Entrance Perspective View. Image © Changheng Zhan
- Architects: XAA
- Location: Wanxiu District，Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
- Lead Architects: Tao Zhan
- Design Team: Wang Tian, Mengyu Wang, Chao Wu, Shuo Lin, Wei Feng
- Area: 1736.77 m2
- Project Year: 2018
- Photographs: Changheng Zhan, Jian Peng, Chao Wu
- Structure: Guangzhou Hanhua Architects+Engineers Co.,Ltd.
- Landscape: Guangzhou Wedo Landscape Design Co Ltd
- Interior: C&C Design
- Client: Midea Real Estate
- Product Manager Team Of Client: Zuoyun She, Shun Fang, Haihua Xu, Wenqinang Hu
Perspective of the day view of the eastern slope. Image © Changheng Zhan
Text description provided by the architects. The Wuzhou Urban Multi-fiction Center (refers as WUMC) locates in the old downtown of Wuzhou city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; it is backing the Baiyun mountain and facing the Xijiang river. Some historical architectures could be found around its neighborhood, like the sien temple, arcade corridor mega blocks, sun yat-sen memorial hall and sailors eudemon temple.
East Side Bird View. Image © Changheng Zhan
West Side Perspective View. Image © Changheng Zhan
Along with the development of new downtown, the decentralization has emerged in the old downtown; therefore, renovation or revitalization has been the main objective of this project.
South Elevation. Image © Changheng Zhan
The architect team was taking the responsibility of overall controlling all sections during the building process, by insisting the ‘co-working’ design philosophy.
South Side Perspective View. Image © Changheng Zhan
Sketch. Image Courtesy of XAA
South Entrance Perspective View. Image © Changheng Zhan
In order to revisit the local humanity environment and renovation, thorough out the design process, architects always focused on spatiality relationship; via restrained volume, materials and design language.
The relationship between the mirror on the south side and the background Baiyun Mountain. Image © Chao Wu
The WUMC was put at the turning of a uphill way, with its outstanding transparency and big scale white overhang platform, it presents like suspending above the water; moreover, it presents as the humble gesture to pedestrians and try to generate public space make up for consuming public land.
Second Floor Rest Area. Image © Jian Peng
Atrium Second Floor Corridor. Image © Jian Peng
The slope connects different platforms and ground, visitors could see the old and new downtown from here; through this way, we build a joint between the city past and future.
Perspective of the night view of the eastern slope. Image © Changheng Zhan