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COX's parametrically-designed maritime museum opens in China

By Stu Robarts    18 Mar 2020
The museum covers an area of 80,000sq m (860,000sq ft) on the Tianjin waterfront / Terrence Zhang
The National Maritime Museum of China is justified in its ‘landmark’ status. It is a remarkable building borne of a remarkable process.
– Brendan Gaffney

The National Maritime Museum of China, designed by COX Architecture, has opened in Tianjin after a six-year design and construction process.

Covering an area of 80,000sq m (860,000sq ft) on the waterfront, the three-storey museum comprises four long main volumes that are joined together by interconnected spaces.

This design was inspired by ideas of jumping carp, corals, starfish, moored ships and an open palm.

The volumes cantilever and fan out over the water, with an overhang of 42m (138ft) at one point, and contain six display areas and 15 exhibition halls.

Parametric computer modelling was used to resolve the scale and detail of the project, geometric algorithms to determine the curvature of the building's shell and its related cladding system and physical models to understand its human scale.

The sophisticated form is wrapped in an aluminium and glazed façade, while geothermal energy drawn from 100m (330ft) below is the primary source of power for the building.

Brendan Gaffney, national director of COX, said: "The National Maritime Museum of China is justified in its ‘landmark’ status. It is a remarkable building borne of a remarkable process.

"It is a project that’s totally at home on the global stage. It is testament to the commitment of our open-minded and collaborative client and to our team, whose talent and tenacity in equal measure ensured this building stayed true to its vision in every possible detail."

Its volumes cantilever and fan out over the water / Terrence Zhang
There is a maximum overhang of 42m (138ft) at one point / Terrence Zhang
Parametric computer modelling was used to resolve the scale and detail of the project / Terrence Zhang
The design was inspired by ideas of jumping carp, corals, starfish, moored ships and an open palm / Terrence Zhang
The building is wrapped in an aluminium and glazed façade / Terrence Zhang
Physical models were used to understand the human scale of the design / Terrence Zhang
The building contains six display areas and 15 exhibition halls / Terrence Zhang
museum  China  Tianjin  National Maritime Museum of China  COX Architecture 
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