| Project Location: | Xiamen, Fujian Province |
| Building Area: | 387,000m² |
| Building Height: | 212.3m |
| Client: | Xiamen Special Economic Zone Real Estate Development Group Co., Ltd |
| Partner: | Xiamen Pan-China Architecture Design Co., Ltd. |
| Designed/completed: | 2007/2014 |
| Product Category: | Public building and urban complex |
| Specialty Involved: | Building, general drawing, structure and M&E |
As a complex consisting of office buildings, commerce and theater, it is located in the north zone of the newly-developed Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center. Borrowing the image of sparkling ripples at the intersection of the land and the sea, the design transforms the rational and structured building massing into a building complex that contains sunshine and sea waves. We have defined her as a music box filled with sea breeze and sunshine; the champagne metal exterior wall and the varying hollow-out treatment not only provide a shading function but also project mottled shadows. The harp-like glass curtain wall of the theater ingeniously integrates supporting structures and curtain wall framework. The performance hall wrapped by white sprays and the vortex-like seats in orchestra and balcony surround the stage inside tier upon tier. The commercial plaza and the palace of art are close to each other, integrating virtuality and reality as well as softness and toughness. The continuous aerial layer, connecting the theater and commerce, provides a shelter for people engaged in activities on the plaza.