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longside the concert hall with seating for 1,800 people, the new 70,000 sqm building com-
prises a reception area with lobby and lounge, a second, smaller multifunc- tional hall, as well as offices and support premises. Unmistakeably, the opera house bears the signature of star architect Zaha Hadid: It has no right angles, the walls and ceilings slant, and the audience passageways are shaped so as to flow into each other. The dramatic effects of the inte- rior design is spectacular. Recesses in the walls and lines of sight within the entrance area, and the way the build- ing opens up are intended to play with the visitor’s perception of space. “Designing is pure play”, says the star
architect. “We are working on the idea of a flowing landscape. A few years ago we already engaged with stripping away shape. This allows the light to penetrate deep into the space. That led us to involve ourselves more with geology, archaeology and topography.
Designed by Zaha Hadid, built with HI-MACS® Opera house by Zaha Hadid in China
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River Delta. The 42,000 sqm building designed by Hadid also aims to be a symbol of both Guangzhou’s new Zhu Jiang business district, and of China’s growing status in the new millennium. HI-MACS®
is the New Generation
of solid surface. It is composed of 70% natural stone powder derived from bauxite, 25 per cent high quality acrylic resin and 5 per cent natural pigments. Designed and produced by LG Hausys, a world technology leader, it is distributed across Europe from LG Hausys Europe headquarters in Geneva. It is a product of highest quality, and
Our projects are therefore greatly influ- enced by landscapes and by the way in which erosion changes them.” Zaha Hadid’s dynamically expressive
formal vocabulary (analogous with twin boulders) is also reflected in the archi- tecture of the Chinese opera house. It is groundbreaking both in terms of architecture and theatre technology,
and was built by the London-based firm on the river bank of the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou (China’s third-largest city). The two-part struc- ture, comprising the 1,800-seat Grand Theatre and the adjoining multifunc- tional hall with 400 seats, is intended to be a new cultural landmark on Haixinsha Tourist Park Island in the Pearl
is inert and ecological. Its versatility allows users to mould and transform their ideas into reality with possibilities far beyond those offered by materials traditionally used. Easy to fabricate, HI-MACS®
, with
its excellent thermoformability proper- ties, lets you adapt the material to the desired shapes and to create a range of designs.
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