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Architects: RSAA/Büro Ziyu Zhuang
Area: 750 m²
Year: 2023
Photographs: Yumeng Zhu, Kai Hu@AGENTPAY
Landscape Design: Ballistic Architecture Machine
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Text description provided by the architects. The MAHA HERmit Space is

located within the central park of a high-end community in the core area of
Beijing. It consists of three distinct areas "Islet Space," "Cave Space," and
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"Ravine Space." The original site was three independent sunken courtyards
in the underground parking lot of the community. BUZZ, while preserving
the special value of the site, redefined them through three different design
approaches, endowing the space with a completely new experience. This
redesign aimed to strengthen its community and landscape attributes to
meet the demands of a contemporary art space functioning as a composite
content hub.
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The "Islet Space" is located in the central area of the three courtyards and is
also the largest. The top of the space is designed as a covered "roof" with a
circle of skylights around it. Natural light filters down from above, giving the
impression of a metallic island floating within a circle of light. The design at
the center of the main exhibition hall corresponds to the ceiling. On the side
away from the entrance, there's also a functionally lower-height room,
turning the Islet Space into not only an art exhibition area but also a new
community space for meetings and gatherings.
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The "Cave Space" takes its form from a smooth curve, resembling a fissure
opening up on the ground, with its entrance naturally winding downward
into the structure. Afternoon sunlight filtering through the surroundingSave
buildings cast shadows onto the ground through the crack, leaving swaying
tree shadows. At night, interior lighting seeps through the fissure, outlining
an exploratory and novel image. Inside the space, it presents a soft cavity-
like form, with its enveloping and semi-open structure inviting landscape
features into the internal space.
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This imparts a transcendence beyond architectural aesthetics, along with a

"historical" attribute linked to biological experiences. The continuous walls
formed by the cavity allow the exhibition space not only to accommodate
large sculptures and contemporary installations but also to adapt to
projection-based new media art, blending the space seamlessly with the
exhibited artworks, thus becoming a brand-new artistic medium.
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The "Ravine Space" is situated between the "Islet Space" and the "Cave
Space," diminishing the functionality of art exhibitions and resembling more
of a community activity center. Externally, it features a skateboard park,
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while the interior includes a climbing wall and activity rooms. The square-
shaped roof block of the skateboard park is embedded alongside the
climbing wall in the sunken space.
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The dynamic silhouettes of skateboarders cast shadows on the climbing

wall, creating an intriguing interaction in light and shadow between two
unrelated yet spatially separated activities. Within the spatial profile, this
generates an interesting canyon-like fissure stance. The existence of the
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activity center serves as a scenic complement to the other two exhibition
spaces. It is more closely linked to the ground space and is used for
community art markets or creative activities, forming an entirely new

interactive perspective.
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1/13/24, 11:37 AM HERmit Space-Beijing MAHA Art Gallery / RSAA/Büro Ziyu Zhuang | ArchDaily

HERmit Space-Beijing MAHA Art Gallery /

Curated by 韩双羽 - HAN Shuangyu Share

GALLERY • CHAO YANG QU, CHINA Save

Projects Images Products Folders Feed

Architects: RSAA/Büro Ziyu Zhuang

Photographs: Yumeng Zhu, Kai Hu@AGENTPAY

Landscape Design: Ballistic Architecture Machine

Lighting Consultant: KHD Lighting Design

Text description provided by the architects. The MAHA HERmit Space is

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Projects Images Products Folders Feed

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This imparts a transcendence beyond architectural aesthetics, along with a

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The dynamic silhouettes of skateboarders cast shadows on the climbing

community art markets or creative activities, forming an entirely new

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