Strait Culture Isikhungo Sobuciko by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

Strait Culture Isikhungo Sobuciko by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Weplatinamu we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

IplatinamuEzokwakha· 2021

Strait Culture Isikhungo Sobuciko

by Zong Wu Xu and Pekka Salminen

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

Umklomelo Weplatinamu we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category

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The Design

About Strait Culture Isikhungo Sobuciko

I-Strait Culture and Art Center yisakhiwo samasiko esisogwini oluseningizimu yoMfula iMinjiang eFuzhou, eChina. Lesi sikhungo siqukethe ithiyetha enemisebenzi eminingi, indawo ye-opera, ihholo lekhonsathi, umnyuziyamu wobuciko, isikhungo samafilimu nethelevishini kanye nehholo eliphakathi lamasiko. Umklamo ugqugquzelwe yijasmine, imbali yedolobha laseFuzhou. Izakhiwo ezinhlanu eziyinhloko zakha amacembe amhlophe amahlanu, kanti uMfula iLiangcuo ugeleza phakathi kwazo njengesiqu sembali. Izitsha zobumba nohlanga, kokubili okukhiqizwa eFujian, kusetshenziselwa ubuso bezakhiwo nokuphothulwa kwangaphakathi. Inkundla yangaphandle, ipulatifomu yophahla kanye nendawo esemanzini kuvulelekile emphakathini.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Weplatinamu we-A' Design Award

Strait Culture Isikhungo Sobuciko iwinile uMklomelo Weplatinamu we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo eyiqiniso eyingqayizivele, ebukekayo nenobukhosi. Abawinile bePlatinamu yizimangaliso zokudalwa, ubufakazi bemingcele yobuhlakani bokudala, futhi babonisa ubungcweti nobuhlakani obungenakuqhathaniswa babaklami babo. Le miklamo ilindeleke ukuba ibe yimisebenzi edume kakhulu echaza ubuhle besikhathi, enikela ekuhlalakahleni komphakathi futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Strait Culture Isikhungo Sobuciko ibonisa izinga elingaphezu kwejwayelekile lobuhle futhi ngokungangabazeki yenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono ngezimfanelo zayo eziluthandwa nezibalulekile. Strait Culture Isikhungo Sobuciko ngumsebenzi owinile uMklomelo Weplatinamu we-A' Design Award ovusa izifiso, ukhuthaza, ujabulisa futhi udale injabulo enkulu.

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