Located in Zibo city, Shandong province, the small rice vinegar museum is reconstructed and expanded on the basis of Shandong HUAWANG brewing co., LTD. (formerly known as Zibo WANGCUN brewing factory).

Rendering. Image Courtesy of Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tianjin University

Architects: Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tianjin University

Location: Zibo, Shangdong, China

Lead Architect: Hua Zhang

Design Team: Nanbei Huang, Qian Wang, Qingwen Sun, Xiangtao Zhai, Qian Li, Qing Guo

Area: 835.65 m2

Project Year: 2016

Entrance. Image Courtesy of Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tianjin University

Text description provided by the architects. Located in Zibo city, Shandong province, the small rice vinegar museum is reconstructed and expanded on the basis of Shandong HUAWANG brewing co., LTD. (formerly known as Zibo WANGCUN brewing factory).
Facade Detail. Image Courtesy of Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tianjin University

The shape of the ancient history of vinegar and jars, cans and other containers gives designer the initial design inspiration. Crack is a kind of expression of vitality, like cracked soil, plant leaf, the surface of the ancient Chinese porcelain. We also use this texture in the details of the building to express the fusion of the building and the ground.

Form Generation

The granular yellow...