Strait Culture Kunstikeskus by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

Strait Culture Kunstikeskus by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Plaatinaauhind A' Design Award in Arhitektuuri, hoonete ja rajatiste disain Competition Category.

PlaatinaArhitektuur· 2021

Strait Culture Kunstikeskus

by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

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

Plaatinaauhind A' Design Award Winner in Arhitektuur Category

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The Design

About Strait Culture Kunstikeskus

Strait'i Kultuuri- ja Kunstikeskus on kultuurikompleks Minjiangi jõe lõunakaldal Fuzhous, Hiinas. Keskuses asuvad multifunktsionaalne teater, ooperimaja, kontserdisaal, kunstimuuseum, filmi- ja televisioonikeskus ning keskne kultuurisaal. Disain on inspireeritud jasmiinist, Fuzhou linna lillest. Viis peahoonet moodustavad viis valget kroonlehte ning Liangcuo jõgi voolab nende vahel nagu vars. Fassaadides ja viimistluses on kasutatud keraamikat ja bambust, mida mõlemat toodetakse Fujianis. Väliväljak, katuseplatvorm ja veepealne ala on avalikkusele avatud.

The Recognition

About the Plaatinaauhind A' Design Award

Strait Culture Kunstikeskus on Plaatinaauhinna A' Design Award võitja, ülimalt prestiižikas tunnustus, mis antakse tõeliselt erakordsetele, elegantsetele ja suurepärastele disainidele. Plaatinavõitjad on loomingu imed, tunnistused intellektuaalse loovuse piiridest ning näitavad oma disainerite võrreldamatut professionaalsust ja geniaalsust. Nendelt disainidelt oodatakse, et need on kõige tuntumad tööd, mis määratlevad ajastu esteetika, panustavad ühiskonna heaolusse ning nihutavad kunsti, teaduse, disaini ja tehnoloogia piire. Strait Culture Kunstikeskus väljendab transtsendentset tipptaset ning teeb maailma ühemõtteliselt paremaks oma kasulike ja väärtuslike omadustega. Strait Culture Kunstikeskus on Plaatinaauhinna A' Design Award võidutöö, mis äratab soove, inspireerib, erutab, rõõmustab ja sütitab suurt rõõmu.

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