The Dahua Cotton Mill, founded in 1930s?, records the development track of Xi?an in the 20th century. The renovation project sets to transform the plant and production auxiliary room of the Cotton Mill.

Aerial. Image © Frederic Henriques

Architects: China Architecture Design Group Land-based Rationalism D.R.C

Location: 251 Tai Hua Nan Lu, Xincheng Qu, Xian Shi, Shaanxi Sheng, China

Architect In Charge: Kai Cui, Keyao Wang

Design Team: Rubing Zhang, Aurelien Chen, Jun Feng, Yang Liu, Fan Gao, Yang Cao

Construction Drawing Design Of Architectural & Equipment Specialty: China Northwest Architecture Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd

Area: 84790.0 m2

Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Frederic Henriques, Guangyuan Zhang

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Text description provided by the architects. The Dahua Cotton Mill, founded in 1930s?, records the development track of Xi?an in the 20th century. The renovation project sets to transform the plant and production auxiliary room of the Cotton Mill.

© Guangyuan Zhang

To redesign such a high-density factory into an attractive public place for arts activities and creative offices, the design scheme distinguished the individual buildings with different ages and treated them with different design methods.

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Site plan

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For the elder ones, those smaller...