Strait Culture Toltecayotl Kalko by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

Strait Culture Toltecayotl Kalko by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Platino in Calchihualiztli, Calmanaliztli ihuan Tlatecpanaliztli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

PlatinoCalchihualiztli· 2021

Strait Culture Toltecayotl Kalko

by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

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

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Platino Winner in Calchihualiztli Category

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The Design

About Strait Culture Toltecayotl Kalko

Strait Culture and Art Center se weyi toltecayotl kaltekpanalistli tlen moketsa ipan isur atentli itech Minjiang atoyatl ompa Fuzhou, China. Inin kalko kipia se teatro tlen miak tekitl kichiwa, se opera kali, se kali kampa mokaki kuikatlatsotsonalistli, se kali kampa monextia tlachiwalismeh, iwan se kalko para películas iwan televisión. Inin tlayolmachtili moixnexti itech xochitl jazmín, tlen ialtepexochiw Fuzhou. Makuili weyikaltin kichiwah makuili istak xochiswameh, iwan Liangcuo atoyatl panowa intzalan keme se xochikuayotl. Cerámica iwan otlatl, omextin mochiwah ompa Fujian, motekitiltiah ipan kalixpanmeh iwan tlayekchiwalistli. Kiawak plaza, kaltsonko plataforma iwan atl ipan kawitl tlapowi para nochi tlakameh.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Platino

Strait Culture Toltecayotl Kalko ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Platino, huel mahuiztic tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in tlachihualli in huel yectli ihuan huel hueyi. In quicuicah Platino quinextia hueyi tlamatiliztli ihuan toltecayotl intech tlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in ni tlachihualli quitlalizque in cualli ipan huehcauh tonalli, quimacazque cualli in altepetl ihuan quihuelitizque in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Strait Culture Toltecayotl Kalko quinextia in huel hueyi cualli ihuan quicualtia in cemanahuac ica in tlen cualli. Strait Culture Toltecayotl Kalko ca tlachihualli in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Platino ihuan quipaquiltia in tlacah.

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