Anji Culture and Art Center

Anji, a town named “the home of bamboo” and “the home of white tea” in China, is notable for its natural environemnt. Located in the core area of the new zone of Anji, Zhejiang Province, the Anji Culture and Art Center will be a future urban meeting room that meets culture, art, education and nature. The six venues - a grand theater, a conference center, a cultural center, a workers cultural center, a youth activity center, and art training center - are spreaded under the undulating hill of tea fields and the “bamboo leaf” roof.

The design is laid out with the visual corridors on both sides of the strait as the axis: the center of the site is not occupied by huge buildings. The central axis corridor has become an open outdoor platform, providing citizens with space for activities and viewing. The Linxi Stage on the west side of the axis can be used as an outdoor performance, concert and exhibition venue. At the high point of the site, there are many bamboo leaves scattered randomly, layered and scattered, covering the tea field. The staggered gaps in the “leaves” allow skylight to enter the interior, making the indoor space brighter and also optimizing the energy-saving performance of the building. The main facade of the self-supporting folded all-glass curtain wall is highly transparent and can reach a maximum of 17 meters. It is the highest self-supporting all-glass curtain wall in China to date.