The Exhibition Hall of Crime Evidences in Harbin
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The Exhibition Hall of Crime Evidences in Harbin
Northern Chinese Architecture Museum Development – design by Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology
7 Jun 2017
The Exhibition Hall of Crime Evidences
Design: Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology
Location: Harbin, Haxi District, China
A Quiet Attitude – The Exhibition Hall of Crime Evidences
The place where the ruins Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army used to station is particular not just for its role as a historical site. Its particularity is already defined by the broken walls, silent and solemn gravel ground, rails extending to infinity, and the desolate lofty elms surrounding it, before the architect has time to assess the harmony of such combination.
To relieve the repression caused by new building volume upon the site, main display spaces are sunk into the ground. A cracked Black Box tilts on the collapsed site, making its charcoal grey roof an extension of the square ground. The ?tilt? shows not only the scale but also the attitude of design.
Viewing from the square in front of the office building into the east, the exhibition hall seems like a slight fluctuation in the terrain, more of a natural earth-scape than an artificial geometry. The crack creates subtle variations in form, color...
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