© Aurelien Chen

Xi'an Dahua Cotton Mill Renovation

(In the frame of CADG)

The site of Dahua Cotton Mill is just on the side of Xi'an‘s Daming Palace Ruins Park which is the world historical heritage of Tang Dynasty. And the cotton mill itself which was founded in 1935 is the earliest modern fabric factory in northwest China. Therefore, under the principle of retaining the traces of city and collective memories in the site, it is important to show the potential of these industrial buildings which could involve multiple city life and functions to all people through the design.

Location Xi'an, China

Client Xi'an Qujiang Daming Palace Investment Group

Year Phase1: 2011-2014, Phase2: 2014-2020

Status Construction

Program Museum/ Gallery / Theater / Restertant / Bar/ Hotel / Retails

Area 89.000 sqm

Major architects Cui Kai + Wang Keyao + Zhang Rubing + Aurelien Chen

Landscape designer Feng Jun

Collaborators China Northwest Building Design Research Institute Co.,LTD

Western Institute of Seismic and Buliding Design

Design Institute of Xi’an University of Architecture And Technology
Photographs Aurelien Chen, WangKeyao, Zhang Guangyuan, Li Xin
Aerial Photograph Frederique Henriques
Paper Model Song Jianjun

Award Second Place at 2A Asia Architecture Award 2016 Old and New category - Vienna,2016