Project Name
Hall within cloud-Art studio of Xu HongquanPosted in
ArtLocation
Architecture Practice
officePROJECTArea (sqm)
800Client
Xu HongquanCompleted
November 2016Detailed Information | |||||
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Project Name | Hall within cloud-Art studio of Xu Hongquan | Posted in | Art | Location |
Huairou District
Beijing |
Architecture Practice | officePROJECT | Area (sqm) | 800 | Client | Xu Hongquan |
Completed | November 2016 |
Nevertheless, the designers saw to it that delineations were met, separating the building into a dual purpose studio - to accommodate both the owner's oil painting, as well as his traditional Chinese calligraphy painting - a gallery, a tea room, a bedroom and a study room, with each space featuring a unique "scenario," according to the designers, albeit unified by the bright light that freely flows throughout.
The designers used a "nested layout" in the design - especially in the public rooms downstairs - with one space leading into another without the need for any corridors or walkways. The result is a very open plan where everything flows together; white walls are offset by a continuous, gray marble floor and lights shine down upon the art and guests alike, either from rows of spotlights or from the white-painted steel beams of the roof's structure that cut through the white ceiling.
Upstairs, the designers took the same minimal approach in the bedroom and study, but gave them a slightly more homely atmosphere thanks to the dark hardwood floors and direct view towards the garden and surrounding forest outside. The garden reflects more of the same east meets west sensibility that runs through the studio, with a rock pond as well as small trees and shrubbery greeting guests at the studio's entrance; bridging nature with art just as guests have to walk across the small concrete bridge to reach the front door.