shadows across interior posts and highlighting textured shell surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, luminous, and tactile atmosphere blending natural shell textures with industrial steel and timber.
- Environmental context
- Coastal waterfront site next to an open body of water, subject to bright lateral daylight and reflections.
- Spatial experience
- Open-air boardwalks and sea-facing openings transition into rhythmic colonnaded interiors washed by low sunlight.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical posts and fenestration rhythm matching the linear waterfront edge.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regionalist coastal architecture
- Program
- Cultural art center and exhibition space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- shells, timber, steel, concrete, mesh
- Visual identifiers
- shell-gabion, slender-timber-columns, waterfront-pavilion, spiral-stair
- Style tags
- regionalist, contemporary, material-focused
- Visual tags
- cultural-center, coastal, recycled-materials, colonnade, texture
- Geometry
- Multi-paneled composition showing exterior pavilions with slender vertical posts, spiral stair integration, and detailed shell-filled gabion walls.
- Facade system
- Gabion wall cages packed with small shells paired with glazed openings and operable panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with slender timber-clad columns and composite floor slabs.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story pavilion volumes scaled for intimate community gatherings and cultural exhibitions.
- Lighting
- Warm low-angled golden hour sun casting long vertical shadows across interior posts and highlighting textured shell surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, luminous, and tactile atmosphere blending natural shell textures with industrial steel and timber.
- Environmental context
- Coastal waterfront site next to an open body of water, subject to bright lateral daylight and reflections.
- Spatial experience
- Open-air boardwalks and sea-facing openings transition into rhythmic colonnaded interiors washed by low sunlight.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical posts and fenestration rhythm matching the linear waterfront edge.
- Style reading
- Contemporary regionalist coastal architecture
- Program
- Cultural art center and exhibition space
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture