2024-12-22T02:46:56-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150129154/open-architecture-turns-100-year-old-fuel-containers-into-containers-of-culture Katherine Guimapang 2019-03-29T14:03:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/44/44c99a20cbb712a3062a370896c2f458.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A project that took a little over six years to design and construct opened its doors this week along Huangpu River in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/11467/shanghai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shanghai</a>'s West Bund. The brainchild of famed Chinese collector and businessman Qiao Zhbing, Tank Shanghai consists of five preserved <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/342339/oil-tank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oil tanks</a> which are connected by <a href="https://archinect.com/openarch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OPEN architecture</a>'s "Super-Surface," a new ground that connects each tank underneath the surface. Along the Super-Surface is an Urban Forest which stretches along the entire site as well as two plaza spaces which will host ceremonies and events. The firm's goal was to pay tribute to the site's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/245336/industrial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">industrial</a> past while creating a new urban life through a marriage of art and nature within the city.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/86f39ca6d5a00417ad7da47fe218b938.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/86/86f39ca6d5a00417ad7da47fe218b938.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Site's original condition before construction. Image courtesy of OPEN architecture</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4ba85686f8294d15e75188fe52965b93.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4ba85686f8294d15e75188fe52965b93.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Tank Shanghai - masterplan, Image &copy; OPEN architecture</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65288a65f52c0f30242b6edef8fb326f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65288a65f52c0f30242b6edef8fb326f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>TANK Shanghai located in Xuhui District in Shanghai, China Image &copy; OPEN architecture</figcaption></figure><p>Historically, the site was the Longhua airport which stretched along Shanghai's Huangpu River. ...</p>