Here, another post on architectural masterpieces around the world, this time, this under-construction structure is located in Guangzhou, a developing city of China. China is now in a fast-pace mode in development and economic growth. Cities like Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing and others are developing fast. Many great structures are built.
Now, we are mentioning on the Guangzhou Opera House, designed by the famous architect, Zaha Hadid.
The building, which is project directed by architect Woody Yao , consists of two “boulder” formations and reflects Hadid’s increasing interest in dune-like formations.
PROGRAM: 1,800 seats Grand theatre, entrance lobby & lounge
Multifunction hall, other auxiliary facilities & support premises
CLIENT: Guangzhou Municipal Government
ARCHITECT: Design Zaha Hadid Architects [London, UK]
Project Director: Woody K.T.Yao, Patrik Schumacher
Project Architect: Simon Yu
Design Team Jason Guo, Yi-Ching Liu, Ta-Kang Hsu, Yang Jingwen, Christine Chow, Zhi Wang, Long Jiang, Cyril Shing, YanSong Ma, Yosuke Hayano, Filippo Innocenti, Lourdes Sanchez, Adriano De Gioannis, Barbara Pfenningstorff, Matias Musacchio, Jenny Huang, Hon Kong Chee, Markus Planteu
SIZE/AREA: 70,000 m2
Conceptual Interpretation
Located down stream of Pearl River, the Guangzhou Opera House with it tantalising contours will resonate the high notes of Chinese Opera, in harmony with the tenor of its western brother.
It will stand alongside its global family as a testament to state of the art architecture and as a lasting monument to the New Millennium.
Its unique twin boulder design will enhance urban function with open access to the riverside and dock areas and at the same time will create a new dialogue with the emerging new town. It is from here we hope to see the story of the Guangzhou city continue in its evolutionary journey.
Urban Strategy/Landscape
Undulating structures rise and fall at the foot of Zhujiang Boulevard. New structures, a built rock-like imprint, bring together the two adjacent Opera House and future Museum Sites and Metropolitan Activities. As an adjunct to the Haixinsha Tourist Park Island, the dual sites present a contoured profile to form a larger riverside focus to Opera House visitors.
When viewed from the park at the centre of the Zhujiang Boulevard, the Opera House buildings create a visual prelude to the Tourist Park Island beyond.
Standing on the new landscape at the foot of the central boulevard with the Opera House behind and alongside, there is a unified vision of civic and cultural buildings in a riverside setting with the skyscrapers and tall buildings of Zhujiang New Town to provide a dramatic back-drop to the Opera House.
An internal street is cut into the sand/land-forms from the direction of the proposed future Museum at the opposite side of the landscape central boulevard.
Cafe, bar, restaurant and retail facilities which are embedded shell-like into these landforms are located to one side of this Opera House approach promenade.
Visitors arriving by car or bus are deposited at a “drop-off” on the north side of the site on Huajiu Road. Service vehicles access the Opera House and Theatre Buildings at either end of the Huajiu Road. VIP visitors access the Opera House form the western boundary facing Huaxia Road.
The location of the Guangzhou Opera House in the new Guangzhou Central Business District city center urban planning:
Impressive? Fantastic? For your information, the Guangzhou New Central Business District development involves a giant area of new development, like
(a) Guangzhou Twin Tower (currently one building has topped out and almost completed, will be opened by end of year 2009, the building is officially known as Guangzhou International Finance Center, 438m height, 103 floors, another building is being in proposal)
(b) Guangzhou Sightseeing and TV Tower - over 600m tall telecommunication tower.
(c) Guangdong Museum - designed by Rokko Yim.
Notes:
1. All the pictures and information shown here are not of my own, These are found from the internet.
2. This post is almost obtained directly from my own personal site: http://vincentloy.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/guangzhou-opera-house-by-zaha-hadid/
3. For more information regarding this topic, you may search from sources like books, internet, etc.