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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. JNC Sales Office & Community Arts Center in Xiamen, China by Line and Space, LLCNovember 23rd, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Line and Space, LLC Recently crowned as the world’s second-largest economy, China continues to develop new and interesting ways of embracing the free market economy; this time by experimenting with private funding for public buildings. The new JNC Sales Office/Community Art Center is an example of this inventive approach, where buildings are designed to respond to current and anticipated demographics, cultural and technological changes in innovative ways.  View from Entry (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying)
 View from Entry Path (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying) The Jimei New City District of Xiamen is an area expected to house 600,000 people in just a few short years. Currently surrounded by construction sites, noise, dust and undesirable views of existing commercial buildings, the site is at the middle of the newly developing suburb. Funded privately by the community’s developer, the new JNC Sales Office will temporarily function as a sales office, housing the client’s offices, discussion spaces, VIP areas, a children’s play area, presentation theater, and a 32×20 foot model of the planned community. Once development is complete however, the building’s function will be transformed into a Community Art Center, a landmark for the new community where the public can enjoy exhibits by local and regional artists.  View of Patio (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying) As visitors arrive at the building, an entry path through a field of flowers and between two asymptotic black basalt walls allows one to decompress and remove themselves from the realm of the car. A bright yellow corrugated metal drum contains the main building volume and contrasts the black basalt walls that funnel visitors to the entry while screening out undesirable views. These walls create a sense of compression as one moves toward the entry, before releasing visitors into the open interior space. A large central garden surrounded by curved glass walls allows a connection to nature, bringing in natural ventilation and daylight while strengthening the facilities inward view-focus.  View from Discussion Space (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying)  View of Garden (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying)  Model Display (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying)  Vip Area (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying)  View from Garden (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying)  Exterior Detail (Image Courtesy Yang Chaoying)  Floor Plan  Section A  Bubble Diagram
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