following an international competition, OMA has been chosen to complete a new exhibition center for the chinese city of shanghai. located in the region’s rapidly developing pudong neighborhood, the project occupies the site of a former shipyard and provides a concentrated event space that shares a close connection with the surrounding financial district.
the project occupies the site of a former shipyard in shanghai
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titled the ‘lujiazui exhibition center’, the scheme is suspended above a public plaza, and is connected to further galleries positioned below grade. the building organizes the open space, adding programmatic opportunities for film screenings, fashion shows, and concerts. below ground, the covered plaza can be utilized for more intimate events.
the scheme is suspended above a public plaza
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in order to establish a strong dialogue with the site, the design’s materiality references the industrial nature of the plot, with the elongated volume wrapped in a metallic mesh that exposes its steel structure. it is forecast that the complex will be open to the public within the next 12 months.
the building organizes the open space, while below, further galleries can be used for more intimate events
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project model showing the scheme in profile
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project info:
name: shanghai lujiazui exhibition centre
status: schematic design
client: lujiazui central financial district (phase II) development corporation
location: shanghai, china
site: lujiazui, pudong
program: 1,500 sqm – exhibition, retail
competition team
partners in charge: david gianotten, michael kokora
associate in charge: paolo caracini
project architect: ricky suen
team: paul feeney, vincent mcilduff, yuye peng, tony yang, with mafalda brandao, thomas brown, gemawang swaribathoro, stella tong, mavis wong, shu yang
collaborators
structure consultancy: ramboll
façade consultancy: front
