Zhengzhou Opera House
The opera house is the heart of the Zhengzhou International New Art Center, at the end of the green axis of the new economic district.
- Type
- Competition won
- Status
- In progress
- Client
- City of Zhengzhou
- Scale
- 35,000 m²
- Program
- Opera house with a 1,800-seat main hall, an 800-seat chamber music hall and a music conservatory
- Architect
- AND Studio
About
The art centre stands for the ambition of a new generation of Chinese cities to make room for artistic life: it keeps the elegance expected of a theatre and opens public space to everyone.
For a city with a long history, a circle gives a sense of permanence. Set by Die Hu, Butterfly Lake, the circular volume is a new landmark for Zhengzhou and welcomes the public from all sides.
The site is raised, which sets the art centre apart from the other public buildings around it, and forms a terrace park beside the lake. Theatres, an IMAX cinema and shops line its paths. On the façade, open and closed triangular panels of hydrophilic aluminium alternate like the wings of butterflies.