Project Site #3 : “The Innovative Lab of Architecture & Art” @ Qiong Kiln Heritage Site Park, Qionglai City, Sichuan

Qiong Kiln is located along the South River in Qionglai City, Sichuan, It is the largest civil celadon kiln in Sichuan and the birthplace of Chinese painting porcelain. Qiong kiln site is a national key cultural relics protection units, has repeatedly been included in the national heritage protection list, and Sanxingdui, Jinsha sites tied for the three ancient archaeological sites in Sichuan. Accordance with the “Qiong Kiln site protection master plan” requirements, Qiong Kiln Heritage Site Park detailed planning is prepared. The protection and display design plan covers Long kiln sites no. 1 and no. 5.

In 2017, the team received an invitation from CLAB to provide a technical advice on the rammed earth building for its "The Innovative Lab of Architecture & Art " (ILAA) project at the Qiong Kiln Herritage Site Park.The entire building space contains a cafe for public events, a common area and two studios for an architect and artist.

ILAA will use anti-seismic rammed-earth as a structural system of space rather than merely a visual decoration. It can be re-degraded into land after its end of life rather than becoming a construction waste. Please click hereto see the sharing of construction experience。

Collaborating Partner：CLAB @ Chengdu

Work Progress

• Investigation
• Design
• Construction

Jun 2017 - 1st Investigation trip

The main purpose of the trip is to have a site visit, to meet the villagers and to discuss the construction design with the architects of CLAB. Meanwhile, soil was collected from the Park for analyst purpose.

 

Master Drawing:

Floor Plan:

 

May 2018 This project was completed in May. Upon completion, it opens to the acitivities of architects and artists so that contemporatry knowledge and rural nature can be mutually nourished to experiment with a possible innovative social relationship. This is an significance of the practice of ILAA. In this project, the team provided training and construction guidance for the rammed-earth construction of the ILAA. Moreover, the integration of rammed-earth construction into its design has greatly enhance the technical limits of traditional earth construction and allow it to be built on magistoseismic area with 8-degree seismic intensity.
Dec 2017 Rammed earth construction has been completed.
Oct 2017 Construction has been more than three months time, after demolition of the old buildings, foundation pit, foundation pouring, rammed construction training, experiment and process improvement, 1st layer of rammed earth structure wall and floor slab for the 2nd floor have been completed.
Aug 2017 Construction team started the foundation work in mid of Aug and completed the 1st layer of rammed wall. During this period, the team supervised the progress and reviewed the problems and challenges encountered.