Li Baofeng and her team at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) have completed a new museum complex in Xuanen County, Tujia Autonomous Region, Hubei Province, China, which is hidden in the deep mountains and inconvenient for visitor transportation

Because of its remote location, many excellent traditional buildings and traditional production methods have been preserved.

The goal of the new museum was to promote Tujia culture and improve the poverty of local villagers, which was targeted by local government and villagers and jointly developed with the Chinese Tujia Pan-Museum.

The new parts of this project include the main tourist center, secondary tourist center, Moxiaolou, Moke Bridge, Dixian Bridge, Tujia Culture Exhibition Center, research dormitories and classrooms, etc., with a total construction area of about 30,000 square meters. 

The planning and landscape design respects the original topography and minimizes disturbance to nature. 

In addition to designing the main building with changing ground elevations, it also designs a landscape that retreats layer by layer and conforms to the terrain.

The materials of the building are the same as the local traditional buildings. 

The architects pay homage to the local cultural traditions of ethnic minorities. 

However, Chinese Tujia Pan-Museum adopts a contemporary style to show the sense of the times and create a tension of time and space. 

At the same time, a large number of passive technologies are used in the building to reduce energy consumption during operation. 

The architectural design uses growing wood as the main material of the building, and factory-made glulam is used for on-site assembly and construction, which helps to achieve the goal of low carbon and environmental protection. 

Wood acts both as a structure and as an interface, saving expensive interior renovations and reducing the chance of indoor pollution.

In addition, the architect team used digital technology to solve the contradiction of “fabrication requires standardization but uniqueness requires customization.”

Due to the complex architectural form, the construction unit encountered many difficulties in material processing and assembly, and traditional experience was not enough to solve these problems. 

The design team and robot team cooperate across borders and use robots to process components, which greatly improves efficiency.

Upon completion, the Chinese Tujia Pan-Museum has already attracted a large number of tourists, and the arrival of tourists has played a positive role in the development of the local economy. 

At the same time, most of the staff in the pan-museum are local villagers, so the project also provides employment opportunities for local villagers. 

In addition, the external environment of the building is also a public space favored by local residents. 

Every morning and evening, a large number of local residents gather here to walk and exercise, making the building and its environment full of vitality.

Project: Chinese Tujia Pan-Museum Complex Architects: The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)  Lead Architect: Li Baofeng Design Team: Xuejing Zhu, Qingyuan Yang, Shun Wan, Han Yuan, Pengpeng Yang, Xinqi Wang, Zhiyu Yang, Fawen Zhu, Ruifang Zhang, Ye Cao, Ziling Wang, Zirui Pang, Rui Zhao, and Shiwei Zhang Design Partners: Jing Huang, Tao Jiang,Zhiguang Yu, Tong Wang, Chonghuai Yao,Chuanying Yin, Ben Zhang, Changshun Xu,Lian He, Faliang Shen, Xiaofang Zhang, Peng Yang, Jianye Xie, Ting Chen, Guoting Yin, Xuelai Lu, Anfu Shen, and Rong Wang Client: Kun Wang, Chinese Tujia Pan-Museum Photographers: Yilong Zhao

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