Shanghai Lujiazui Harbour City Exhibition Centre by OMA
05/03/2017.
[Shanghai] China
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
Descripción del proyecto por OMA
Built along the Huangpu River, the main exhibition space is designed as a cantilevered box that hovers 8 meters above the ground, providing panoramic views of the waterfront and the Shanghai bund, and creating a covered open space underneath. Apart from exhibition spaces, the centre houses an auditorium, a foyer, an inclined walkway and a covered plaza, framed by the massing of the building. Furthermore, a new large open square is created on the waterfront that provides programmatic opportunities for film screenings, lectures, fashion shows, and concerts.
David Gianotten: “OMA is happy to complete its first project in Shanghai. We believe the building will act as a lantern of activity at the edge of the Huangpu River. Its activity will be highly visible from the water which connects to the history of the site as shipyard.”
The design of the building is inspired by the site's industrial heritage; it is wrapped in a bespoke metallic mesh that partially exposes the building's structure. Through this treatment, the facade intends to evoke images of the unfinished ship hulls that used to occupy the area.
With its public plaza and a large outdoor space formed by the slope of the ramp, the Exhibition Centre aims to function as an outdoor cultural and event space within the context of the financial district. Besides hosting seminars and exhibitions, the centre offers a sheltered area for more intimate public functions, a spatial typology that is rare in Shanghai.
The project was led by David Gianotten and Michael Kokora (now working independently), with Daan Ooievaar, Paolo Caracini and Ricky Suen. OMA is currently realizing various projects throughout Asia, ranging from retail and residential buildings to offices and masterplans in major cities in China, Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia.
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is a leading international partnership practising architecture, urbanism, and cultural analysis. OMA's buildings and masterplans around the world insist on intelligent forms while inventing new possibilities for content and everyday use. OMA is led by eight partners – Rem Koolhaas, Reinier de Graaf, Ellen van Loon, Shohei Shigematsu, Iyad Alsaka, Chris van Duijn, Jason Long, and Managing Partner-Architect David Gianotten – and maintains offices in Rotterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Doha, and Australia.
OMA-designed buildings currently under construction are the renovation of Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) in Berlin, The Factory in Manchester, Hangzhou Prism, the CMG Times Center in Shenzhen and the Simone Veil Bridge in Bordeaux.
OMA’s completed projects include Taipei Performing Arts Centre (2022), Norra Tornen in Stockholm (2020), Axel Springer Campus in Berlin (2020), MEETT Toulouse Exhibition and Convention Centre (2020), Galleria in Gwanggyo (2020), nhow RAI Hotel in Amsterdam (2020), a new building for Brighton College (2020), and Potato Head Studios in Bali (2020). Earlier buildings include Fondazione Prada in Milan (2018), Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow (2015), Fondazione Prada in Milan (2015); G-Star Headquarters in Amsterdam (2014); Shenzhen Stock Exchange (2013); De Rotterdam (2013), CCTV Headquarters in Beijing (2012), New Court, the headquarters for Rothschild Bank in London (2011); Milstein Hall at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York (2011); and Maggie's Centre, a cancer care centre in Glasgow (2011). Earlier buildings include Casa da Música in Porto (2005), Seattle Central Library (2004), and Netherlands Embassy in Berlin (2003).