Yunnan Museum

Yunnan Province is home to the majority of the nation’ s
national minorities. The diverse cultures are unified by its
unique landscape and accentriated by the rich colour of
different people.
The generative concept of this museum is derived
from 3 components: the identity of the province, the
spatial journey of the gallery, and the sustainability of the
building. The identify is coming from the potent imagery
of Yunnan's famed local 'Stone Forests', the dramatic
geological landscape sculpted by nature over millions of
years. It is the geography of raw, powerful beauty. The
spatial journey is derived from the idea of stacked boxed
holding diverse and fragile historical treasures gave the
architecture its defining metaphor as an assembled
container of multi-cultural artifacts. The museum makes
use of the excellent climatic conditions of the high-
plateau. Photo-voltaic, open courtyards, natural
ventilation, and local vegetations are integrated in the
building with only air conditioning and humidity control of
the galleries only, leaving all the public spaces naturally
regulated with minimum energy consumption.