Central Ring Gallery Building, Hefei Architecture, New Central Eastern Chinese Design
The Central Ring Gallery, Hefei Building
14 June 2021
The Central Ring Gallery, Hefei, China
Design: Studio A+, Beijing
Location: Hefei, Anhui Province, Eastern China

The Central Ring Gallery
Concept
How does one turn this simple but idealistic goal into reality" After analyzing the site and its surroundings, which were totally vacant at the time, the architects decided to introduce a ?manmade nature? into this new urban area that will be typically occupied densely by tall buildings and super wide motorways according to the planning. Studio A+ believed that no one who lives in the city would refuse a land of idyllic beauty ? a land full of cherry blossoms may have a better chance to be more attractive than a tall concrete forest. Studio A+ wanted to create a micro-climate characterized by art and nature, or an urban oasis with an art utopia within it.
Such invaluable setting of nature becomes a stage to accommodate art and art activities. Art and nature, though independent from each other, juxtapose, flow, connect and fuse with each other at the same time. In the spring time during the flowering period, activities such as special art festivals can even give the place a one-of-a-kind signature, which attracts people near and far.

The main expected activity on site is promenading, through which people can enjoy and contemplate art and nature on multiple levels. The gallery in ...