The shining petal of Shanghai

Cross section
The shining petal of Shanghai
The aerial view displays the
building’s formation of a petal.
Project
Since the last fif- The Shanghai Oriental Art Centre is one of the biggest and most talked
to find better solutions. I wanted the whole construction to be glowing. I
Shanghai Oriental Art Centre
teen years, many
about projects to be completed in Shanghai, if not the whole of Asia, in the
wanted the Shanghai Oriental Art Centre to say: ‘The Show’s Beginning!’”
Shanghai, China
monumental and
past couple of years. It is a first rate public cultural building, financed by the
Architecturally the design is striking, beautiful and innovative. The aerial view
contemporary de- municipality of Shanghai, China. The complex encompasses three venues:
Year of Completion
2004
Architect
Paul Andreu Architecte
sign buildings have
a 1 979-seat philharmonic orchestra hall, a 1 054-seat lyric theatre, and a
displays the building’s formation of a petal. Beneath the roof cladding millions
of glowing diodes dance and shine into the night sky to the rhythm of music
been blossomed in- 330-seat chamber music hall. It also features ancillary public facilities such
realized by the most innovative technology to date.
to the metropolitan
as an exhibition hall, music shops, a restaurant and an arts library, as well as
To achieve the designed architectural features, function and remarkable per-
a multimedia and training centre.
formance, 20 mm thick ALUCORE ® panels were chosen due to their absolute
area of Shanghai
Pudong district. The architect Paul Andreu has created in collaboration with East China Ar-
flatness. Installed horizontally at a distance of approximately 700 mm away
East China Architectural Design &
chitectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. a building that is “bright
from the primary roof, they are creating enough space to accommodate all
Research Institute Co., Ltd.
and transparent as if by magic”. However, like the best architectural magic,
the lightings and equipment “of the light show” beneath it. The cladding sys-
the building’s foundations are rooted in meticulous engineering. “When I
tem and the fixing method were specially designed to enable easy servicing
Fabricator/ Installer
first conceived the Shanghai Oriental Centre, one of my first thoughts was
and maintenance of the equipment by removing the panels temporarily. The
Wuhan Lingyun Building Decoration
that I wanted it to glow beautifully at night. After all, what is an art centre?
30 mm joints between the ALUCORE ® panels were not spared but fully used
and Engineering Co.
It’s a place where music and theatre are performed. It should be appealing,
for the unimpeded lighting to shine through and dance along.
especially in the evenings, when the crowds are attending. It should project
In a few words the architect summarizes: “What is it? Simply this: a place
Construction
a sense of mystery. It should certainly not feel closed, stuffy or boring”, he
for music. Covering very few square metres in a city where so much is being
Special design cladding for roof
explains. He had “the vision of a round, geodesic dome floating in the water
built every day, but encompassing so much happiness and enthusiasm. And,
application
and glowing at night”. “As an architect and an engineer I am always trying
beyond the architecture, which is but a servant, plenty, plenty of music.”
Product
17 647 m2 (190 000 sq.ft.) ALUCORE ®
Thickness: 10 mm
Die strahlende Blüte von Shanghai
Colour: Silver metallic
In den letzten fünfzehn Jahren sind
Um die gestalterischen Vorstellungen
La pétale brillante de Shanghai
Depuis ces quinze dernières an- Sous le revêtement du toit des millions
viele monumentale Gebäude in Shang- um­setzen zu können wurden 20 mm
nées de nombreuses constructions
de diodes dansent et brillent dans le ciel
monumentales ont vu le jour dans
nocturne au rythme de la musique. Pour
hai aus dem Boden geschossen. Das
dicke ALUCORE
Shanghai Oriental Art Centre ist eines
ihrer absoluten Planheit ausgewählt, la métropole de Shanghai.
