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Pingshan Performing Arts Center, Shenzhen

Drama Box, Pingshan Performing Arts Center, Chinese Theatre Building Design, Shenzhen Architecture Photos

Drama Box — Pingshan Performing Arts Center in Shenzhen

22 Sep 2020

Drama Box — Pingshan Performing Arts Center

Design: OPEN Architecture

Location: Shenzhen, China

Drama Box — Pingshan Performing Arts Center

photo © Zeng Tianpei

In tandem with China’s economic boom and rapid urbanization, theaters have sprung up throughout the country in the past decade. Most have extravagant exteriors, but are often spatially monotonous and far detached from the general public and everyday urban life, greatly underutilizing the tremendous public resources invested in them. After winning a competition to design the first theater in Pingshan, a new district in the municipality of Shenzhen, OPEN had the opportunity to take a critical look at the past development of theaters in China, and to explore new possibilities for the future.

photo © Jonathan Leijonhufvud

With tremendous support from the client, we ‘re-designed’ the original program which only called for a grand theater — performing-arts-related educational and social programs were added, as well as a restaurant and a café. A public promenade and a series of gardens accessible to all were designed to be interwoven with the architecture. In breaking away from the mono-function Cultural Landmark typology, the building not only becomes much more sustainable in daily operation, but also sets a new example of social inclusivity for civic buildings. Serving as a new cultural hub, it also provides the non-theater-going public with an exceptional and unusual urban space.

photo © Jonathan Leijonhufvud

Despite many examples to the contrary, we do not believe a theater building necessarily requires a “dramatic” form. “Drama Box” was intentionally designed to be cubical in form and rich in spatial experiences. At its heart is the volume of a 1,200-seat grand theater which is entirely wrapped in dark-red-toned wood panels, visible both from inside the building and on the roof — the fly gallery penetrates the roof and manifested itself as the backdrop for the roof garden.

photo © Jonathan Leijonhufvud

Flanking the grand theater is a variety of smaller functional spaces accessible both by a separate circulation system inside the building and through an outdoor meandering public promenade — so they can be conveniently used by the general public even when the grand theater is closed. Blurring the boundary of the building and city, the promenade links together a café, a black box theater, teaching spaces, rehearsal rooms, informal outdoor theater, and outdoor gardens on different levels. This interweaving of architecture and nature gradually reveals surprises and colors to visitors who stroll the promenade’s length from the ground floor plaza to the roof garden.

photo © Zeng Tianpei

As a result, the performing arts center brings together a series of seemingly opposite elements: the formal and the informal, the elite and the mass, the traditional and the experimental; resulting in rich and exciting experiences both spatially and functionally.

photo © Zeng Tianpei

Within and around this porous “drama box”, the introduction of a variety of vegetation in outdoor gardens on different levels of the building creates a comfortable environment for people. The planted roof also greatly reduces the heat load of the building. The façade is a direct response to the local climate, with the outer skin made of precision-engineered perforated aluminum V sections, both protecting the building from sub-tropical sun exposure and enhances natural ventilation. Lots of efforts put into the design to help this performing arts center break away from the conventional notion of theater as high energy consuming building typology.

photo © Zeng Tianpei

Pingshan Performing Arts Center in Shenzhen, China – Building Information

Architects: OPEN Architecture

Design Year: 2013-2019 Status: Completed Client: Pingshan Dist. Government, Shenzhen Project Management: China Merchants Property Development Co. Ltd Program: 1200-seat theater, 260-seat black box theater, dance studio, instrument and choral rehearsal rooms, café and restaurant Building Area: 23,542 sqm Site Area: 14,302 sqm Location: Shenzhen, China

photo © Jonathan Leijonhufvud

Principals in Charge: Li Hu, Huang Wenjing Project Team: Ye Qing (Project Architect), Zhou Tingting (Project Architect), Zhang Hanyang, Han Ruyi, Xing Shu, Luo Ren, Andrea Antonucci, Sun Xinying, Zhang Chang, Jia Han, Sabrina Wu, Zhang Hao, Cynthia Yurou Cui, Angela Nodari Local Design Institute: Shenzhen Aube Engineering Design Consultant Co., Ltd Curtain Wall Consultant: Schmidlin Façade Consultancy Theater Consultant: JH Theatre Architecture Design Consulting Company Stage Equipment Consultant: Zhejiang Dafeng Architecture and Decoration Co., Ltd Lighting Consultant: United Artists Lighting Design Consultants

photo © Zeng Tianpei

Photography © Jonathan Leijonhufvud and Zeng Tianpei

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Shanghai walks - my guide to the Paris of the East.

Few weeks ago I wrote this mini Shanghai guide for my CEO as he was spending a week in the city.

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Hi Ije, Shanghai is one of the most interesting city I’ve had the chance to discover. The ever changing city fabric can leave you dizzy, a urban vertigo combining history and future perspectives of the World.Your five senses will be challenged (often in an unpleasant way), however if you look a little deeper, walk a little further, you might discover mini treasures which will change your perspective on this city and China. Best way for me to discover is to get lost, so rather than give you an itinerary, I’d rather giving you multiple starting points across neighbourhood and you will see where you get to!

