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Hengqin Culture and Art Complex

Firm LocationShenzhen, China
CompanyYunchao Xu Atelier Apeiron/SZAD
Lead ArchitectYunchao Xu
Design TeamJiachuan Qi, Hongrui Liu, Kan Gao, Guohong Li, Zhendong Shi, Jianxuan Chen, Shengjie Zhang, Kun Qian, Kai Liao, Zheng Xu, Zhen Shen
ClientZhuhai Gree Construction Investment Co., Ltd.
Projecthttps://www.designboom.com/architecture/vaults-archways-china-hengqin-culture-art-complex-yunchao-xu-atelier-apeiron-03-06-2025/
Project Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIVSoeO5MAo

The building is wedged between residential towers and an open city park. The design devised a strategy for creating an energetic complex capable of accommodating a multifunctional future, and integrates nine functions as a whole massive complex – which includes a library, a concert hall, a cultural center, an art gallery, a science museum, a women and children’s center, an elderly center, and a youth center. The Architect applied a geometric concept of inverted catenary to create three magnificent arches of differing shapes, articulating an architectural language.