Four angular wings with steel canopies form Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre, which British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed on an artificial lake in China.
Located within the ZhongXin Lake in Zhuhai, the centre is characterised by its sweeping roofscape, which Zaha Hadid Architects modelled on the chevron-shaped flight formations of migratory birds in southern China.
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre
Inside, Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre contains three distinct cultural venues ? a science centre, an art museum and a performing arts centre.
The performing arts centre comprises the 1,200-seat venue Grand Theatre and the multifunctional Black Box that has 500 retractable seats.
It is located on an artificial lake in Zhuhai. Photo by Yipeng Lyu "Integrating three distinct cultural institutions for the city, each venue within the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Arts Centre incorporates unique characteristics that create differing visitor experiences, yet all are united by a coherent formal and structural logic," said Zaha Hadid Architects.
"Echoing the chevron patterns of migratory birds flying in formation over southern China, the latticed steel canopies sheltering each venue are configured through repetition, symmetry and scale variation."
The building comprises four angular wings. Photo by Cat-Optogram Studio
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