studio pei zhu: guggenheim museum beijing

‘guggenheim museum beijing’ by studio pei zhu
all images courtesy studio pei zhu

chinese architectural firm studio pei zhu were invited by the guggenheim foundation
to design a museum for them in beijing, located adjacent to  the forbidden city in
a 200 year old hutong neighborhood.

similar to their ‘cai guo – qiang courtyard house’ project they have combined traditional
architecture with new buildings. the existing architecture generates a strong experiential
memory and connection to place allow strong presence of existing buildings; create soft
presence for new architecture. maintain form, scale, and massing self-contain the new
buildings by separation from the ground, walls, and old buildings. titanium-aluminum
alloy surfaces diffusely reflects the surroundings.

‘guggenheim museum beijing’

‘guggenheim museum beijing’

‘guggenheim museum beijing’

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