Competition 2017 – 1st Classified
Location: Putian, Fujian, China
Function: Museum, Cultural Centre
Site area: 23,419 m2
GFA: 16,000 m2
Cooperation with IDDE Shenzhen

Designed to serve the community with a wide offer of services, Putian cultural center has been conceived to be open and accessible by the public almost 24 hours. The big atrium at the entrance welcomes visitors and tourists coming from the East square, allowing the sight go trough, upon the west square. The empty space at the core, set the building in continuity with the outdoor space, continuity that is obvious also on the facades, where the edge between building and landscape is blurred, undefined. Like a gem emerging from the ground the building declare its function of Jewelry Museum and become a reference Landmark for the whole area.