06B / Exhibition interiors

Dayao Exhibition Center

Longquan, China

Display furniture above the kiln remains

Display cases and transparent floor areas place the exhibits in direct visual relation to the archaeological remains below.

My role

Interior Detailing · Display Development · Later-stage Site Follow-up

I developed interior details and exhibition displays and supported later-stage site follow-up within the established OfficeOffCourse design.

Project

Project type: Exhibition interiors
Location: Longquan, China
Status: Built

Team credit

Project by OfficeOffCourse. Overall architecture and concept: OfficeOffCourse.

Recognition2019 Architizer A+Awards, Popular Choice Winner: Gallery and Architecture +Glass. Project recognition for OfficeOffCourse. Official record

Exhibits above the kiln remains

A physical landscape model and freestanding cases occupy the glass enclosure. Transparent floor areas connect the exhibition to the archaeological remains below.

Completed photographA physical landscape model forms a central exhibit within the glass-block enclosure.

Completed photographDisplay cases and glazed floor areas share views of the archaeological remains below.

Completed photographA freestanding display case above the transparent floor, seen against the glass-block walls.

The exhibition setting

The plan and view through the glazed floor describe the architectural setting for the display work. The glass-block enclosure, kiln-remains strategy, and overall concept are by OfficeOffCourse.

Design floor planOverall layout of the glass-block Exhibition Center by OfficeOffCourse, shown as context for the interior display work.

Completed photographThe transparent floor reveals kiln remains beneath the exhibition room.