ai weiwei adds concrete six room villa to sifang art museum site in china

jun 18, 2015

ai weiwei adds concrete six room villa to sifang art museum site in china

on the expansive grounds of sifang parkland in nanjing, china, an array of internationally renowned architects and artists have contributed their creativity by developing and showcasing installations, pavilions and architecture. this has included pritzker prizewinner wang shu, british architect david adjaye, ettore sottsass and steven holl. alongside the architects, chinese artist- ai weiwei has also added to the architectural collection with his ‘six room’ villa.

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chinese artist ai weiwei has also added to the architectural collection at the sifang parkland

a house with no owner, the entire structure is composed of purely concrete, stands on a hill and has six, clearly divided but connected rooms standing side by side. the slightly curving structure, with six units- ‘aims to restore the functions and formations of the building into fundamental factors in language.’ modestly austere in comparison to the other schemes on the estate. internally, the furniture is mostly made of timber crates, installed with wheels and reflecting a mobile aesthetic.

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a hallway connects the six units together

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furniture made with crates and installed with wheels

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the interiors is all to do with functional sections

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constructed completely of pure concrete

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the project is the result of collaborative work, with over twenty award-winning architects and artists commissioned

natasha kwok I designboom

jun 18, 2015

anyone knows who designed the crate furniture ? Would love to see more pictures and details 🙂
Ugo says:
Jun 18, 2015
Like Ugo said, I would like to know more on the crate furniture.
Jon says:
Jun 24, 2015
The furniture designer:Li Naihan:http://www.naihanli.com/
cottier says:
Jun 25, 2015

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