EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE
HENGQIN CULTURE & ART COMPLEX
A BEACON OF GROWTH AND A BASTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE
Yunchao Xu / Atelier Apeiron is proud to unveil its work on the 142,560m ² Hengqin Culture & Art Complex, a community focal point in one of China’ s fastest growing cities, built to serve the entire Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The Hengqin Culture and Art Complex held an opening lighting ceremony on September 14, 2024, and entered the trial operation stage. On the third anniversary of the establishment of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone, this building, adhering to the design concept of“ Shanshui Hengqin, the Living Hall of the Grand Bay Area”, will be gradually opened to the public before the end of the year. The complex will be fully open by July 2025.
A long road to realization
In the more than a decade that has followed Chinese government approval of the massive and ambitious urban development of Hengqin Island, sitting at the crossroads of the Pearl River and South China, billions of dollars in investments have poured into the project referred to as the‘ Hengqin New Area’. Dozens of major projects are being developed, all within walking distance of Macau, and only 34 nautical miles from Hong Kong. In the center of it all, the 106-square kilometer island is a new addition to the populous region, with clusters of developments targeting the high-profile sectors of culture, creativity, and knowledge.
The beating heart of a newborn city
In 2018, Atelier Apeiron won a competition launched by the Chinese government to field proposals for building the Hengqin Culture & Art Complex as part of a vibrant new community in China’ s third-fastest growing urban center after Hong Kong and Macao. The firm’ s winning proposal centered around its embrace of a new and innovative approach to the massive nine-block development.
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