Written by Elsa Brown: Organic architectural forms populate The Shell Museum in Dalian, China in every aspect. The building was designed to resemble the artifacts it houses—more than 5,000 kinds of precious shells from places all over the world. In particular, a wall of windows that encloses the museum’s lounge, and comprises most of one side of the sloped building, demonstrates shell-inspired design. According to Arch Tracker, “From inside, the glazed wall looks transparent; from outside, it reflects the environment so effectively that the building seamlessly glides into blue sky and green sea, appearing as a series of ‘shells’” The rest of the building is covered by a silver roof of overlapping curved sheets, which projects the fitting image of a carapace protecting the tiny wonders archived inside. Click Read More for additional information and photos.

location: No. 600, West Binhai Rd., China

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