4_MAD_安吉文化艺术中心
北京
An aerial precedent for large-scale civic complexes featuring sculptural organic roof petals integrated into a terraced, landscape-driven master plan.
- What we like about this project
- Large circular courtyards drop down into the subterranean levels, bringing daylight deep into the base of the complex.
Materials
- white-metal-panels
- glass
- concrete
- planted-earth
Visual identifiers
- petal-roofs
- organic-forms
- terraced-landscape
- sunken-courtyards
Style tags
- biomorphic
- contemporary
- organic
Visual tags
- civic
- organic-architecture
- roof-landscape
- mega-structure
- aerial-view
- Geometry
- Complex organic roof structures shaped like folded petals rise above a sweeping, terraced landscape base with circular cutouts and sunken courtyards.
- Facade system
- Curved white composite or metal panel roofing over large-span structural framing.
- Structural guess
- Long-span steel space frame supporting curved shell roofs over column-free cultural spaces.
- Spatial scale
- Massive civic scale; the petal roofs span multiple building volumes and tower over the surrounding multi-level terraced landscape.
- Lighting
- Warm dramatic sunset light casting long shadows across the landscape and highlighting the curved white roof surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- Dramatic, expansive mood driven by the sweeping sculptural forms under a glowing sunset sky.
- Environmental context
- Expansive valley setting with distant mountain ridges, urban developments, and a major multi-lane roadway along the front edge.
- Spatial experience
- A sprawling civic complex that integrates into the surrounding topography while providing dramatic vertical sculptural markers visible from a distance.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical clustering of petal roofs balanced by horizontal terraced bands and circular voids in the podium.
- Style reading
- Biomorphic contemporary civic architecture
- Program
- Culture and art center
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- white-metal-panels, glass, concrete, planted-earth
- Visual identifiers
- petal-roofs, organic-forms, terraced-landscape, sunken-courtyards
- Style tags
- biomorphic, contemporary, organic
- Visual tags
- civic, organic-architecture, roof-landscape, mega-structure, aerial-view
- Geometry
- Complex organic roof structures shaped like folded petals rise above a sweeping, terraced landscape base with circular cutouts and sunken courtyards.
- Facade system
- Curved white composite or metal panel roofing over large-span structural framing.
- Structural guess
- Long-span steel space frame supporting curved shell roofs over column-free cultural spaces.
- Spatial scale
- Massive civic scale; the petal roofs span multiple building volumes and tower over the surrounding multi-level terraced landscape.
- Lighting
- Warm dramatic sunset light casting long shadows across the landscape and highlighting the curved white roof surfaces.
- Atmosphere
- Dramatic, expansive mood driven by the sweeping sculptural forms under a glowing sunset sky.
- Environmental context
- Expansive valley setting with distant mountain ridges, urban developments, and a major multi-lane roadway along the front edge.
- Spatial experience
- A sprawling civic complex that integrates into the surrounding topography while providing dramatic vertical sculptural markers visible from a distance.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical clustering of petal roofs balanced by horizontal terraced bands and circular voids in the podium.
- Style reading
- Biomorphic contemporary civic architecture
- Program
- Culture and art center
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- architecture