Steven Chilton Architects’ Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre undulates with tessellated aluminum

Located at the junction of the Pearl River Delta and the South China Sea, Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province.

The most populous and prosperous province. As one of the largest economic centers and re-exporters in the region (which can be traced back to the formation of the Silk Road), the city has experienced a frenzy of development in the past half century and has promoted its construction in recent years. Advanced cultural facilities. Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theater, designed by a London company, is scheduled to open this year

SCA (SCA) and Beijing Architectural Design and Research Institute (BIAD) are such projects, with an undulating red checkerboard exterior wall at the entrance

panel.

The noisy facade encloses 2,000 seats

And, according to functional needs, there are basically no windows except the entrance and service entrance on the first floor have been upgraded. This indestructible quality provided the architectural team with the opportunity to treat the facade as a canvas, which led them to collaborate with artist Zhang Hongfei. The brand on the curtain wall is a conceptual interpretation of popular local myths

In order to further evoke the history of the area, follow the composition style of tapestries and decorative robes.

SCA’s theater design is in many respects an elaboration of technical knowledge and advanced digital modeling, which is a prerequisite for processing the geometry of 14,600 square plates, each square plate measuring approximately 6'6" x 3 '4". “The form of the building is determined by the internal layout: once the number of openings in the building is determined, we can build a general version of the model and fix the number of folds on the surface to 10. SCA director Steven Chilton (Steven Chilton) Chilton) said. “Once a version of the pattern is projected onto the cylinder, we place it around the geometric shape of the building and then reproject the pattern horizontally onto the panel. "

Façade consultants, King Glass Engineering, located near Shenzhen, and Guangzhou manufacturer Golden Curtain Wall Engineering, developed the façade detail after the design and development phase, including a 3D model showing the triangular aluminum panels, windshield and structural center The position of the line.

Chilton continued: "The clarity of the design throughout each panel depends on the skills of the steel workers, painters and installers." "Each node can only provide limited flexibility, so it is crucial that The standard implements the geometry and accuracy of on-site installation."