Named ‘The People’s Performing Arts Center’, the project will serve as a beacon of culture in the ascendancy of Shenzhen as a world class metropolitan center and will establish a new paradigm at the intersection of art and technology. The design features two richly textured, golden egg-like shells that reflect the duality of Shenzhen’s past and future and creates a dynamic building whose appearance changes with the time of day and season. The building will be located in downtown Shenzhen near the Civic Center linked to a new subway station hub and underground retail complex. It is one of three new cultural buildings being developed concurrently on adjacent sites that together will form a new ‘cultural triangle’ for the city of Shenzhen. The Performance Center includes an elegant transparent lobby that welcomes an unobstructed visual connection to the city and surrounding parks. Seated within the multilevel atrium, the two golden shells encase the Dream Theater (2000 seat), Star Concert Hall (1100 seat), and a rehearsal hall.
