A theatre and hotels in Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan by David Chipperfield

18/08/2022. [Jingdezhen] China
metalocus, ADELA BONAS

David Chipperfield Architects have completed a hotel complex and a theatre as part of the master plan development of the "Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan" masterplan for Jingdezhen city, known as China's porcelain capital.

Jingdezhen is a city in Jianxi province in eastern China, famous for its porcelain that has been produced in the area for more than 1,000 years. Located near the city centre, a sprawling area of large former factory buildings created for porcelain production in the mid-20th century is being transformed into a new mixed-use neighbourhood as part of a master plan to revitalize the neighbourhood.

Hotel complex. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield. Photograph by Wen Studio.

Hotel complex. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield. Photograph by Wen Studio.

Grand Theatre. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield. Photograph by Wen Studio.

Hotel complex. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield. Photograph by Wen Studio.

Site plan. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

Ground floor plan, Hotel complex. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

First floor plan, Hotel complex. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

Elevation, Hotel complex. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

Ground floor plan, Grand Theatre. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

First floor plan, Grand Theatre. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

Second floor plan, Grand Theatre. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

Section, Grand Theatre. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

Site plan. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield.

Ground floor plan, Academy of Music. Master plan «Taoxichuan Avenue of Ceramic Art» by David Chipperfield.

Basement Academy of Music. Master plan «Taoxichuan Avenue of Ceramic Art» by David Chipperfield.

First floor plan, Academy of Music. Master plan «Taoxichuan Avenue of Ceramic Art» by David Chipperfield.

Second floor plan, Academy of Music. Master plan «Taoxichuan Avenue of Ceramic Art» by David Chipperfield.

Section, Academy of Music. Master plan «Taoxichuan Avenue of Ceramic Art» by David Chipperfield.

Rendering, Academy of Music. Master plan «Taoxichuan Avenue of Ceramic Art» by David Chipperfield.

Former factory buildings on the site have already been converted to create a museum, a ceramics market and porcelain shops, and David Chipperfield Architects is also building a music academy.

Chipperfield Architects designed the Grand Theatre to the north, as a new brick construction which accommodates a classical opera house and a black box theatre. An open atrium, supported by monumental lotiform capitals columns, opens the building to the surroundings.

Grand Theatre. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield. Photograph by Wen Studio.

Grand Theatre. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield. Photograph by Wen Studio.

The hotel complex is situated to the south alongside a new library. It consists of four separate buildings comprising a four-star hotel, a five-star hotel and an events venue with a light steel structure connecting them at ground level to create communal outdoor areas for various public activities.

The project involved transforming an entire urban block close to the city centre into a cultural district that celebrates the city's unique industrial heritage.

With the completion of the Taoxichuan Grand Theatre and the hotel complex – which includes two hotels and an events venue – the renewal of the site is almost complete.

Hotel complex. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield. Photograph by Wen Studio.

Hotel complex. Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan master plan by David Chipperfield. Photograph by Wen Studio.

Project description by David Chipperfield

Jingdezhen is a city in the Jianxi province of eastern China, famous for its porcelain which has been produced in the area for over 1,000 years. Situated close to the city centre, an extensive area of large former factory buildings set up for the production of porcelain in the mid-twentieth century is being redeveloped as a new mixed-use quarter.

In the first phase, prior to David Chipperfield Architects’ involvement, the existing buildings in the western part of the site were refurbished and redeveloped to contain new functions such as a museum, porcelain shops and a ceramics market. In the second project phase, the eastern part of the site is being transformed into a campus for the performing arts with colleges, performance venues and further infrastructure. David Chipperfield Architects developed the master plan for this area, which preserves, restores and converts the existing buildings while complementing them with new buildings. The practice was also appointed to design three of the buildings within the master plan: The Grand Theatre, a music academy and a hotel complex.

A pedestrian promenade leading through the centre of the former production site and a parallel boulevard to its west open the area to the north and south. Several public buildings are located along the boulevard, as well as retail and residential buildings, including student accommodation. The Grand Theatre to the north is a new brick construction which accommodates a classical opera house and a black box theatre. An open atrium, supported by monumental mushroom columns, opens the building to the surroundings. The hotel complex is situated to the south alongside a new library. It consists of four separate buildings comprising a four-star hotel, a five-star hotel and an events venue with a light steel structure connecting them at ground level to create communal outdoor areas for various public activities.

These new buildings complement the cultural institutions housed in the historic factory spaces, including the music academy which forms the centre of the campus. The music academy is housed in two former factory buildings that are refurbished and upgraded for their new use. The distinctive perforated masonry walls and windows are repaired in accordance with the original materials and details. Service facilities and practice rooms are housed in new wooden cubes, which are stacked as two-storey structures within the shed-like spaces of the historic buildings. The academy also houses several flexible performance spaces.

The public character of the inner-city campus is primarily generated by opening the ground levels of the factory buildings and extending the public outdoor spaces into the interiors. Due to their physical presence and historic significance, the industrial buildings give identity and meaning to the area.

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Architects

David Chipperfield Architects Berlin & Shanghai.

Collaborators

Local design institute: ISA Architecture, Shanghai Acoustics: Kahle Acoustics, TongJi Architectural Design Lighting design: Leox Landscape architect: Possibilism Design Studio, ISA Architecture.
Interior Design of all Public Spaces and Guestrooms.- AIM Design Scope.
Design Principals.- Wendy Saunders, Vincent de Graaf.
Studio Director.- Yvonne Lim.
Project Manager.- Sheng Ling.
Project Architect.- Alba Galan.
Interior Team.- Davide Signorato, Ewa Szajda, Heaven Deng, Hwajung Song, Jin Kang, Melody Sheng, Ning Cai, Shirley Woo, Yuanchen.
FFE Team.- Lili Cheng, Chen Xiaowen.
VM Team.- Baoer Wang, Victor Mongin.

Client

Jingdezhen Taoyi Cultural Development Co., Ltd.

Contractor

Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co.,Ltd.

Area

GFA.- 25,000 sqm.

Dates

Concept study.- 2018.
Project start.- 2020.
Completion.- 2022.

Location

Jingdezhen, China.

Photography

Wen Studio.

David Chipperfield

David Chipperfield was born in London in 1953 and studied architecture at the Kingston School of Art and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London before working at the practices of Douglas Stephen, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster.

In 1985 he founded David Chipperfield Architects, which today has over 300 staff at its offices in London, Berlin, Milan and Shanghai.

David Chipperfield has taught and held conferences in Europe and the United States and has received honorary degrees from the universities of Kingston and Kent.

He is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and an honorary fellow of both the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Bund Deutscher Architekten (BDA). In 2009 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and in 2010 he received a knighthood for services to architecture in the UK and Germany. In 2011 he received the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture and in 2013 the Praemium Imperiale from the Japan Art Association, while in 2021 he was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in recognition of a lifetime’s work.

In 2012 he curated the 13th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

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