Shuijingfang Museum

The museum is built around the site of an ancient liquor cellar in an old neighbourhood. Borrowing the scale of the vernacular houses around it, the Chinese design team set out to make the building blend into its context.

The new buildings encircle the historic cellar to protect it and give it dignity. Pitched roofs, courtyards and narrow lanes echo the surrounding dwellings.

The walls are made of contemporary, environmentally friendly materials, including rebirth bricks made from rubble and preserved, consolidated bamboo. The project aims for a modern architecture with a traditional flavour.