Culture and art center of Yuangh district

Shanghai, China

Culture and art center of Yuangh district
Shanghai, China
2014

program: Culture and Art Center: library, art gallery, museum
area: 73 000 m2
client: Hangzhou Yuangh city construction group ltd.
project: Alfonso Femia / Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia * with Studio Marco Piva
services and environmental engineering: Arup
“The Design of the Culture and Art Center is based on a Podium, emerging from the water like a huge turtle.”
The design concept is based on the idea of dynamical forms, able to define functional interlaced spaces but also modulated to strongly interact with the environment reacting to natural or artificial lights, generating visual surprises and reflection effects. The Design of the Culture and Art Center is based on a Podium, emerging from the water like a huge turtle.