Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre – Xi’an, China
Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre is in Jinghe New City located north of Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China. It is located within the Jinghe Bay Academician Science & Technology Innovation district of the city.
Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub.
The centre’s design intertwines with the city’s existing urban masterplan to connect the new multimedia library to the north of Jinghe Avenue with the new performing arts theatre, multi-function halls, studios and exhibition galleries to the south via elevated courtyards, gardens and paths that span the avenue’s eight lanes of traffic below.
Organized as a series of flowing volumes, layers and surfaces interconnecting with courtyards and landscapes, the design defines a sequence of interior and exterior cultural and recreational spaces for its community.
The multimedia library’s terraces overlook its full-height atrium with diffusing skylights to provide a variety of public reading zones for individual and collective research.
The library will integrate print publications together with immersive virtual reality technologies that expand the boundaries of learning and enrich the exchange of knowledge.
Located on the southern side of the avenue, the performing arts theatre accommodates 450 people and can be adapted for many types of events. The multi-function hall, studios and galleries are stacked and arranged around the theatre to share public areas designed to enhance accessibility and inter-disciplinary collaboration.
Source by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA).
Video Source: Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects from A As Architecture on Youtube ⁄ CC BY