Don’t be afraid to walk into courtyards and compounds, with a big smile a simple “Ni Hao” and “Xie Xie” you can go further.

PEOPLE’S SQUARE Tomorrow square, that’s where you’re staying. Make sure you visit the top floor, they should have a good brunch there with an amazing view on the city Centre. On your way to the park you will notice an elegant 1930’s building with a Big Ben like clock on top, it is the former Shanghai Race Club’s clubhouse. People’s Park next door used to be a horse racing track. Symbol of the city’s decadence for the Communist power it was turned into a public garden. They used to have a nice rooftop restaurant in there so might be worth checking out. It is actually worth visiting People’s Park 人民公园 next door, you might see old men playing Mah Jong, Parents speed dating to find a good match for their kids or other public dance and martial arts. The Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Arts or MOCA is also worth a visit At the end of the Park you will reach Nanjing Lu (road) one of the busiest shopping street in Shanghai.

If you feel like it you call walk all the way down to the Bund or WaiTan 外滩 in Chinese, Shanghai famous boardwalk by the Huangpu river.

THE BUND 外滩 Here you can admire the past glory of the city (HSBC history building, Americans hotels) and the future as you look across the river with Pudong and the financial district of Lujiazui. Here I recommend to visit The Peninsula Shanghai hotel, one the most exquisite comeback. Their founder Sir Ellis Kadhouri, an Iraki Jewish immigrant who had to leave the city during the Japanese occupation. 60 years later he came back to build this contemporary art deco master piece. This is one of my flagship projects in Shanghai. The hotel has a grand lobby with traditional high tea, a pretty little Spa and a great Chinese restaurant. You can also visit Salon de Ning bar in the basement You may ask to visit the aviation lounge and platform as well as there are quite a few good stories to discover. Behind The Peninsula there is a strip of 1930’s heritage building dating back from the American occupation. Try to get to visit some of them like the Lyceum Building – it is full of history and I’ve worked with the Rockefeller group to renovate them as well as the RockBund Art Museum. The former Union church is also really cute next to this street. If you cross the Waibandu bridge you will discover 2 hotel from the 30’s that haven’t changed much: Broadway Mansions and the Astor House 上海浦江饭店 – take a sneak peak in the Astor House to get a taste of The Pearl of the East. Now you’re really close to the Hyatt on the Bund 上海外灘茂悅大酒店 – it is the perfect spot to admire the view overlooking the Bund and Pudong. Go to the rooftop bar – ideally at dusk. Going back to the Bund you should also visit the Peace hotel 和平饭店北楼 and its old Jazz lounge 费尔蒙和平酒店爵士吧.You have a good selection of restaurant and lounge bars on the Bund, here is a list of favourite if you want to spend the evening in the area: Mr and Ms Bund: contemporary fine dining Bar Rouge: expats trap with a view N˚6 on the Bund: secretive lounge bar and great Japanese restaurant Sun with Aqua N˚3 on the Bund: M on the Bund restaurant, lounge with a view Mercado, POP and Nougatine restaurant next door. Huang Pu Hui: Chinese restaurant

PUDONG Not much history here, just an ever growing forest of skyscrapers built on a swamp. Tallest is the Shanghai Tower, built to overtake the Japanese Mori Building, build to overtake the Jin Mao tower and its 88 stories. If you fancy, take a look on the top floor of one of the towers – mind boggling!

YU GARDEN 豫园 To get a taste of Chinese imperial era, you can visit the touristic Yu Garden, it is quite busy yet a good flavour of Ming Dynasty pavilions, ponds and arch bridges and it is a good starting point to get lost in the old Chinese town (Dafeng Road, Sipai Road, Guang Qi Road). No recommendations here, just follow your flow and get lost in the meander.

FORMER FRENCH CONCESSION Good to start at Xintiandi 上海新天地南里, so you can see what a worker’s Shikumen style brick house quarter looks like. This one has been fully renovated into an up-scale shopping centre. You can find good Cantonese Dim Sum restaurants here like Crystal Jade.

Then head to Fuxing Park – here you’re are entering the former French Concession and all of the mid-century mystery – Think of Lust Caution when you when in the alleys. Here you can visit the former residence of Sun Yat-sen the great Chinese revolutionary.

Go down the beautiful Sinan Road where you will pass by old Mansions – that are being renovated. Towards the end of Sinan Road you can reach another worker’s district called Tianzifang 田子坊 with a totally different flavour from Xintiandi, here local residents mix with artists and little cafés . Going down on Jianguo Road you will reach Bugaoli Lane or Cité Bourgogne 步高里, a perfect example of Shikumen houses preserved in their 1930’s style, 500 families live in the little cité. Right in front of it you’ve got a great hand pulled noodle Lanzhou style noodle restaurant.

That’s already a good start! I can recommend the following Chinese restaurant if you want to try some real Chinese food:

Lost Heaven refined Yunnan Folk Cuisine Southern Barbarian Yunnan cuisine rough on the edges Sichuan citizen Sichuan spicy food Guyi Hunan Mao favourite’s food from Hunan – spicy as well Crystal Jade good Dim Sum

If you like Jazz, make sure you get a drink at the Cottons Club and you can always get a good hot pot at Hot Pot King next door for a late night meal. Have fun and keep walking!

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