Hexing warehouse was built in 1930 along the Huangpu River during the industrialization of contemporary Shanghai. It had a unique flat slab concrete structure with octagonal columns and façades. However, after an industrial structural upgrade in the 1980s, it was abandoned, and nowadays it is one of the preserved industrial buildings in World Expo Park. The purpose of the project is to renovate the warehouse into a museum memorizing modern industry development in Shanghai from the 1930s.

The concept of the program is to juxtapose the new and the old structures, so people would experience the cultural gap when wandering around the building in 80 years and sense the continuity of time. The northern façade facing the river will remain the features of the old warehouse. Also, the new insertion would adapt to the light, sight, and circulation needs of the museum.