Chinese architecture studio MAD has released visuals of the top-heavy Hainan Science and Technology Museum that it has designed for the coast of Haikou in China.
Slated to open to the public in 2024, the cloud-like museum will encompass 46,528 square metres on a verdant site in the city near a national wetland park.
Above: MAD has unveiled the Hainan Science and Technology Museum. Top image: it will be built on a site in Haikou
The Hainan Science and Technology Museum is being designed by MAD to serve as a major tourist attraction for Haikou, in which visitors can explore science, technology and nature.
It is also the second project designed by the studio in the city to resemble a white cloud, with the other being the recently completed Cloudscape of Haikou, which opened in April 2021. It will have a top-heavy cloud-like form
"MAD's design for the museum draws from the site's dual urban and natural context," said the studio, which is led by Chinese architect Ma Yansong.
"Set against the backdrop of a rich tropical rainforest, the museum's main pavilion is shaped like a cloud in dialogue with nature," it continued.
"From a distance, the futuristic building appears to emerge from the city, while visitors entering in the museum area witness it floating above the jungle."
A number of outdoor spaces are incorporated into the design
The building's futuristic cloud-like aesthetic will be achieved by MAD by using silvery fibre-reinforced plastic across...