THE FIELD Xiamen City, Fujian Building, Chinese Exhibition, Office & Retail Architecture Photos
THE FIELD in Fujian Building
9 Apr 2021
THE FIELD, Huli District, Xiamen City
Design: TEAM BLDG, Architects, Shanghai, China
Location: Huli District, Xiamen, Fujian, South East China

JIANGJIABAN Buddha statues Exhibition Space
Design Description of THE FIELD
Photos by Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Background
The project is located at the former site of an aluminum factory in Huli District, Xiamen City. The building was originally a public bath of the factory. In 2019, the building was also partially renovated after the aluminum factory was transformed into a creative office park with multiple business forms, such as bars, basketball arena, and live-streaming space. This time we were commissioned by the Buddha artist Jiang Sheng to renovate the building into a new studio and exhibition space called “The Field”. The word “Elysium” originates from Buddhism, meaning the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati, but “THE FIELD” is not intended to be an isolated pure land. The owner hopes to abandon the concept of “isolated and unreachable” and create an attractive spiritual place.

Buddha residence
Unlike the previous architecture design, this is a purpose-specific space that will be used to exhibit the JIANGJIABAN Buddha statues after the renovation. Therefore, the design not only needed to reflect humanity, but also to have the d...