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The hall will be the fi rst permanent base for the China Philharmonic Orchestra
We want to create the experience of taking people to a different world through the architecture and the music Ma Yansong
MAD design Beijing concert hall as a journey through time and space
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“There are a lot of people in
a Yansong and MAD
ponds will be installed around
Architects have
the south side of the site in order
this district, which is good for the
unveiled their design
to make the concert hall seem as
circulation, but we want to create
for the brand new China
though it emerges from a jungle
the experience of taking people
or “holy garden”. In the daytime,
to a different world through the
natural light will travel through
architecture and the music,” Ma
district of Sanlitun, the building
the semi-transparent white walls,
told CLAD. “To do that we’ve created
will take the form of a curving
while in the evenings the venue
this translucent feeling, so you’ll
11,600sq m (125,000sq ft) structure
will glow in the dark. The design
be aware of where you are but
covered by a translucent curtain
concept is that concert-goers can
also isolated from the context.”
façade. Lush trees, foliage and lotus
“escape” from busy city life.
Philharmonic Hall in Beijing. Located in the bustling business
MAD are working with celebrated
The venue will be enclosed within a ‘translucent curtain’
acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota – who collaborated on the new Hamburg Elbphilharmonie – to create a world class musical venue.
The ceiling elements are inspired by a lotus fl ower
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petals will feature on the ceiling,
The hall will be the first
resembling the segments of a lotus
permanent base for the China
flower. Lighting and visualisations
Philharmonic Orchestra and will
can be projected onto these petals
also host performances from
and choreographed to match
touring musicians from all around
the musical performances.
the world. The main 1,600-seat
The building will also include
auditorium will be laid out in a
a professional recording studio, a
vineyard style, with the seating
library, rehearsal rooms, offices and
surrounding the stage and rising up
other auxiliary function spaces.
in rows in the manner of sloping terraces. White sound reflection
Construction is expected to be completed in 2019.
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