Wuhan, China
Perched on the right bank of the Han River at its confluence with the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) and opposite Hankou, stands the former Hanyang Iron Works and future Sunac•Wuhan 1890 by Kevin Wang of Aedas for sumac China Holdings Limited.
Sunac•Wuhan 1890 has recently been awarded a 2022 International Architecture Awards Honorable Mention by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
In the early 1900s Hanyang became the site of China’s first modern iron and steel works as well as a key arsenal city.
As a backbone of the industrial base of Hubei and Wuhan, Hanyang Iron Works promoted the rapid development of Hanyang Arsenal and the textile industry of Wuhan, forming the foundation of Hubei industries.
Designed with the functions of ironmaking, steelmaking, and steel rolling, it has been one of the most influential industrial heritages in China.
The Hanyang Iron Works regeneration project is focused on restoring and reviving the development, which was closed down in the year of 1947.
Through combining commercial activities and avant-garde aesthetics, Aedas transforms it into Sunac•Wuhan 1890—a complex that gathers creative communities and businesses.
Every city has its own memory and story.
The Hanyang Iron Works is a pivotal existence in the modern history of Wuhan.
To pay respect, our priority is to inject new life into these old buildings while protecting them.
The goal of the project is to showcase a stunning industrial beauty that radiates a rich, humanistic culture that is based on ancestry.
Project: Sunac•Wuhan 1890
Architects: Aedas
Lead Architect: Kevin Wang
Client: Sunac China Holdings Limited
Photographs Courtesy of the Architects
