M2 Art Centre is a multifunctional art space located in Hangzhou, which originated
from a wedding dress showroom. The initial function setting of the space triggered a
reflection on women and their choices in marriage and relationships: Marriage is no
longer a default option for everyone in contemporary society but rather a rational
choice...
Project name
M2 Art Centre
Architecture firm
SpActrum
Location
Xingyao Centre, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China
Principal architect
Yan Pan
Design team
Hao Chen, Zhen Li, Yimeng Tang, Yijie Zhang, Xiao Wan, Jinyu Wan, Yiran Pan
Collaborators
Special Curved Surface Construction: EGrow. Overall Contractor: Beijing Jinghui Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. Customized Space Music: Beijing Beibai Music Culture Co., Ltd.
Completion year
January 2023
Typology
Cultural › Art Center
MAD architects, led by Ma Yansong, is nearing the completion of the China Philharmonic Concert Hall in Beijing, China, for which the firm won the design competition in 2014. With an overall site of 11,600 sqm and a total building area of 26,000 sqm, the concert hall is one of the most significant cultural projects in the nation’s capital
Project name
China Philharmonic Concert Hall
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
CreatAR, Zhengdong.Li, Xu Chen
Principal architect
Principal Partners in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano. Associate Partners in Charge: Liu Huiying, Kin Li
Design team
Zheng Chengwen, Wang Qi, Fu Xiaoyi, He Xiaokang, Xiao Ying, Zeng Hao, Wang Shuobin, Wang Yiming, Hu Jinchang, Jacob Hu, Brecht van Acker, Wang Deyuan, Dora Lam, Ben Yuqiang, Zhang Long, Deng Wei, Connor Hymes, Chen Yien, Shen Chen, Yan Ran
Collaborators
Executive Architect: Radio, Film & TV Design and Research Institute, Beijing Homedale Institute of Urban Planning & Architectural Design. Façade Consultant: RFR Shanghai. Signage Design: Zheng Bang Creative (Beijing) Brand Technology Company Limited
Interior design
Beijing Honggao Architectural Decoration and Construction Design Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer
CCDI Group
Landscape
Palm Design Co., Ltd
Client
China Philharmonic Orchestra
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Concert Hall
The art museum, situated in the west of Kunming City, is an important public building in the Cuifeng Ecological Park. The meaning of “Mountain & Sea” comes from its position, keeping away from the hustle and bustle of the city and appearing vividly on the mountain, as well as from its location at the north end of the Dianchi Lake system, with excel...
Project name
Mountain & Sea Art Museum
Location
Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
Photography
Guangkun Yang
Design team
Jiangfeng Wang, Wei Wang, Jiaying Chen, Chao Zhang, Yinghui Deng, Xin Li, Ziyi Yan, Sheng Sun, Hui Xu
Collaborators
Project Director: Jiangfeng Wang; Project Creator: Jiafeng Wang, Jiaying Chen; Structure: Jie Wang, Yuan Ren, Liang Huang, Long Zhang, Zhan Shi, Zhuo Chen, Yichao Xi; Water Supply and Drainage: Ning Tuo, Mengxiao Wang, Hao Zheng, Hai Sun
Interior design
Shenzhen Matrix Interior Design Co., Ltd. (IDM Studio)
Completion year
April 2020
Environmental & MEP
HVAC: Dake Mao, Zhifeng Xu, Yafeng Wei; Electrical Engineering: Jin Wang, Xiaoyun Chen, Feng Sun, Jianpeng Zhang, Weijie Yan
Landscape
ZhongDi Landscape Design Co., Ltd.（Beijing, Shanghai）
Visualization
Construction Drawing Design: gad
Client
Yango Group Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Museum
Jinhua, as a branch venue of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, will then host the rattan ball event competition and the soccer event team competition. As an important carrier of this event of the Asian Games, Jinhua Asian Games Sub-Village will become an important window of Jinhua's cultural display.
Project name
Jinhua Asian Games Sub-Village
Location
Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
Photography
YAO LI and Bowen Hou
Interior design
Design Institute of Landscape & Architecture China Academy of Art Co.,Ltd.
