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Oriental Movie Metropolis Theater Exhibition Hall by Shanxing Gao Receives the Platinum A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Shanxing Gao recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Oriental Movie Metropolis Theater Exhibition Hall by Shanxing Gao, designed for Gdf Ltd, has been granted the Platinum A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Platinum A' Design Award
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
About Oriental Movie Metropolis Theater Exhibition Hall
Heart to the local nature and response to contemporary times is the initial inspiration for the aesthetic creating of architectural form. Rooted in Eastern philosophy, the self-organizing system of building elevation, which involve the natural environmental perception, custom performance function and construction material shaping potential, perfectly represent the orderly and complexity elegance.
About Shanxing Gao
Dr. Gao Shanxing has more than 20 years of architectural experience in Mainland China and Hong Kong, especially in the field of commercial architecture. He is an experienced and passionate architect. Dr. Gao Shanxing has served as a principal designer or project leader for many different types of projects, including large complexes, shopping malls, office buildings, hotels, theaters, shows, snow resorts, etc. He is particularly good at dealing with complex and comprehensive projects including shopping malls, commercial buildings, hotels and residences. Prior to founding GDF, Dr.
Award Record
Shanxing Gao is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/126211
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/126211
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!126211
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/286269
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Oriental Movie Metropolis Theater Exhibition Hall
- Function
- Exhibition Hall
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dark Slate Blue, Sienna, Peru and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Gdf Ltd
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shanxing Gao
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #126211
Credits
- Team
- Gao shanxing, Wen yikang, Chang qi, Tang xiaomin
- Image Credits
- Image #1,2,3,4,5: Photograph by Wu qingshan studio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- "The heart is on the ground and natural, responding to the next era", the Show Theatre takes it as the core aesthetic principle and starting point of inspiration. In terms of locality, environmental perception and the spirit of the times, it is demonstrated through architectural performance functions with customization, material shaping systems, and orderly, complex and elegant spatial organization. The curvilinear form language implies multi-level metaphors.
- Inspiration
- The proposal concept comes from a conch-one of the oldest marine creature.Combined with the unique marine culture of QINGDAO, the Show Theatre creates an abstract and dynamic shape with verti calconch texture. Standing by the sea, the Show Theatre and the Grand Theater are in a beautiful contrast. They look the same, but with some changes.One is quiet,and one is lively, which adds a lot of vitality.
- Research
- Dominated by the initial design concept, the project applies the forward BIM methodology to introduce the parametric control of spatial curves in the very first stage of design. Integrating the artistic design of form as well as the construct of NURBS curves and surfaces, the elegant double shells concept fits well with the function of theater. During the whole design and construction process, forward BIM technology is used for the design communication and file control, which enable s the best translation of the initial design concept to the final built structure of the theater as well as the combination of art and technology.
- Challenge
- In order to realize the design concept, the Show Theatre adopts a spirally ascending curve form covered with a full glass curtain wall to express the natural texture of the conch. This structural form determines that most of the glass are hyperboloid, and require customized processing. During construction, the complexity of the components and the requirements for installation accuracy are very high, the installation and positioning of a large number of special-shaped glasses are difficult, and the deformation of complex steel structures is difficult to control.
- Realization and Technology
- At the beginning of facade design, the Show Theater shape was defined as a hyperboloid of negative Gaussian curvature with different curvatures everywhere. It brings great difficulty to the subsequent processing, and also causes the high cost of curtain wall processing. According to the basic design principles defined by related structural design and morphological requirements, and through the establishment of Grasshopper-assisted design logic, we optimize the traditional basic surface morphology defined by the orthogonal UV direction, and achieve a positive design optimization of construction-oriented.
- Operation and Interaction
- In history, Qingdao was the hometown of Dongyi's marine civilization, the important place of the "Nation of Sea King" in the Spring and Autumn Period, and one of the earliest prosperous places on the Maritime Silk Road. Modern Qingdao is vigorously implementing marine cultural revitalization projects, marine cultural inheritance and development projects, and image enhancement projects. These will help build a marine cultural brand and a famous coastal cultural tourism city.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was completed on January 18, 2019 and officially opened on April 29, 2019 in Qingdao.
- Specifications
- Project size: 231424 sq. ft
- Keywords
- locality；dramatic; Cultural symbols； Parametric design；BIM technology
