National Botanical Museum
The Client：Kunming Health Industry Development Investment Co., Ltd
Completion Date：13/11/2019
Size of Project：60,000 sq m
Located in Kunming, the city of “Three Mountains, One Lake”, the National Botanical Museum embodies the fusion and integration with nature on many different levels. Once completed, the new National Botanical Museum will be of national significance, attracting visitors from all over China, to reconnect with the natural world.
Strategically located at the convergence of multiple valleys, the design concept of the museum is inspired by water. We have imagined a structure that lands on the site like a drop of water, rippling, flowing, spreading, and brimming with the music of the plants and rhythm of life. Mimicking the topographic contours of the land, the architecture reunites indoor and outdoor space to achieve a state of universal harmony.
The wooden structure of the roof takes on a natural pattern. The fifth elevation is characterized by a mesh cover with crystal-clear texture, resembling blooming water petals in the natural landscape.
Unified in a consistent image, the different functions of the museum such as exhibitions and greenhouses have the same architectural expression. The public outdoor space is accessible for everyone.
After surveying the meteorological data of plant habitats, it was decided to equip the greenhouses with heating systems and small air source heat pumps instead of central air conditioning systems, so as to display the amazing life cycle of plants in the most energy-efficient setting as possible.
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