Hill-T Gallery

Chengdu, China · 2018

Undulating timber roof of the gallery against the hills
Image: Baiqiang Cao / ZERO

Hill-T is born from its surroundings.

Type
Competition won
Status
Built
Completed
2018
Scale
4,000 m² total, including a 2,500 m² cultural centre
Program
Cultural centre with exhibition spaces, a restaurant and offices
Architect
AND Studio

About

The roof rises and falls with the soft movement of the mountains, and in winter it carries the snow like the slopes beyond.

The materials come from Chinese building tradition: bamboo and local wood. Modern elements sit inside that movement without breaking it, so the building keeps its own identity within the landscape.

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Timber scales covering the curved roofImage: AND Studio