Shandong Provincial Cultural and Art Center, China
Jinan is a tourist city with the unique natural features of "mountains, springs, lakes, and rivers” with far-reaching history and culture. The project is in the core area of the west new town of Jinan. The total site area is 16.02 hectares, and the construction area is 380,000 square meters. Jinan is known as the city of Springs and the form of the building rises and falls, like the surge of spring water. The Lashan River is the natural landscape in the site, and the project is divided into three sections along this river from south to north, creating two pathways that bring the waterfront landscape into the site.
Phase I includes the City Art Museum, the City Library, and the Mass Art Museum. Phase II includes a conference room, exhibition hall, hotel, office, commercial, and supporting facilities. The Art Museum stands apart from the other two buildings and faces the entrance square. As a single structure with four levels, it includes one large exhibition hall, two medium exhibition halls, and four small exhibition halls.
The library is a steel structure 35 meters high. The first to the fifth level is public reading spaces with a collection of 1.2 million books. The 540-seat lecture hall and 1,600 square meters of academic exhibition area are on the underground floor. The Mass Art Museum is about 39 meters high with six levels. The museum contains a 775-seat theater and the Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage. The high-rise tower and podium building of phase II provide multiple commercial spaces with more possibilities for this functional complex.
The library features a double curtain wall system, with the outer facade made of pierced aluminum panels and the inner curtain wall made of light grey glass. The size of the openings in the aluminum panels corresponds to their function, satisfying the need for light in the room while simultaneously taking into account the function of shading. The panels also carry the dynamic lighting design on the facade.
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