Liling ceramic museum composed of vase-like volumes

Italian practice archea associati has completed a vast complex for the chinese city of liling, a region known for its production of ceramics. Alongside its primary function as a museum, the site also includes a hotel and an industrial area for hands-on processing.

The various structures are arranged in a circular plan, with each volume taking the shape of a sculpted vessel or vase. Delineating sinuous contours with no sharp edges, each building is clad in a variety of patterns and colors, with earthy red and amber hues accentuating the vase-like forms. Rather than placing an emphasis on specific functions, the internal program is fluid with an abundance of internal floor space.

the city of liling is known for its production of ceramics

as well as a museum, the site also includes a hotel

each volume takes the shape of a sculpted vessel or vase

each building is clad in a variety of patterns and colors

the various structures are arranged in a circular plan

the internal program is fluid with an abundance of internal floor space

at night the project takes on a dramatic appearance

the 210,000 square meter complex illuminated

This article is quoted from designboom, photography by cristiano bianchi.