Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Kris Lin and Anda Yang unveil the new design for the Ruvis Exhibition Center in Zhengzhou to bring good fortune and make it the city’s new business card.
The project has been awarded a 2021 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies for its special shape and design.
The North Longhu Financial Island is connected to the CBD of Zhengdong New District on the south side through a 3.7-kilometer-long canal, forming a “Ruyi,” shaped financial headquarters area, which is considered finishing touch to the construction of Zhengdong New District.
It represents the top image in the field of the Central Plains Economic Zone, and is responsible for the rise of Central China.
The project design is inspired by the image of Ruyi.
“Ruyi”, a ceremonial scepter as the name implies, everything goes well, is the traditional auspicious object for Chinese people.
In ancient times, when the emperor met with foreign envoys, he also gave Ruyi as a sign of respect and friendship between the two countries.
Therefore, the designer takes its meaning of good fortune and its shape as the landmark building, making it the city’s business card in the area.
The designer carries out the second creation by extracting, analyzing, and abstracting the shape of Ruyi to express the contemporary design with new materials and construction methods.
The permeability brought by the large glass curtain wall at the bottom extends the functional space, effectively expands the publicity of the space; at the same time, it weakens the scale of the bottom volume, combined with the design of the landscape pool, and increases the floating feeling of the upper space.
In this construction, a steel structure is used to make a curved shape.
The entire facade is covered by white aluminum plates with each plate processed into curves with different arcs through precise calculations.
They are perfectly spliced to form a streamlined shape, forming a sense of modern technology and creating the charm of Ruyi. Every design detail is so fully displayed.
Project: Ruyi Exhibition Center
Designers: KLID – Kris Lin International Design
Design Team: Kris Lin and Anda Yang
Client: Finance Island
