Photography © Christian Richters
PROGRAM:
1,800 seats Grand theatre, entrance lobby & lounge Multifunction hall, other auxiliary facilities & support premises.
1,800 seats Grand theatre, entrance lobby & lounge Multifunction hall, other auxiliary facilities & support premises.
CLIENT:
Guangzhou Municipal Government
Guangzhou Municipal Government
SIZE:
70000 m²
70000 m²
CONCEPT:
Like pebbles in a stream smoothed by erosion, the Guangzhou Opera House sits in perfect harmony with its riverside location. The Opera House is at the heart of Guangzhou’s cultural development. Its unique twin-boulder design enhances the city by opening it to the Pearl River, unifying the adjacent cultural buildings with the towers of international finance in Guangzhou’s Zhujiang new town.
Like pebbles in a stream smoothed by erosion, the Guangzhou Opera House sits in perfect harmony with its riverside location. The Opera House is at the heart of Guangzhou’s cultural development. Its unique twin-boulder design enhances the city by opening it to the Pearl River, unifying the adjacent cultural buildings with the towers of international finance in Guangzhou’s Zhujiang new town.
The 1,800-seat auditorium of the Opera House houses the very latest acoustic technology, and the smaller 400-seat multifunction hall is designed for performance art, opera and concerts in the round.
The design evolved from the concepts of a natural landscape and the fascinating interplay between architecture and nature; engaging with the principles of erosion, geology and topography. The Guangzhou Opera House design has been particularly influenced by river valleys – and the way in which they are transformed by erosion.
Fold lines in this landscape define territories and zones within the Opera House, cutting dramatic interior and exterior canyons for circulation, lobbies and cafes, and allowing natural light to penetrate deep into the building. Smooth transitions between disparate elements and different levels continue this landscape analogy. Custom moulded glass-fibre reinforced gypsum (GFRC) units have been used for the interior of the auditorium to continue the architectural language of fluidity and seamlessness.
The Guangzhou Opera House has been the catalyst for the development of cultural facilities in the city including new museums, library and archive. The Opera House design is the latest realization of Zaha Hadid Architects’ unique exploration of contextual urban relationships, combining the cultural traditions that have shaped Guangzhou’s history, with the ambition and optimism that will create its future.
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Photography © Iwan Baan
Photography © Iwan Baan
Photography © Christian Richters
Photography © Christian Richters
Photography © Christian Richters
Photography © Hufton & Crow
Photography © Hufton & Crow
Photography © Iwan Baan
Photography © Hufton & Crow
Photography © Hufton & Crow
Photography © Virgile Simon Bertrand
Photography © Virgile Simon Bertrand
Photography © Iwan Baan
Photography © Iwan Baan
Photography © Iwan Baan
Photography © Iwan Baan
Photography © Christian Richters
Photography © Virgile Simon Bertrand
Photography © Virgile Simon Bertrand
Photography © Virgile Simon Bertrand
VIDEO:
Video © The Guardian
Video © Zaha Hadid Architects
ARCHITECT:
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
DESIGN: Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Woody K.T. Yao
PROJECT LEADER: Simon Yu
PROJECT TEAM: Jason Guo, Yang Jingwen, Long Jiang, Ta-Kang Hsu, Yi-Ching Liu, Zhi Wang, Christine Chow, Cyril Shing, Filippo Innocenti, Lourdes Sanchez, Hinki Kwong, Junkai Jian
COMPETITION TEAM (1st stage): Filippo Innocenti, Matias Musacchio, Jenny Huang, Hon Kong Chee, Markus Planteu, Paola Cattarin, Tamar Jacobs, Yael Brosilovski, Viggo Haremst, Christian Ludwig, Christina Beaumont, Lorenzo Grifantini, Flavio La Gioia, Nina Safainia, Fernando Vera, Martin Henn, Achim Gergen, Graham Modlen, Imran Mahmood
COMPETITION TEAM (2nd stage):Cyril Shing, YanSong Ma, Yosuke Hayano, Adriano De Gioannis, Barbara Pfenningstorff
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
DESIGN: Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Woody K.T. Yao
PROJECT LEADER: Simon Yu
PROJECT TEAM: Jason Guo, Yang Jingwen, Long Jiang, Ta-Kang Hsu, Yi-Ching Liu, Zhi Wang, Christine Chow, Cyril Shing, Filippo Innocenti, Lourdes Sanchez, Hinki Kwong, Junkai Jian
COMPETITION TEAM (1st stage): Filippo Innocenti, Matias Musacchio, Jenny Huang, Hon Kong Chee, Markus Planteu, Paola Cattarin, Tamar Jacobs, Yael Brosilovski, Viggo Haremst, Christian Ludwig, Christina Beaumont, Lorenzo Grifantini, Flavio La Gioia, Nina Safainia, Fernando Vera, Martin Henn, Achim Gergen, Graham Modlen, Imran Mahmood
COMPETITION TEAM (2nd stage):Cyril Shing, YanSong Ma, Yosuke Hayano, Adriano De Gioannis, Barbara Pfenningstorff
CONSULTANTS:
LOCAL ARCHITECT: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment, Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
STRUCTURE: SHTK (Shanghai, China); Guangzhou Pearl River, Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute
FACADE: KGE Engineering (Zhuhai, China)
BUILDING SERVICES: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment, Architectural Designing Institute
M&E: Max Fordham and Partners (London, UK), OK Design Group
THEATRE: ENFI (Beijing, China)
LIGHTING: Beijing Light & View (Beijing, China)
ACOUSTIC: Marshall Day Acoustics (Melbourne, Australia)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
COST: Guangzhou Jiancheng Engineering Costing Consultant, Office Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
PRINCIPAL CONRACTOR: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd. (Guangdong, China)
LOCAL ARCHITECT: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment, Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
STRUCTURE: SHTK (Shanghai, China); Guangzhou Pearl River, Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute
FACADE: KGE Engineering (Zhuhai, China)
BUILDING SERVICES: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment, Architectural Designing Institute
M&E: Max Fordham and Partners (London, UK), OK Design Group
THEATRE: ENFI (Beijing, China)
LIGHTING: Beijing Light & View (Beijing, China)
ACOUSTIC: Marshall Day Acoustics (Melbourne, Australia)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
COST: Guangzhou Jiancheng Engineering Costing Consultant, Office Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
PRINCIPAL CONRACTOR: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd. (Guangdong, China)
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