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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Guangzhou Opera House / By Zaha Hadid Architects

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Zaha Hadid Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
Photo © Courtesy of Hufton + Crow
Like pebbles in a stream smoothed by erosion, the Guangzhou Opera House sits in perfect harmony with its riverside location.

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The Opera House is at the heart of Guangzhou’s cultural development. Its unique twin-boulder design enhances the city by opening it to the Pearl River, unifying the adjacent cultural buildings with the towers of international finance in Guangzhou’s Zhujiang new town.
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The 1,800-seat auditorium of the Opera House houses the very latest acoustic technology, and the smaller 400-seat multifunction hall is designed for performance art, opera and concerts in the round.
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The design evolved from the concepts of a natural landscape and the fascinating interplay between architecture and nature; engaging with the principles of erosion, geology and topography. The Guangzhou Opera House design has been particularly influenced by river valleys – and the way in which they are transformed by erosion.
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Fold lines in this landscape define territories and zones within the Opera House, cutting dramatic interior and exterior canyons for circulation, lobbies and cafes, and allowing natural light to penetrate deep into the building. Smooth transitions between disparate elements and different levels continue this landscape analogy. Custom moulded glass-fibre reinforced gypsum (GFRC) units have been used for the interior of the auditorium to continue the architectural language of fluidity and seamlessness.
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The Guangzhou Opera House has been the catalyst for the development of cultural facilities in the city including new museums, library and archive. The Opera House design is the latest realization of Zaha Hadid Architects’ unique exploration of contextual urban relationships, combining the cultural traditions that have shaped Guangzhou’s history, with the ambition and optimism that will create its future.
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site plan--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
level 0 floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
level +5.00m floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
level +11.00m floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
level +16.00m floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
level +20.50m floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
roof plan--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
east elevation--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
north elevation--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
south elevation--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
west elevation--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
longitudinal section--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
cross section through operatic theater--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
detail 1--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
detail 2--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
detail 3--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
detail 4--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
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detail 6--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
unflolded layout of the primary steel structure--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
unflolded layout of the secondary steel structure--drawing © Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Video: Guangzhou Opera House / By Zaha Hadid Architects


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Project Data
Project name: Guangzhou Opera House
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Program: Opera House
Project Area: 70,000 sqm
Project Year: 2003-2010
Awards:
  • 2011 Guangzhou Opera House shortlisted for the RIBA Lubetkin Prize
The people
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects
Project Director: Woody K.T. Yao, Patrik Schumacher
Project Leader: Simon Yu
Project Team: Jason Guo, Yang Jingwen, Long Jiang, Ta-Kang Hsu, Yi- Ching Liu, Zhi Wang, Christine Chow, Cyril Shing, Filippo Innocenti, Lourdes Sanchez, Hinki Kwong, Junkai Jiang
Local Design Institute: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
Local Architect: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment, Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
Structural Engineering: SHTK (Shanghai, China); Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute
Façade Engineering: KGE Engineering (Zhuhai, China)
Building Services: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
Acoustic Consultants: Marshall Day Acoustics (Melbourne, Australia)
Theater Consultants: ENFI (Beijing, China)
Lighting Consultant: Beijing Light & View (Beijing, China)
Project Management: Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
Construction Management: Guangzhou Construction Engineering Supervision Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
Main Contractor: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd. (Guangdong, China)
Photographs: © Hufton + CrowIwan Baan


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