The Lujiazui Harbour City Exhibiton Centre is located on the northern and most recent development of Shanghai Pudong, along the Huangpu River, one of the most photographed waterfronts in the world. The project site, occupying the former ‘Shanghai Shipyard’, has a long history of shipbuilding industry. The new Exhibition Centre is positioned on the ramp of a former ship cradle and provides a concentrated event space within the surrounding financial district.
OMA conceived the Exhibition Centre as a “spatial armature,” suspended above a plaza and connected to another exhibition space beneath the ramp. The building organizes the open space, adding new programmatic opportunities for film screenings, fashion shows, and concerts. The new volume transforms the existing ramp into a large-scale theatrical space for events while the covered plaza under the elevated box can be used for more intimate happenings.
The building’s materiality and architecture establish a dialogue with the site’s industrial past; a mysterious object wrapped in a metallic mesh exposes its steel structure, echoing the unfinished ship hulls which used to populate the site.
OMA was appointed by Lujiazui Central Financial District (Phase II) Development Corporation to design and execute the building in November 2014.
COLLABORATORS
COMPETITION
Structure Consultancy: Ramboll Facade Consultancy: Front
POST- COMPETITION
Structure, Facade, Lighting Consultancy: ARUP
Local Design Institute: China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering Co., Ltd Facade: Wuhan Lingyun Building Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd Multimedia: Dynamic Artworks
Signage: RTKL
Project: Shanghai Lujiazui Harbour City Exhibition Centre
Status: Completed
Client: LuJiaZui Central Financial District (Phase II) Development Corporation Location: Shanghai, China
Site: LujiaZui, Pudong
Program: 1500m2 - Exhibition, Retail
Competition Team
Partners in charge: David Gianotten, Michael Kokora
Associate in charge: Paolo Caracini
Project Architect: Ricky Suen
Team: Paul Feeney, Vincent McIlduff, Yuye Peng, Tony Yang, with Mafalda Brandao, Thomas Brown, Gemawang Swaribathoro, Stella Tong, Mavis Wong, Shu Yang
Schematic Design & Design Development Partner in charge: Michael Kokora Associate in charge: Daan Ooievaar Project Architect: Ricky Suen
Team: Charles Lai, Vincent McIlduff, Slobodan Radoman, Tony Yang, with Joanna Gu, Mafalda Brandao
Construction Documentation & Construction Administration Partner in Charge: David Gianotten
Associate in charge: Daan Ooievaar
Project Architect: Ricky Suen
Team: Charles Lai, Slobodan Radoman, with Joanna Gu
Interiors
Partner in Charge: David Gianotten
Associate in charge: Daan Ooievaar
Project Architect: Ricky Suen
Team: Charles Lai, Katja Lam, Slobodan Radoman, with Joanna Gu, Mafalda Brandao, Adisak Yavilas