Location: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China.
Architect: Studio Zhu Pei.
The Jngdézhèn Imperial Kiln Museum, which opened in 2020, is constructed of vast brick vaults intended to let natural light enter in a nod to traditional brick kilns. It is the first museum in China to feature the archaeological restoration of imperial porcelain from the Ming and Qing eras and was created by renowned architect Zhu Péi. It was constructed on the ruins of the Imperial Kiln in the city of Jingdezhen.
“Jingdezhen is known as the porcelain capital of the world because it has been producing pottery for 1,700 years,” stated the Beijing studio.
Visitors can stroll through the porcelain antiques and historic kilns as they pass through expansive indoor and outdoor rooms connected by small courtyards to create spatial flows. The Imperial Kiln ruins are visible from a number of features in the museum, which was constructed using the same bricks as much of the city’s historic architecture.
