The first museum adopting maglev oil-free air conditioning technology in China
At Shouyi Square in Wuhan, the architecture with a triangle exterior wall that looks like an arrowhead breaking through the soil is very eye-catching. In addition, the red exterior wall has a naturally worn texture and together with the black base and the architectural style, it highlights a thick and far-reaching historic atmosphere. It is Wuhan Xinhai Revolution Museum (new hall), which was completed in 2011. Along with the old location of site of the Military Government of the Wuchang Uprising during Xinhai Revolution (the Red Building) and the bronze statue of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, it has become a cultural symbol of Wuhan Shouyi Square.
The museum uses the narrative approach according to space. By the language of architectural design it narrates the darkness before the Xinhai Revolution, hardship in the revolution development, the breakup in the climax of the revolution and the glories in the peak of the revolution to the visitors. The crossover of vertical and horizontal space in a scattered order, the introduction of natural light and the replicated scenario guide the tourists to complete a soul trip from uproar to silence to deliberation and finally reach distillation.
To ensure the actual implement of the design concept, the quiet operation of the central air conditioning units becomes important. During the construction, the location of the cooling station is close to the exhibition area on B1 floor and the space for the chiller is very limited. Therefore, there's a stricter standard on the sound level, vibration and machine size on the chiller. Fortunately, the maglev oil-free chiller of McQuay adopted by the museum only had a sound level around 73 dba, which helped the electrical department of the construction project easily meet the requirement of "silent space for story-telling" without having the extra effort in sound insulation and noise reduction.
