Strait Culture Umelecké centrum by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

Strait Culture Umelecké centrum by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Platinová cena A' Design Award in Architektúra Competition Category.

PlatinováArchitektúra· 2021

Strait Culture Umelecké centrum

by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

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

Platinová cena A' Design Award Winner in Architektúra Category

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The Design

About Strait Culture Umelecké centrum

Strait Culture and Art Center je kultúrny komplex na južnom brehu rieky Min-ťiang vo Fu-čou v Číne. Centrum zahŕňa multifunkčné divadlo, opernú budovu, koncertnú sálu, múzeum umenia, filmové a televízne centrum a centrálnu kultúrnu halu. Dizajn je inšpirovaný jazmínom, kvetom mesta Fu-čou. Päť hlavných budov tvorí päť bielych okvetných lístkov a rieka Liangcuo preteká medzi nimi ako stonka. Na fasády a povrchové úpravy sa používa keramika a bambus, ktoré sa vyrábajú v provincii Fu-ťien. Vonkajšie námestie, strešná platforma a priestor na vode sú prístupné verejnosti.

The Recognition

About the Platinová cena A' Design Award

Strait Culture Umelecké centrum je laureát Platinovej ceny A' Design Award, mimoriadne prestížneho uznania udeľovaného skutočne výnimočným, elegantným a veľkolepým dizajnom. Laureáti Platinovej ceny sú divy tvorby, svedectvá hraníc intelektuálnej kreativity a preukazujú nenapodobniteľný profesionalizmus a génius svojich dizajnérov. Od takýchto dizajnov sa očakáva, že budú najuznávanejšími dielami, ktoré definujú estetiku doby, prispievajú k blahu spoločnosti a posúvajú hranice umenia, vedy, dizajnu a technológie. Strait Culture Umelecké centrum vykazuje transcendentnú úroveň dokonalosti a nepochybne robí svet lepším miestom svojimi prospešnými a hodnotnými vlastnosťami. Strait Culture Umelecké centrum je dielo ocenené Platinovou cenou A' Design Award, ktoré vzbudzuje túžby, inšpiruje, vzrušuje, teší a vyvoláva veľkú radosť.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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