Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Shenzhen, China)
International competition, 3rd place out of 69 entries.
Architect: Mecanoo Architecten
Images: The Big Picture
Surrounded by residential towers and infrastructure, the site for the Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center presents several challenges. Mecanoo reinterpreted these challenges as opportunities, capitalising on the proximity of the new cultural facility to the adjacent Bao’an Central Metro Station and the Binhai School.
The metro station and the Culture and Art Center have similar qualities: the station manages large flows of people and the Center attracts them. The design reconciles the two functions for mutual benefit, reinventing the inwardly focused identity of cultural facilities in Hong Kong.
The metro station and the Culture and Art Center have similar qualities: the station manages large flows of people and the Center attracts them. The design reconciles the two functions for mutual benefit, reinventing the inwardly focused identity of cultural facilities in Hong Kong.