réaliser le design des traits architecturaux,
der größten und bekanntesten
die 700 mm oberhalb des Hauptdaches
l’ALUCORE ® en 20 mm d’épaisseur a été
®
Platten aufgrund
L’éminent Shanghai Oriental Art Centre est
choisi pour sa planéité parfaite. Le produit
Ein Komplex, der „hell und transparent, Wartung der Leuchten entfernt werden. un des plus grands et des plus connus – un
horizontal verlegt wurden. Sie können zur
est installé horizontalement à une distance
irgendwie magisch erscheint“. Jedoch
Das Shanghai Oriental Art Centre bedeu- centre culturelle, dessiné par l’architecte
de 700 mm du toit primaire, donnant assez
basiert auch die beste architektonische
tet „einige Quadratmeter in einer stark
d’espace pour la mise en place de tous les
Parisien Paul Andreu en collaboration avec
Magie auf akribischer Planung. Andreu hat- bebauten Stadt, die Freude und Enthu- East China Architectural Design et Re- appareillages et équipements d’éclairages.
te „die Vision einer runden, geodätischen
siasmus einschließen und jenseits der
search Institute. L’idée était de réaliser un
Le système permet de lever les panneaux
Kuppel, die auf dem Wasser treibt und bei
Architektur – die als Diener fungiert – viel, complexe, qui soit lumineux et transparent
afin d’assurer le service et la maintenance
Nacht leuchtet“. Aus der Vogelperspektive
viel Musik“, so der Architekt.
comme par magie. Cependant la meilleure
des équipements. « Très peu de mètres
magie architecturale est basée sur une
carrés dans une ville qui, tous les jours, en
und innovative Design in Form einer Blüte.
planification méticuleuse. Andreu avait la
construit tant de nouveaux, mais donnant
Unter der Dachverkleidung sitzen unter
vision « d’un dôme, de forme geodésique, beaucoup de bonheur et d’enthousiasme.
offenbart sich das auffallende, attraktive
Detailed cross section
Einsatz aktuellster Technologien Millionen
flottant sur l’eau et rayonnant dans la nuit. Et, au-delà de l’architecture devenue serv-
leuchtender Dioden, die zum Rhythmus
» La vue aérienne révèle un design frappant, ante, beaucoup, beaucoup de musique ! »,
der Musik in den Nachthimmel scheinen.
attractif et innovant en forme de pétale.
explique l’architecte Paul Andreu.
The Shanghai Oriental Art Center is one of the biggest and most talked about projects in Shanghai.
Picture: Paul Andreu - Architecte
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Cross section
The shining petal of Shanghai
The aerial view displays the
building’s formation of a petal.
Project
Since the last fif- The Shanghai Oriental Art Centre is one of the biggest and most talked
to find better solutions. I wanted the whole construction to be glowing. I
Shanghai Oriental Art Centre
teen years, many
about projects to be completed in Shanghai, if not the whole of Asia, in the
wanted the Shanghai Oriental Art Centre to say: ‘The Show’s Beginning!’”
Shanghai, China
monumental and
past couple of years. It is a first rate public cultural building, financed by the
Architecturally the design is striking, beautiful and innovative. The aerial view
contemporary de- municipality of Shanghai, China. The complex encompasses three venues:
Year of Completion
2004
Architect
Paul Andreu Architecte
sign buildings have
a 1 979-seat philharmonic orchestra hall, a 1 054-seat lyric theatre, and a
displays the building’s formation of a petal. Beneath the roof cladding millions
of glowing diodes dance and shine into the night sky to the rhythm of music
been blossomed in- 330-seat chamber music hall. It also features ancillary public facilities such
realized by the most innovative technology to date.
to the metropolitan
as an exhibition hall, music shops, a restaurant and an arts library, as well as
To achieve the designed architectural features, function and remarkable per-
a multimedia and training centre.
formance, 20 mm thick ALUCORE ® panels were chosen due to their absolute
area of Shanghai
Pudong district. The architect Paul Andreu has created in collaboration with East China Ar-
flatness. Installed horizontally at a distance of approximately 700 mm away
East China Architectural Design &
chitectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. a building that is “bright
from the primary roof, they are creating enough space to accommodate all
Research Institute Co., Ltd.
and transparent as if by magic”. However, like the best architectural magic,
the lightings and equipment “of the light show” beneath it. The cladding sys-
the building’s foundations are rooted in meticulous engineering. “When I
tem and the fixing method were specially designed to enable easy servicing
Fabricator/ Installer
first conceived the Shanghai Oriental Centre, one of my first thoughts was
and maintenance of the equipment by removing the panels temporarily. The
Wuhan Lingyun Building Decoration
that I wanted it to glow beautifully at night. After all, what is an art centre?
