apm: Art Gallery in the community

Apm Gallery is a building renovation project in Haikou GAOXINGLI, a commercial block in China. It has been transformed into an art gallery,which infuses contemporary art and drives vitality into the block. The two-storey structure is wrapped by undulating corten steel, unfolding across a sequence of corridors and courtyards. Ascending from the corridors, three volumes gracefully stack, each overhanging to allow the new facade to bypass the eaves of the original building. Inside, the black gallery and the white gallery contrast with each other, providing unique exhibition experience for visitors.



The abundant sunlight and humid weather of Haikou shape the character of apm. In the sunny days, light dances on its rusted steel plate facade, creating abundant shadows. Yet, it’s the rainy days that truly captivate, as apm resembles a silent leviathan, crouching at the end of the block, breathing deeply and calmly.