Yabuli Entrepreneurs’ Congress Center, designed by MAD Architects, (commissioned by the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum (Yabuli CEF), one of China’s most influential business organizations) is nearing completion, located in the snow-covered mountains of northeastern China.

November 18th to 20th saw the venue’s opening ceremony and its first event, the Yabuli CEF’s 20th annual conference, attended by over 600 entrepreneurs. The Yabuli CEF was founded in 2001, on the eve of China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), and has since become one of the most influential platforms for Chinese entrepreneurs.
The complex, commissioned to MAD Architects in 2017,  the project was envisioned as a building embedded in the mountain forest, and it evokes the concept of a tent sitting at the foot of a mountain, with its soft, curving, silver-white rooftop echoing the snow-capped hills surrounding it.

During the day, natural light sines through a large glass skylight. The wooden interior was made to create a warm interior as a space for large-scale conferences. At night, the same skylight allows a warm glow to soar from the building into the cold mountain forest, evoking the image of a campfire around which entrepreneurs share ideas, thoughts, and stories.

Inside, a blend of wooden walls and natural light creates a warm, soft atmosphere, while an outdoor public plaza and glass walkway allows users to experience the connection between architecture and nature. The Center includes an exhibition hall, meeting rooms, and a television hall as a space that's also open to the public.

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MAD Architects. Principal partners in charge.- Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano. Associate partners in charge.- Liu Huiying, Tiffany Dahlen.
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Project team
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Li Guangchong, Sun Shouquan, Deng Wei, Song Chi, Zhang Xiaomei, Huai Wei, Zhao Meng, Wang Shuobin, Zhang Yanru, Yuki Ishigami, Xiao Ying, Tian Jin.
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Executive architects.- China architecture design & research group.
Façade consultant.- RFR Shanghai, Kighton façade consultant.
Landscape architects.- BJF international design.
Interior design consultant.- Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute co., ltd.
Lighting consultant.- Brandston Partnership inc.
Signage consultant.- Dongdao Creative Branding Group.
Acoustics consultant.- Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning & Design Institute.
LEED consultant.- AECOM Beijing.
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Client
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China Entrepreneur Forum.
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Measurements
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Site area.- 22,000 sqm.
Building area.- 16,198 sqm.
Building height.- 23.3 m.
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2017-2020.
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ArchExist, Agovision, CreateAR Images.
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MAD Office, Beijing, China. MAD is a Beijing-based architecture design office dedicated to creating innovative projects. The firm combines a sophisticated design philosophy with advanced technology in addressing and furthering issues in contemporary architecture and urbanity.

The firm has been the recipient of numerous awards including the 2006 Architectural League of New York's Young Architects Forum Award.

MAD's ongoing projects include the international competition-winning Absolute Tower in Toronto, Canada; The Tianjin Sinosteel International Plaza, a 320M tall tower in Tianjin, China; the Mongolian Museum in Inner Mongolia, China, and a private villa in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The firm has also won numerous international design competitions, including the 2006 Absolute Tower Competition in Toronto; the 2005 Solar Plaza Competition in Guangzhou, China, and the 2004 Shanghai National Software Outsourcing Base.

MAD's work has been published worldwide, and the office has also presented its designs in a series of exhibitions. In 2006, MAD was shown at the ‘MAD in China' exhibition in Venice during the Architecture Biennial, and the ‘MAD Under Construction' exhibition at the Tokyo Gallery in Beijing. In March of 2007, MAD will be shown at ‘MAD.exe' an exhibition at the Danish Architecture Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ma Yansong, Yosuke Hayano and Qun Dand.

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