The Shuikoushan Lead-Zinc Mine was China's first lead-zinc mining plant. In 2018, it was recognized as protected industrial heritage. To safeguard and showcase it, the Shuikoushan Lead-Zinc Mine Site Museum and park were estabshed later.

The museum is located on the highest hill, forming the central point and creating a 550-meter-long community plaza with the riverside entrance of the park. By utilizing the park's terrain, the museum becomes a focal point that influences the overall spatial context of the site, allowing it to reconstruct temporal and spatial scenarios.

The museum takes on a sculptural form, resembling a massive "ore" disrupted by an eruptive force. Through the plasticity of recycled concrete, we incorporated variations in form such as segmentation, folding, creasing, and cracking. These elements were integrated with the plaza platforms, entrance pathways, and level differences, resulting in a monumental earth sculpture that mimics natural forces.

The interior spaces enhance the expressive approach by simulating the scenario of "mining tunnels of the lead-zinc mine." It incorporates elements like archways, footbridges, corridors, inclined bracing beams, and folded plates, aligning with the visitor's path. This arrangement forms a continuous and variable narrative space, offering a theatrical spatial experience. Visitors are immersed in an explorative journey that activates their imagination, empathy, and connection to the historical heritage.

The project utilizes locally-sourced materials, employing recycled concrete made from local solid waste slag as the primary material technique to express the design intent and achieve construction goals.

The central courtyard space incorporates skylights to harvest natural light, significantly improving user comfort, enhancing the connection between the building and the outdoor environment, and reducing the reliance on artificial lighting.