Steven Holl Architects Unveils Plans for Cloud-Like Cultural and Health Center in Shanghai
Steven Holl Architects has revealed plans for a new Cultural and Health Center to be located in Shanghai?s Fengxian District. Set into the public landscape, the two buildings will serve as a ?social condenser? aimed at integrating the community of surrounding housing blocks together into a park along the Punan Canal.
Overal Aerial. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl Architects has revealed plans for a new Cultural and Health Center to be located in Shanghai?s Fengxian District. Set into the public landscape, the two buildings will serve as a ?social condenser? aimed at integrating the community of surrounding housing blocks together into a park along the Punan Canal.
Cultural Center East Facade. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
Employing an open, community-driven approach, the project scheme has been inspired by the concept of  ?Clouds & Time,? a reference to philosopher Karl Popper?s famous 1965 lecture on the evolutionary model of free will, ?Of Clouds and Clocks.? Several clock-like circles form the central public space, where the cloud-like, white concrete buildings invite in visitors through their porosity and openness.
Watercolor - Landscape. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
Site Plan. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
The Cultural Center has been designed for maximum community interaction, featu...
Overal Aerial. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl Architects has revealed plans for a new Cultural and Health Center to be located in Shanghai?s Fengxian District. Set into the public landscape, the two buildings will serve as a ?social condenser? aimed at integrating the community of surrounding housing blocks together into a park along the Punan Canal.
Cultural Center East Facade. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
Employing an open, community-driven approach, the project scheme has been inspired by the concept of  ?Clouds & Time,? a reference to philosopher Karl Popper?s famous 1965 lecture on the evolutionary model of free will, ?Of Clouds and Clocks.? Several clock-like circles form the central public space, where the cloud-like, white concrete buildings invite in visitors through their porosity and openness.
Watercolor - Landscape. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
Site Plan. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects
The Cultural Center has been designed for maximum community interaction, featu...
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