Dalian Shell Museum / The Design Institute of Civil Engineering & Architecture of DUT
Architects: The Design Institute of Civil Engineering & Architecture of DUT
Location: Dalian, China
Project Area: 18,000 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Courtesy of Dalian Shell Museum
One of Dalian’s key high-end construction projects is the new Shell Museum. With more than 5,000 kinds of precious shells from all over the world on display inside, the building’s exterior has created quite a stir.
The main exhibition building features an overlapping roof made of QuadroClad™ which evokes an oversized seashell. The material projects the natural flowing curves the architect envisioned and also demonstrates the customizable nature of Hunter Douglas’ curved products.
The concept plays with the building’s advantageous geographical site to establish the main exhibition space stretching out in an uphill direction. This arrangement allows views of the beautiful landscape from the wide picture windows inside the museum’s lounge.
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