Futian Civic Cultural Centre Building, Shenzhen Architecture Development Images
Futian Civic Cultural Centre, Shenzhen
Public Culture and Sports Development Centre, Southern China – design by Mecanoo, architects
16 July 2019
Futian Civic Cultural Centre, Shenzhen
Architects: Mecanoo
Location: Futian, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, Southern China

Futian Civic Cultural Centre, Shenzhen
A building that breathes

Futian is one of the oldest and densest districts of Shenzhen. Recent urban regeneration efforts aim to breathe new life into this urban centre, which lacks urban quality and is crowded with residential and commercial high-rises. The new Civic Cultural Centre plays a major role in this effort and will house cultural programme and social spaces for stimulating urban activity. Public life in Shenzhen, as in other subtropical cities, thrives in semi-open spaces. Our proposal is therefore a building that breathes: open to daylight and natural cooling breezes, and filled with greenery.
Permeable ground floor

Attracting public activity requires a strong connection with surrounding urban spaces. The ground floor is thus designed to be as open as possible, despite the confined urban plot. A south-facing public square and a wide semi-interior east-west pedestrian passage provide pedestrian links across the site. Inside, the ground floor is lively and open, with retail functions and a fully glazed facade that can be entered on all sides.
This open public interior...