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  Project Title

  TanArt Community: the renovation of a boiler station

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  Nomos Architects

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  Lead Designer
  
  

  Nomos Architects

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  Awarded
  
  PLATINUM AWARD, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Redevelopment / Restoration

• Project Link
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• Project Location
  Xi'an, China
• Project Status
  Completed
• Completion Date
  April, 2022
• Client
  Tanart Community
• Photographer credit
  Studio Ten


• Architectural Firm
   
• Architect Firm / Studio Name
  Nomos Architects
• Lead Architect(s)
  Nomos Architects
• About Firm
  Nomos Architects is an international design studio with a research-oriented approach, based in China. Nomos Architects prioritizes the relationship between people, architecture and cities, exploring a range of discourses driven by the reproduction of knowledge and culture.
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  Other Credits
  
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The abandoned boiler station at Xi'an Shiyou University, which was constructed in 1997 and had been out of use since 2014 due to changes in the city's heating system, was transformed into a mixed-use art community in 2022. The former large boiler room was converted into an art exhibition gallery, and smaller rooms now serve as commercial spaces to fund the art events. This repurposing preserves the building's original structure, preventing it from being demolished or divided into low-cost co-working spaces, a fate that befalls many urban industrial heritage sites in China.