BRAND-NEW
Arts Centre Enriched with Lumiflon Bridges Gap Between Traditional and Modern Architecture
T
he National Centre for the Performing Arts of
the building emphasizes, creating an extraordinary
China (Fig. 1) is an artfully-crafted masterpiece
theatregoing experience for visitors. The National
that sits in the heart of Beijing, next to the
Grand Theater’s eye-catching exterior was fitted
Great Hall of the People and close to Tiananmen
with approximately 462,848 square-feet of © anotherchinablog.wordpress.com
Square. Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, the $400 million art complex’s architectural design was meant to stand
ALPOLIC’s titanium composite material (TCM) in a natural metal finish. Each recyclable, lightweight panel
as a tribute to China’s
contains a Lumiflon
traditional
topcoat, which offers
image of heaven and
the structure as a
earth. The stunning structure, which features a curved shell that is comprised of titanium
whole a plethora of
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benefits.
Figure 1: The National Centre for the Performing Arts of China.
Surfaces that are strengthened with FEVE-based resins
and glass, takes on the appearance of a floating
remain in pristine condition for decades. Coatings
pearl. Once guests pass through the building’s
that employ Lumiflon FEVE resin technology have
glass-enclosed entrance that sits underneath the
outstanding colour and gloss retention properties,
surrounding lake, they are greeted by the centre’s
in addition to outstanding weatherability and
equally extravagant interior. Inside the performing
durability (Fig. 2).
arts centre, theatergoers will have access to the For further information:
transparency, and space are three elements that
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stunning performance halls and opera house. Light,
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Figure 2: Coatings that employ Lumiflon FEVE resin technology have outstanding colour and gloss retention properties, in addition to outstanding weatherability and durability.