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The Linen Gallery Zhejiang

Uchida Shanghai / Mitsuhiro shoji

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Exhibition
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6.23
Wiebe Boonstra
Wiebe Boonstra Art Director / Co Founder at DUM
Beautiful almost ascetic and serene...
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5
Vincent de Graaf
Vincent de Graaf Co-founder at AIM Architecture
Beautiful project that leaves us gu...
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4
6.25
Tom Edington
Tom Edington Creative Director at YourStudio
With the changing of light such an...
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4
5.5
Elena Apiou
Elena Apiou Head of design at Adagio Aparthotels
6
7
7
6
6.5
T.K. Chu
T.K. Chu The Founder and Principle Designer of T. K. Chu Design Group and TK Home at T. K. Chu Design Group
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7
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5
5.75
Valérie Boerma
Valérie Boerma Founder at Barde vanVoltt
7
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6
6.75
Alia el Tanani
Alia el Tanani Founder at Living In Interiors & Don Tanani
The direct approach design gives...
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6.5
Cameron Fry
Cameron Fry Creative Director at Liqui Group
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9
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5
7
Sanxia Zhou
Sanxia Zhou Director at Sunshine PR and Frame China
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8
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5
6.5
William Lim
William Lim Managing Director at CL3 Architects Limited
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6
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5
6.25
Daisuke Nagatomo
Daisuke Nagatomo Assistant Professor at National Taiwan Normal University
It is impressive re-use of old fact...
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7
Giulia Maria Moschen Bracho
Giulia Maria Moschen Bracho Trend Researcher | Futurist at Freelance
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6.75
Oliver Salway
Oliver Salway Founder at Softroom
It's hard to see how the exhibition...
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5.25
Client
kingdom
Floor area
850 ㎡
Completion
2020
design director

in zhejiang, china,mitsuhiro shoji of uchida shanghai has completed the renovation of this 1980s linen factory. the client – a linen thread producer – had an attachment to the former factory and therefore enlisted the help of shoji to transform the building into a contemporary gallery that exhibits the life of linen. the main design concept of the project uses the change of light to express the passage of time. to create an architecture that focuses on spatial experiences,mitsuhiro shoji utilizes a limited material palette of concrete, iron, glass, bamboo and old tiles. the south elevation has a double-skin façade with random openings and louvers made of compressed bamboo.depending on the time of day, a play of light and shadow subtly changes, creating a variety of spatial effects in the interior space throughout the day. the roof is designed with four rooflights and three light gardens. this is an important aspect of the design as the openings help to show the changes in light. the top light is a cylindrical structure with a deep cross-sectional plan that provides a mysterious light inside through reflection, and the light garden emphasizes depth through the reflection of the surroundings by glass. he purpose of the floor is to induce a change in consciousness within the same space by switching materials. the light from the courtyard will serve to integrate the layers of materials. the primary concept of the space is to use primitive materials to control light and to allow the visitor to experience the subtle changes in everyday life.