By: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Location: Dalian, China
Type: Cultural Center, Convention Center, Mixed Use Space
Site Area: 40,000 msq
Footprint: 33,000 msq
Buildtime: 2008-2012
Height: Eight Stories
(Photos: http://www.archdaily.com/405787/dalian-international-conference-center-coop-himmelb-l-au)
Head designer Wolf D. Prix vision for this building was to create a new landmark for the city of Dalian, a urban hub for the downtown core that incorporated public access and multi-use spaces. "The urban design task of the Dalian International Conference Center is to create an instantly recognizable landmark at the terminal point of the future extension of the main city axis. As its focal point the building will be anchored in the mental landscape of the population and the international community. The footprint of the building on the site is therefore arranged in accordance with the orientation of the two major urban axis which merge in front of the building. The cantilevering conference spaces that penetrate the facades create a spatially multifaceted building volume and differentiate the close surroundings.
The various theaters and conference spaces are covered by a cone-shaped roof screen. Through controlled daylight input good spatial orientation for the visitors and atmospheric variety is assured." Through these new public accesses and ways, the building is able to engage the greater community and act as confluence to this new core of the city.
The building's program is made up of a public ground level, which then has the theater, opera, convention spaces, conference rooms, and flexible areas that shift up from the ground floor. The skin is then pulled tight across the programmatic spaces, and openings are punctured into it to best maximize natural lighting, temperature, and the overall parametric appearance of the structure.
(http://www.coop-himmelblau.at/architecture/projects/dalian-international-conference-center/)
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