Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for an arts centre on a waterfront site in Guangdong, China, which will have an undulating form modelled on moving water.
Encompassing 121,275 square metres, the mixed-use Nanhai Art Center will be divided into three buildings containing a theatre, museum and sports centre.
MAD has unveiled its design for Nanhai Art Center
It has been designed by MAD as both a "public gateway" to the waterfront and a cultural venue for citizens of Foshan and Guangzhou.
According to MAD, this ambition draws on the traditions of the Chinese province Guangdong, which are centred on social gatherings.
It will comprise three buildings containing a theatre, museum and sports centre
"The local culture of southern Guangdong is always about the gathering of people," said MAD founder Ma Yansong. "To keep the same lifestyle, it has to be contributed by the contemporary cultural venues. The design of the Nanhai Art Center wants to provide the maximum grey spaces for such activities."
Its form is intended to emulate a "continuous wave of water"
The site for the project is in Nanhai Cultural District, which MAD described as "an important urban site that bridges the cities of Guangzhou and Foshan".
Once complete, it is intended to resemble moving water, with large roof eaves modelled on the traditional architecture of Lingnan, the region in which Guangdong is located.
It will be located on a waterfront site
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