Zaha Hadid represents ultimate design. When Zaha Hadid’s works are close at hand, who can resist savoring them?
The "Quality of China·Looking for First-Class Beauty" urban experience trip, went to the foot of Yuelu Mountain and the shores of Meixi Lake to experience the masterpiece of Zaha Hadid Architects, the largest "hibiscus flower" building in the world. Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Center.
How does the architect's imagination gallop in space? How to deal with transparent, flowing and intertwined volumes in a unique way? How to use physical exploration to express the humanistic meaning of the city? Hengjie joined hands with NetEase Home Furnishing, and with Yu Ohashi, director of Zaha Hadid Architects, to deeply interpret the Zaha DNA of Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Center and start a journey of architectural design education.
In addition, how do Changsha people who were born and raised here view this collision between international architectural trends and Changsha’s local culture? At the Meixi Lake International Art Center, more than fifty designers from Changsha gathered to appreciate the beauty of design.
Hibiscus comes out of the water, and everyone enjoys the beauty
Zaha Hadid’s designs have surreal geometric structures and fantastic spatial effects. Her architectural style has opened up a new world for the world. As a member of the five-person team originally formed by Zaha Hadid at studio9 in London, Ohashi implemented the modeling concept of the new building and used his profound graphic skills to control the city's landmarks. To deeply interpret the Zaha DNA of Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Center, Da Qiaoyu is the most suitable interpreter.
The total construction area of Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Center is approximately equivalent to 28 football fields, and is composed of three parts: a large theater, a small theater and an art gallery. Mr. Ohashi Yu introduced that the design inspiration of Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Center comes from Changsha’s urban texture, mountains, water system and landforms. The project designer hopes that people will not only be amazed by the appearance of the building, but also use the design to activate the entire regional section to attract people. Therefore, the architectural design products you see are the final result of continuous evolution and advancement through the latest design methods including parametric design. With the implementation of the Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Center project, this area has gained international visibility, realizing the original intention of the design team.
At the event, Mr. Ohashi Yu also happily discussed the Zaha Hadid aesthetics in the project.Colleagues in the Chinese design community shared.
Za Hadid’s iconic flowing lines and the unique hibiscus flower shape present the viewer with a wonderful scene of “hibiscus flowers in bloom”. These three hibiscus flowers with different postures can not only show their unique charm, but also connect to each other to form a whole. The minimalist pure white facade and glass film wall create a futuristic sense of technology< /strong>Beautiful architecture.
Interpretation requires more careful reading. As the on-site beauty-seeking experience deepens, the strong flavor of Zaha Hadid design comes to mind.
Interlaced silk-like lines extend infinitely throughout the interior space, heightening the overall visual proportions. Although the space is high and empty, there is still warmth.
The internal lighting abandons traditional barrel spotlights and adopts elegant linear lights. The meandering and flowing lines are like water drops falling on hibiscus petals.
In fact, what makes this new landmark possible is not only Zaha Hadid’s innovative design, but also relying on China’s powerful intelligent manufacturing. Zaha Hadid designed the entire building as three elegant and flexible hibiscus flowers, and the architectural shape of the hibiscus flowers also determined the difficulty of construction. The giant steel structure that supports the hibiscus flowers is comparable to a bird's nest in both its shape and installation accuracy. At the same time, it is also known as the world's largest hibiscus steel flower.
In addition to the complex steel structure, this project has many four-dimensional special shapes that transcend the three-dimensional concept and numerous hyperboloid shapes, all composed of GRC, aluminum panels and glass curtain walls. The GRC area of the entire building is about 70,000 square meters, and is composed of more than 10,000 irregularly curved panels. This is the most complex curtain wall construction, the most technically difficult, and the most technologically advanced curtain wall in today's construction projects. One of the curtain wall projects.
After experiencing an on-site beauty search, all the designers participating in the event gained a lot.
In view of the project background of this designer activity, Mr. Hu Xiang, director of the CIID (Changsha) Interior Architect Center, was also specially invited to share the topic of "Modernity of Design". Teacher Hu Xiang concisely summarized various trends of thought in the history of design development, from modernism, postmodern design, structuralism, deconstruction, and even the "parametric design" embodied in Zaha Hadid's architectural works. No matter how the design concepts and design methods are upgraded, the design should take into account the relationship between people, people and nature, and people and space, so as to more completely meet the needs of all parties.
Hunan gathers in Changsha, looking for beauty
Persist in quality and never forget your original intention. Ruan Weihua, senior vice president of marketing of Hengjie Group, said that the presentation of quality space is the result of the joint efforts of design and intelligent manufacturing. Hengjie and NetEase hold designer events, adhering to the original intention of building a communication, sharing and innovation platform for designers and new domestic home products.
From the discussion in the "National Fashion Lifestyle" designer salon in 2019 to the discussion + beauty experience in 2020, Hengjie has made more than 1,000 designer friends and benefited from each other's exchanges. Hengjie will continue to use the platform of designer exchange activities to integrate the power of intelligent manufacturing and design to serve the quality life of Chinese people.
Talking about the "Quality Beauty China·Looking for First-rate Beauty" urban experience tour jointly launched by Hengjie × NetEase, NetEase Home & Design East China Editor-in-Chief Luo Huijun believes that designers are an important force in promoting the improvement of national aesthetics. Hengjie is a brand that pursues beauty, and is also a new representative of domestic products and responsible for quality in the home furnishing industry. Under the situation of internal circular economy, the integrated development of the two will surely usher in more bright moments.
Hengjie’s development in Changsha is inseparable from the support and trust of Changsha designers. As the host of the event, Xie Lichuan, general manager of Hengjie Changsha Marketing Center, expressed his warmest welcome to the presence of design celebrities and Changsha designers' participation in the "Quality and Beauty in China·Looking for First-Class Beauty" city experience tour.
In 2019, Hengjie teamed up with NetEase to launch the second stop of "National Trendy Life" in Changsha. Designers gathered in Changsha to redefine the concept of "trendy" with New Oriental aesthetics and discuss the "national trendy style" in the home furnishing industry. , let Oriental design lead the rise of domestic brands.
Xie Lichuan said that as one of Hengjie's most important strategic partners in Changsha, Changsha's designer group has worked side by side with Hengjie and has jointly created many bathroom benchmark projects. In the future, Hengjie will continue to upgrade its cooperation with the Changsha design community through products and services, so that Changsha citizens can have a higher quality bathroom life.
The famous Finnish architect Aalto once said, “It is the designer’s job to create a paradise on earth.Mission", and helping designers achieve their missions is inseparable from high-quality new domestic products. The inheritance and innovation, practicality and aesthetics, care and protection contained in Hengjie's new domestic products, under Hengjie Brand Director He Zi Zhen’s sharing was followed one by one.
The collision of ideas sparks innovation. As the only representative brand of new domestic products in sanitary ware, Hengjie will continue to be based on quality and innovation, constantly cultivate new driving forces for development, and constantly expand the space for cooperation with the designer group. Through the integration of Chinese design and sanitary ware intelligent manufacturing, it will improve the quality of sanitary ware life of Chinese people. Go to the next level.
Appreciate urban culture from landmark buildings, and absorb design essence from masters’ works. After heated exchanges and beauty searches, Hengjie continues to help Chinese design shine.
Next stop, Xi’an, Hengjie will continue to “find beauty” with you!
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