Auditorium Complex of Shangwang Village
The project site is located in Shangwang Village, Fusheng Town, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, hidden in the lush bamboo forest and farmland landscape. A 50-year-old village auditorium was originally built on the site, but it collapsed due to disrepair and thus is now being rebuilt. The design focuses on "reviving memories and serving the community" to create a rural complex integrating exhibitions, gatherings, coffee, leisure and other functions.
The building volume of this project refers to the original auditorium. A combination of concrete frames and steel roof trusses is adopted to support the long-span auditorium space. The walls are built with bricks, using the unique local construction method to recreate the style of the auditorium back then. The form of the steel roof trusses has been carefully considered and is a reflection and interpretation of the original auditorium’s roof truss form, allowing people to recall the spatial memory of the old days.
The design fully respects the surrounding environment and responds positively. The east side of the site has a panoramic view of the village and the beautiful mountain scenery. Therefore, an entire glass curtain wall on the east facade of the auditorium is adopted to form an interface open to the village. The other three facades face the bamboo forest and the internal landscape, so the privacy of the space and the sense of integration with nature are fully considered, introducing the nature and simplicity of the countryside into the indoor space.
The design re-presents the site memory of the original village auditorium and returns the lost community public space to the villagers in a new way, allowing them to feel the beauty of history and nature while visiting, gathering, and relaxing.