Built area
95,626.74 ㎡(including 65013.73 ㎡ above ground and 30613.01 ㎡ underground)
Completion year
October 2021
Landscape
Design Institute of Landscape & Architecture China Academy of Art Co.,Ltd.
Visualization
Construction Drawing Design: gad
Client
Jinhua Duohu Central Business District Construction Investment Co.,Ltd.
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Cultural Center
The National Biodiversity Pavilion is a new space for UNAM, located in the cultural corridor of Ciudad Universitaria. The project was designed to grow and conserve the archives of the Institute of Biology, as well as to create thematic laboratories for the scientific study of the largest collection of extinct species in Latin America.
Project name
The National Biodiversity Pavilion (Pabellón Nacional de la Biodiversidad)
Architecture firm
Fernanda Ahumada + FREE
Location
UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
César Belio, Mariola Soberón
Design team
Karen García Villegas, Christiane Salem, Francisco Román, Alejandro Marin
Collaborators
Execituve project: Reactiva Arquitectura — Laura Dominguez + Ana Paula Herrera. Aluminum and façades: IASA. Museography : Alejandro Nasta + Instituto Biología UNAM
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Pavilion
In 2021, I was invited by my friend Qiye, to design a central building in the center of the creative industry park that I renovated for him. However, we are both spaced out those days as our wives are facing a similar dilemma. We are distracted yet tried to take our minds off anxiety by working, but it was hard to fully concentrate.
Project name
Copper blockhouse
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
Pudong, Shanghai, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
YU Ting
Design team
MI Kejie, XU Nan, DAI Ruoyu
Collaborators
Project manager: MU Zhilin; Construction drawing design firm: Shanghai Southeast United Engineering Design Co., Ltd
Construction
Shanghai Qikufangyun Culture Technology Co., Ltd
Material
Copper, stainless steel, micro cement, glass
Client
Shanghai Jiayun Investment Management Development Co., Ltd
Typology
Museum › Cultural Architecture
Art Design Fashion and the Museum of Applied Arts. The new concept and a breath-taking genius loci have put the best exhibition space of the Moravian Gallery in Brno on the design map of Europe. Indeed, the museum is attractive to visitors of all generations, from ground floor to rooftop, in every corner.
Project name
Moravian Gallery | ART DESIGN FASHION
Architecture firm
Catwalks: Olgoj Chorchoj. Respirium: David Karásek. Black & Light Depot: Maxim Velčovský, Radek Wohlmuth, edit! Café Robot, The Cloud: Marek Jan Štěpán. Designshop: Eva Eisler. Architectural design of the expositions Cave, Prostor Pro, 2000+ Design, 2000+ Fashion: Tomáš Svoboda
Location
Husova 18, 662 26 Brno, Czech Republic
Collaborators
The Demon of Growth: Krištof Kintera. Graphic design: Lukáš Kijonka. Illustrations: Jiří Franta. Support in equipping the Museum and acquisitions to the Moravian Gallery collections: members of the Association of Czech Industrial Design
Construction
IM Development
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Gallery, Museum
The Planning Exhibition Center of Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone is located in the south of the Innovation Zone and to the west of Huanhu Road. It is designed to cover an area of around 16,670 square meters. The plot is a hillock, which is at a high point of the Innovation Zone's 6.8-square kilometer core area.
Project name
The Planning Exhibition Center of Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone, Chongqing
Architecture firm
Tanghua Architects
Location
Chongqing, China
Photography
MMCM Studio, RudyDong
Principal architect
Tang Hua
Design team
Dai Qiong, Zheng Qing, Wang Pengfu, Yang Yuan, Yan Peiqi, Tang Mengchan, Liu Huawei, Zheng Chenxi, Wang Tianhao
Collaborators
Construction drawings: CMCU Engineering Co., Ltd. Exhibition design: Silkroad Visual Technology Co., Ltd. EPC: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd., CMCU Engineering Co., Ltd.
Completion year
December 2022
Landscape
Yimu Qianjue Landscape Design Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Beijing Puri Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
Client
Chongqing Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone Construction Investment & Development Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Exhibition Center
