{"id":54599,"date":"2025-04-27T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/54599\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T11:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T11:12:11","slug":"curved-concrete-roofs-root-atelier-alter-architects-museum-into-chinese-mountain-foothills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/54599\/","title":{"rendered":"curved concrete roofs root atelier alter architects’ museum into chinese mountain foothills"},"content":{"rendered":"

atelier alter architects completes sunner museum in china<\/p>\n

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Atelier Alter Architects<\/strong><\/a> weaves architecture into nature with the Sunner Museum, a striking landmark located in the verdant foothills of Fujian\u2019s Wuyi Mountains in China<\/strong><\/a>. Designed for the Chinese food brand Sunner Group, the museum marks four decades of agricultural innovation, functioning as a knowledge hub and public space. Set within the eco-industrial base of the company in Guangze County, the building<\/strong><\/a> mirrors the terrain with three interlocking, curved roof<\/strong><\/a> forms that rise from the ground like a continuation of the mountains.<\/p>\n

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The project draws inspiration from the retaining walls and folded steel plates commonly found on industrial sites, reinterpreting them in concrete<\/strong><\/a> folded-plate facades<\/strong><\/a>. These vary in function, some grounded and massive, others opening into transparent curtain-walled entrances. Diagonal grooves serve multiple purposes. They add rhythm, enable drainage, and hide ventilation systems.<\/p>\n

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all images courtesy of Atelier Alter Architects<\/p>\n

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the sloped roof helps the building maintain its temperature<\/p>\n

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Through the Sunner Museum, the Chinese team<\/strong><\/a> of Atelier Alter Architects reimagines how industrial buildings coexist with their surroundings. Suspended courtyards float beneath the roofscape, while a public path lets visitors ascend to the top, where panoramic views of the factory, forest, and Futun River unfold. At the museum\u2019s heart, four silo-shaped shear walls support a column-free exhibition hall, with a 25-meter-high vertical atrium flooded with soft northern light, ideal for large-scale agricultural exhibits and immersive experiences.<\/p>\n

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Adapting to Fujian\u2019s hot, humid climate, the sloped roof supports fast water runoff and is covered in thick soil for thermal insulation. Technical equipment is hidden in a service layer beneath, reinforcing the illusion of a natural hill. During the day, the museum showcases modern agriculture; at night, its green roof becomes a public park\u2014free and open to all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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the Sunner Museum is a striking landmark located in the verdant foothills of Fujian\u2019s Wuyi Mountains in China<\/p>\n

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the building mirrors the terrain with three interlocking, curved roof forms<\/p>\n

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the building rises from the ground like a continuation of the mountains<\/p>\n

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the project draws inspiration from the retaining walls and folded steel plates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"atelier alter architects completes sunner museum in china \u00a0 Atelier Alter Architects weaves architecture into nature with the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[12855,4021,4020,29006,29007,4022,77,20185,3885,18719,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-54599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-china","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-atelier-alter-architects","12":"tag-concrete-architecture-and-design","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-facades","16":"tag-museums-and-galleries","17":"tag-rooftop-architecture-and-design","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114409632552258510","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}