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Building: Zaishui Art Museum

Location: Rizhao, China

Owner: Shandong Bailuwan

General Contractor: Beijing Yihuida Architectural Concrete Engineering Co.– responsible for reinforced concrete construction

Design Architect: Junya Ishigami+Associates

Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Junya Ishigami + Associates

Structural Engineer: XinY Structural Consultants

MEP Engineer: Environment-friendly solution to Building Services Engineering, Xueqin Yin

Civil Engineer: XinY Structural Consultants

AE Interests: The museum’s design features submerged columns that support a floating, sash-like roof, forming a seamless boundary between the lake and land. Glass panels between the columns allow natural light, air, and even channel lake water into the structure, blending indoor and outdoor spaces. Varying ceiling heights and reflective surfaces create shifting patterns of light and water, emphasizing the museum’s connection to its lakeside setting.

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