Before arriving at the memorial hall, visitors traverse a winding mountain path and steps. The entrance plaza is divided by a diagonal walkway, where sharp geometrical patterns evoke a solemn and commemorative atmosphere. Ascending a staircase of ten steps, the surrounding granite walls gradually form a powerful, angular transition. The deep entrance and the continuously shifting stone surfaces evoke a range of emotions, inviting visitors with both hesitation and anticipation to enter the hall.
The architect skillfully employs natural light throughout the space. Thoughtfully designed window openings act as guiding signals for visitors, weaving light into the memorial hall in patterns of dots, lines, and planes. These light connections appear at various nodes along the path, guiding and enriching the visitor experience.
At the hall’s entrance, a crisscrossing grid of skylights fractures the light falling onto the main wall into dynamic patterns. The mottled interplay of light and shadow projects onto the end of the winding ramp, creating a captivating visual focal point.
Along the path, wedge-shaped windows on the roof and side walls create a linear stream of light. This slender beam pierces the darkness, offering visitors a faint glimmer of hope as they navigate the winding corridor.
At the path’s end, a full glass curtain wall in the exhibition hall offers a panoramic mountain view. This transparency brightens the interior lighting dramatically, lifting the heavy mood that visitors have carried through the journey.
The memorial hall’s primary materials—stone and glass—carry symbolic war metaphors. The thick stone walls represent obstacles and hardships, while the sharp, wedge-shaped glass surfaces on the facade slice through the mass, symbolizing breakthroughs and the opening of new paths, leading ultimately to freedom and light.
This architecture expresses strong confrontational emotions and commemorative significance through its shifts in materials and massing, creating a unique war memorial.
Project Drawings
△ Block generation
△ First floor plan
△ Second floor plan
△ Third floor plan
△ Elevation drawing
△ Elevation drawing
△ Section diagram
△ Exploded diagram
Project Details
Architectural Design: Huajian Group Shanghai Architectural Design and Research Institute
Area: 19,116 m²
Project Year: 2021
Photographer: ACF
Manufacturer: CSG
Lead Architects: Su Chang, Zuo Lei
Design Team: Su Chang, Gong Ya, Zuo Lei, Liu Baitong, Yang Shaohui, Shen Yifei, Jin Huan
Structural Design: Yang Jun, Shi Congwei, Li Huanlong, Chen Peide, Jiao Yunqing, Cui Qilan
Mechanical and Electrical Design: Wang Hailiang, Gan Hong, He Jiangbo, Xie Yuanjun, Zhang Fan, Yu Mengyue
Landscape Design: Zhou Yu, Liu Yuzhou, Dong Yue
BIM Team: Wang Wanping, Liu Wen, Wu Fanqian, Tu Boyang, Yang Xiaolin
Energy Saving: Sun Bin
Curtain Wall Design: Zhu Taixi, Li Haiming
Principal: Dayu County Government, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province
Interior Design: Jiangxi Wenzhan Decorative Arts Co., Ltd
Construction: Shaanxi Construction Sixth Construction Group Co., Ltd
Location: Ganzhou, China
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