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ZHUHAI JINWAN CIVIC ART CENTRE, CHINA ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre will integrate four distinct cultural institutions for the city of Jinwan: a 1200-seat Grand Theatre; a 500-seat Multifunctional Hall, a Science Centre; and an Art Museum. Each venue incorporates unique characteristics to create engaging visitor experiences, yet all are united by a “coherent formal and structural logic” that spans 170 metres wide from east to west and 270 metres in length from north to south. Arranged symmetrically, the two larger and two smaller venues are connected by a central plaza that serves as a shared external foyer to each of the four cultural institutions. Glazed walls “enable visitors to determine the individuality and character of each venue.” The Grand Theatre and Art Museum are “very light in their materiality,” said the architects, while the Multifunctional Hall and Science Centre have a “much darker palette of materials.”
HOUSE OF WISDOM, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FOSTER+PARTNERS
ACCIONA OFFICE, SPAIN FOSTER + PARTNERS
Construction on a new office building designed by Foster+Partners for Acciona, the Spanish sustainable infrastructure and energy company, is in full swing. The project will conserve over 10,000 tonnes of brick, rehabilitating the building envelope and the soaring interior volume. The introduction of a series of stepped floors creates terraces sheltered under the historic roof. Made from timber sustainably sourced from local forests, the lightweight structure allows for spatial flexibility, while also integrating lighting, ventilation and other services within. The timber structure will save more than 1,000 tonnes of CO2
and
is recyclable and demountable. A central skylight brings natural light to the interior, reducing the need for energy consuming artificial light while also incorporating silicon plates that generate electricity.
The House of Wisdom, an iconic library and cultural centre in Sharjah, UAE, has opened to the public. The central focus of the 2019 UNESCO World Book Capital celebrations, the project seeks to be “the catalyst for a new cultural quarter in the city,” said the architects. The two-storey building “embodies a sense of clarity and lightness,” with a large floating roof cantilevering on all sides of a transparent rectilinear volume. The 15 metre-wide overhang shades the facades throughout the day, while fixed aluminium screens with differing densities filter the low sun in the evenings. Movable bamboo screens at low level are deployed by the building users, to provide privacy or to control glare. When not in use the bamboo screens are left open, preserving the visual connections with the landscaped gardens.
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