Henan Xingxiang - China
"ICE CUBES" Zhongyuan Sunac Cultural Touristic City Demonstration Center

Architects:
Zone Of Utopia / Qiang Zou + Mathieu Forest Architecte
Assignements:
Urbanism, Architecture.
Status:
Finished
Dates:
2019-2021
Clients:
SUNAC - Henan Rongshou Xinyue Culture and Tourism Real Estate Co. Ltd
Program:
Entertainment, Wellness and Commercial Complex, Hotel.
Surface area:
12 149 m².
Team:
ZENG Teng, WU Di, WANG Zhuang, Arnaud MAZZA, MA Jia, XUE Qijun.
Photographer:
ArchExist.
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Like the bow of a ship, the Cultural Tourism City Demonstration Center marks the access of a brand new residential development area that will be built alongside the canal. It is conceived to be a city landmark.
We provide a strong signal for the Cultural Tourism City. Its 49-meter-high body is visible from all directions possible.
We provide an urban lighthouse for the Cultural Tourism City. Its "air hall" dominates the urban space and attracts people to it, and its translucent outer wall can absorb and diffuse light.
We provide a spatial response for the ski resort. The ski resort is located on the southwest side of the lake and connected by the pedestrian street on the north side. The tension of distance strengthens the dialogue and interaction between buildings.
We're in the pursuit to establish a new symbol for the city, which is composed of intertwined glass cubes, which reminds people of the joy of ice and snow, sunlight and winter sports, as if the lake became ice, condensing into a poetic architectural movement.