30 mm joints between the ALUCORE ® panels were not spared but fully used
and Engineering Co.
It’s a place where music and theatre are performed. It should be appealing,
for the unimpeded lighting to shine through and dance along.
especially in the evenings, when the crowds are attending. It should project
In a few words the architect summarizes: “What is it? Simply this: a place
Construction
a sense of mystery. It should certainly not feel closed, stuffy or boring”, he
for music. Covering very few square metres in a city where so much is being
Special design cladding for roof
explains. He had “the vision of a round, geodesic dome floating in the water
built every day, but encompassing so much happiness and enthusiasm. And,
application
and glowing at night”. “As an architect and an engineer I am always trying
beyond the architecture, which is but a servant, plenty, plenty of music.”
Product
17 647 m2 (190 000 sq.ft.) ALUCORE ®
Thickness: 10 mm
Die strahlende Blüte von Shanghai
Colour: Silver metallic
In den letzten fünfzehn Jahren sind
Um die gestalterischen Vorstellungen
La pétale brillante de Shanghai
Depuis ces quinze dernières an- Sous le revêtement du toit des millions
viele monumentale Gebäude in Shang- um­setzen zu können wurden 20 mm
nées de nombreuses constructions
de diodes dansent et brillent dans le ciel
monumentales ont vu le jour dans
nocturne au rythme de la musique. Pour
hai aus dem Boden geschossen. Das
dicke ALUCORE
Shanghai Oriental Art Centre ist eines
ihrer absoluten Planheit ausgewählt, la métropole de Shanghai.
réaliser le design des traits architecturaux,
der größten und bekanntesten
die 700 mm oberhalb des Hauptdaches
l’ALUCORE ® en 20 mm d’épaisseur a été
®
Platten aufgrund
L’éminent Shanghai Oriental Art Centre est
choisi pour sa planéité parfaite. Le produit
Ein Komplex, der „hell und transparent, Wartung der Leuchten entfernt werden. un des plus grands et des plus connus – un
horizontal verlegt wurden. Sie können zur
est installé horizontalement à une distance
irgendwie magisch erscheint“. Jedoch
Das Shanghai Oriental Art Centre bedeu- centre culturelle, dessiné par l’architecte
de 700 mm du toit primaire, donnant assez
basiert auch die beste architektonische
tet „einige Quadratmeter in einer stark
d’espace pour la mise en place de tous les
Parisien Paul Andreu en collaboration avec
Magie auf akribischer Planung. Andreu hat- bebauten Stadt, die Freude und Enthu- East China Architectural Design et Re- appareillages et équipements d’éclairages.
te „die Vision einer runden, geodätischen
siasmus einschließen und jenseits der
search Institute. L’idée était de réaliser un
Le système permet de lever les panneaux
Kuppel, die auf dem Wasser treibt und bei
Architektur – die als Diener fungiert – viel, complexe, qui soit lumineux et transparent
afin d’assurer le service et la maintenance
Nacht leuchtet“. Aus der Vogelperspektive
viel Musik“, so der Architekt.
comme par magie. Cependant la meilleure
des équipements. « Très peu de mètres
magie architecturale est basée sur une
carrés dans une ville qui, tous les jours, en
und innovative Design in Form einer Blüte.
planification méticuleuse. Andreu avait la
construit tant de nouveaux, mais donnant
Unter der Dachverkleidung sitzen unter
vision « d’un dôme, de forme geodésique, beaucoup de bonheur et d’enthousiasme.
offenbart sich das auffallende, attraktive
Detailed cross section
Einsatz aktuellster Technologien Millionen
flottant sur l’eau et rayonnant dans la nuit. Et, au-delà de l’architecture devenue serv-
leuchtender Dioden, die zum Rhythmus
» La vue aérienne révèle un design frappant, ante, beaucoup, beaucoup de musique ! »,
der Musik in den Nachthimmel scheinen.
attractif et innovant en forme de pétale.
explique l’architecte Paul Andreu.
The Shanghai Oriental Art Center is one of the biggest and most talked about projects in Shanghai.
Picture: Paul Andreu - Architecte
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