Shenzhen Opera House
Shenzhen, China / 2021
With Alessio Liambo
The construction area is located in the newly developed Shenzhen Leisure Belt Park. A horizontally arrangment of the required program would take up the majority of the park area and will thus become an obstacle in the continuity of the Leisure Belt Park. In cities like Shenzhen, it is essential to think carefully about how public space and the natural landscape can be integrated into the dense city fabric.
The vertical arrangement and thus small footprint allowed us to combine the whole program on the smaller of the two building plots. The park gets back the maximum usable area. On the north plot, the opera house is optimally integrated into the master plan of the surrounding building sites and thus generates a sustainable hub for the surrounding area.
The Hub becomes a clear node for the emerging neighborhood. Surrounding buildings include offices, stores, stage design, and apartments. Parking, delivery, metro station, and the open underground plaza are integrated into the basement levels.
The access system is divided into passenger elevators and goods elevators. The elevators connect the venues to the single or double-decker lobbies according to their number of visitors. Here, another system of sublifts and open staircases leads to the foyer of the auditorium.
