Snøhetta’s tidal museum teased
Social posts are framing Snøhetta’s Qiantang Bay Art Museum as a fluid, tidal‑landscape extension with immersive circulation and interconnected volumes that blur inside/outside movement. The concept posts earned engagement while emphasizing the museum’s sculptural, site‑responsive sequencing. (x.com) (x.com)
Snøhetta was selected as the winner of the international competition to design the Qiantang Bay Art Museum, an 18,000 m² cultural landmark at the heart of the Qiantang Bay Future Headquarters in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou. (snohetta.com) The proposal is organized as two undulating, wave‑like volumes whose interconnected circulation funnels into a central gateway that frames direct views to the Qiantang River and the city skyline. (designboom.com) Snøhetta’s submission names The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. and engineering consultancy Buro Happold as collaborators on the project. (archdaily.com) Project descriptions and renderings show galleries concentrated in curved internal halls, extensive public terraces and bridge‑style walkways designed to keep routes open as part of everyday urban movement around the riverfront. (metalocus.es) Municipal sources say the design was confirmed following expert review and a public vote, with the formal submission and local announcement published in November 2025. (ehangzhou.gov.cn) Major architecture outlets published Snøhetta’s concept images and analysis in early November 2025, and those renderings have been widely circulated across architecture feeds emphasizing the scheme’s site‑responsive sequencing. (archdaily.com)
