Architecture studios B+H Architects, 3XN and Zhubo Design have revealed the design for a natural history museum that will be built in Shenzhen, China.
The three studios' competition-winning project, which is entitled Delta, was designed to have a curved, flowing shape that resembles the flowing form of a river.
Shenzhen Natural History Museum was designed to resemble a river's path
B+H Architects, 3XN and Zhubo Design's natural history museum is set to be built in the Yanzi Lake area of Shenzhen's Pingshan District.
It will be topped with a publically accessible park that will gently rise from ground level to offer a walkway along the roof of the curved building.
The museum will be topped with a park
"3XN, B+H Architects, and Zhubo Design's winning design scheme, entitled Delta, rises seamlessly from the river delta, inviting visitors and residents to journey along its accessible green rooftop," said the studios. "A public park extends throughout the roof and highlights the Natural History Museum's organic geometries. Like a river stream finding its shape in balance with the earth, every turn frames a new spectacular view over the surrounding park, hills, and lake from dedicated viewing terraces along the roof park."
It will be built alongside a lake
The 42,000-square meter museum will contain a series of galleries dedicated to natural history and the ecology of Shenzhen and its surrounding region. These spaces will be accessed from a large entrance lob...