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Resembling a bridge, the scaly armour of the UCCA Clay Museum spans across the passageways to the neighbouring buildings. Where this structure touches the ground, Kengo Kuma & Associates arranged shallow water basins.
YUTAKA TERASAKI studied architecture at Tokyo University of Science. In 2011 he began working for Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA). In 2020 be became partner and heads the Shanghai branch office.
Thirteen designs created by pupils were developed into derivates by Marlene Braun and Olin Petzold (below). They were the basis for the final design with its open spatial fabric, ­integrated trees, and solid walls.
The large roof comprises nearly 12 000 glass blocks. For its energy efficient renovation, Itten+Brechbühl and the glass-concrete experts of Semadeni developed a new roof structure matching current insulation standards.
BAO MENGXIAN began working in the Shanghai office of KKAA in 2015 and was involved in the entire planning process for the UCCA Clay Museum.
The roof construction above the open exhibition levels consists of up to four layers of stacked and curved glued laminated timber beams.
Hardly visible from the exterior, the original roof thickness of 8 cm was increased by a factor of three. The modular structure of the glass block elements continues to define the visual impression.
The smokestack of the heating plant built in the 1930s rises above the densely developed site. Today, coal is no longer fired here and the power plant merely serves as a substation for the district heating system.