Unusual Architecture + Coop Himmelblau

114 Windsor Park Rd, Singapore 574178: [DALIAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER BY COOP HIMMELB(L)AU]
Coop Himmelblau

Dalian International Conference Center building currently in construction in the Chinese city of Dalian by Coop Himmelb(l)au, the new project will house a conference center, theater and opera house, exhibition area, parking, delivery and disposal.

Coop Himmelblau

Designed to “both reflect the promising modern future of Dalian and its tradition as an important port, trade, industry and tourism city” the Dalian Conference Center is associative in its architectural concept rather than pictographic, taking on the softness of form as though eroded by forces of the sea.

Coop Himmelblau

The design incorporates a public zone with shopping at ground level and a 1,900 seat theatre and 2,500 capacity conference space situated 15m above the entrance hall as floating spaces.

Coop Himmelblau

“With the Dalian International Conference Center, a hybrid city within a building will emerge,” reads the design statement.

Coop Himmelblau

For the technical infrastructure of the building this means, that we have to consider a huge amount of people circulating inside the building at the same time, expecting high standards in circulation and comfort as well as a state of the art building concerning high flexibility, and low energy consumption and use of other resources.”

Coop Himmelblau

In a country with a population of approximately 1.33 billion, Coop Himmelb(l)au’s two projects offer associatively scaled architecture and importantly, cultural spaces to enjoy the fruits of Chinese productivity.

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Location: Dalian, ChinaArchitect: Coop Himmelb(l)auDesign Principal: Wolf D. Prix Project Partner: Paul Kath (until 2010), Wolfgang Reicht Project Architect: Wolfgang Reicht Design Architect: Alexander Ott Design Team: Quirin Krumbholz, Eva Wolf, Victoria Coaloa Project Team: Nico Boyer, Liisi Salumaa, Anja Sorger, Vanessa Castro Vélez, Lei Feng, Reinhard Hacker, Jan Brosch, Veronika Janovska, Manfred Yuen, Matthias Niemeyer, Matt Kirkham, Peter Rose, Markus Wings, Ariane Marx, Wendy Fok, Reinhard Platzl, Debora Creel, Hui-Cheng, Jessie Chen, Simon Diesendruck, Yue Chen, Thomas Hindelang, Pola Dietrich, Moritz Keitel, Ian Robertson, Keigo Fukugaki, Gaspar Gonzalez Melero, Giacomo Tinari Floor Area: 117,650 m2Site Area: 40,000 m2Footprint: 33,000 m2Client: Dalian Municipal People's Government, P.R. ChinaYear: 2008-2011