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Strait Culture Sentro sa Arte by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

Strait Culture Sentro sa Arte by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award nga Platinum in Disenyo sa Arkitektura, Gambalay ug Estruktura Competition Category.


PlatinumArkitektura· 2021

Strait Culture Sentro sa Arte

by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

Client: PES-Architects Ltd & CHINA CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING DESIGN GROUP CO.,LTD.

A' Design Award nga Platinum Winner in Arkitektura Category

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The Design

About Strait Culture Sentro sa Arte

Ang Strait Culture and Art Center usa ka kultural nga komplikado sa habagatang tampi sa Suba sa Minjiang sa Fuzhou, China. Ang sentro naglangkob og usa ka multifunctional nga teatro, usa ka opera house, usa ka concert hall, usa ka museyo sa arte, usa ka sentro sa pelikula ug telebisyon ug usa ka sentral nga kultural nga bulwagan. Ang disenyo gidasig sa jasmine, ang bulak sa siyudad sa Fuzhou. Lima ka nag-unang mga bilding ang nagporma og lima ka puti nga mga petals, ug ang Suba sa Liangcuo nagdagayday tali kanila sama sa usa ka punoan. Ang mga keramika ug kawayan, nga parehong ginahimo sa Fujian, gigamit alang sa mga facade ug mga finish. Ang gawas nga plasa, ang plataporma sa atop ug ang espasyo sa tubig abli alang sa publiko.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Platinum

Strait Culture Sentro sa Arte usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Platinum, usa ka labihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa mga disenyo nga tinuod nga talagsaon, elegante, ug mahimayaon. Ang mga mananaog sa Platinum mga katingalahan sa paglalang, pamatuod sa mga utlanan sa intelektwal nga pagkamamugnaon, ug nagpakita sa walay kaparis nga pagkapropesyonal ug henyo sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Kini nga mga disenyo gilauman nga mahimong labing bantogang mga buhat nga nagtakda sa estetika sa usa ka panahon, nag-amot sa kaayohan sa katilingban, ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Strait Culture Sentro sa Arte nagpakita og transendente nga lebel sa kahusayan ug walay duhaduha nga naghimo sa kalibutan nga mas maayong dapit pinaagi sa mapuslanon ug bililhon niyang mga kinaiya. Strait Culture Sentro sa Arte usa ka buhat nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Platinum nga nagpukaw sa mga tinguha, nagdasig, nagpalipay, ug nagpasanag og dakong kalipay.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This case, with a gross floor area of 153,000㎡ on the southern bank of the Minjiang River in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, is a cultural complex composed of a multifunctional theatre, opera house, concert hall, art museum, film and television center, and central cultural hall.
Dimensions & Packaging
Total Area : 152601.48 square meters
Tags
Architect, Flower, Unique, Comfort, Economy
Production Technology
The center is built with Chinese traditional materials of ceramics and bamboo. Ceramics originated in China, and bamboo is the symbol of the Chinese spirit and endowment. More importantly, Fujian is one of the producing areas of ceramics and bamboo, which saves a lot of cost for the production and transportation of materials.
Design Challenge
This project is built along with the local flood control facilities by renovating and widening the floodway, and making the Liangcuo River a part of the whole architecture. It has reserved a space for future connection with the subway, filling the gap of public traffic lines in the region. The project has also opened the outdoor square, roof platform and waterborne space to the public, and integrated with the Minjiang landscape system to form a space for immersive urban cultural experience.
Research
In order to avoid any subtle invisible cracks, the louvers are subjected to rigorous manual and machine tests, and German wind tunnel tests.
Inspiration
The center is an innovative expression of Chinese traditional culture. Its design is inspired by jasmine, a world-renowned symbol of Chinese culture, as well as the city flower of Fuzhou. Five main buildings constitute five white jasmine petals, through which runs the Liangcuo River like a flower stalk. Several small petals make up a waterborne platform that goes deep into the Minjiang River. Together, they build up a magnificent Chinese picture featuring "blossoming jasmine flowers over a moonlit river".
Project Duration
The project was located in Fu Zhou, China. It was finished in August 2018.
Operation Flow
On the basis of expressing cultural innovation, this project has realized the unity of technology and art. More than 40,000 ceramic rods are used on the front facade of the outer curtain wall, while 36,000 ceramic plates are applied for the back facade. The project has hence been hailed as the largest ceramic curtain wall building in the world.
Team Members
Zong Wu Xu , Pekka Salminen , Martin Lukasczyk , Yu Hui Song , Yue Xing Tang , Wei Xing Dong , Zong Rui Chen , Lin Li Lai
Image Credits
Yong Zhang, Marc Goodwin

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