Red Brick Art and Cultural Tourism Town: Mile East Charm
建筑设计, 2022
建筑设计, 2022
Dongfengyun Art Town. Known as the "Gaudi of Yunnan," local artist Luo Xu spearheaded the design of original artistic structures here, including the Kaleidoscope Art Museum, Half Cloud, and the Agricultural Reclamation Museum. The Kaleidoscope Art Museum, constructed entirely of staggered red bricks, spans 826 square meters indoors. Supported by 31 pillars, its lower spandrel section features a steel-concrete structure, while the upper arches rely solely on friction between bricks to form organic vaulted spans, with a maximum reach of 36 meters. The museum maintains a natural year-round thermal balance. "This masonry architecture follows a principle of gradual weaving and interconnection. As a public space, it can host exhibitions, solo concerts, intimate gatherings with a glass of wine, or even rock concerts and pipa recitals—its possibilities are boundless," says Luo Xu.
Half Cloud continues Luo Xu’s signature red-brick aesthetic, its soft curves evoking distant mountains and drifting clouds, embodying the raw power of earth and nature. Inspired by the sprawling roots and branches of a bodhi tree, the structure uses "roots" as its foundation and "branches" as pillars to uphold its dome-like canopy. The interior of Half Cloud Artist Lounge, designed by CCD, harmonizes space and light. The entrance draws inspiration from Yunnan’s terraced fields, while the soaring vaulted ceiling features circular skylights that bathe the interior in natural light.
The Mgallery Art Hotel, also called "Xiangwang Hotel" (a name derived from Zhuangzi’s philosophy: "Xiang" signifies form, "Wang" formlessness, symbolizing the interplay of reality and illusion), is China’s first "sculpture-themed" art resort, conceived by Luo Xu as a space "slept into existence." With red bricks as its "skin" and curved geometries as its "muscle," the three-tiered structure cascades along the terrain. Luo envisioned the hotel as a sanctuary to "transcend earthly constraints and ascend into a realm of sublime beauty and harmony," blending authenticity, ecology, joy, and a philosophy of "five interconnected rings, unified in completeness and delight."
Using humble red hues and primal geometries, Luo’s architecture resonates as seal stamps, monuments, or autumnal haystacks—imprinting a reverence for life upon Yunnan’s crimson soil.