The Chinese Cultural Hall is located to the east of the Sino Italian Cultural
Exchange Center. It can be reached from the SinoExchange Center. It can be reached from the Sino--Italian Pavilion through the Italian Pavilion through the cultural corridor surrounded by bambocultural corridor surrounded by bamboo forests. The o forests. The chinesechinese cultural hallcultural hall is is composed of multifunctional halls, meeting rooms, restaurants, piano composed of multifunctional halls, meeting rooms, restaurants, piano pavilions and tea rooms, pavilions and tea rooms, the design is the design is full of oriental charm.full of oriental charm.
At the beginning of the design, the architect hoped to find the intersection of
the two in the form of Chinese and Western cultural differences: the overall
layout concept of the site was taken from the "ruyi" that China used to gift
foreign envoys since ancient times to signify the establishment of friendly
relations and imply the peace of the two coun tries. The east and west
pavilions are connected by a cultural corridor, it surrounded by ponds and
bamboo forests. The Chinese Cultural Hall a nd the Chinese Italian Cultural
Hall use Italian squares as their spatial prototypes. Through the creation of
sce nery, form, meaning and emotion, they interpret the cultural philosophy of
the harmony between man and nature in the Eastern world.
Scenery: The original site of the site is a bamboo forest with a pond on the
west side. The starting point is to preserve the bamboo forest as much as
possible and integrate the building into the bamboo forest. The functions are possible and integrate the building into the bamboo forest. The functions are scattered throughout the bascattered throughout the bamboo forest, and the courtyard wall separates mboo forest, and the courtyard wall separates the inner and outer courtyards. Three courtyards are interspersed inside, so the inner and outer courtyards. Three courtyards are interspersed inside, so that the indoor space, courtyard and bamboo forest form a tendency to look that the indoor space, courtyard and bamboo forest form a tendency to look at each other. A Chineseat each other. A Chinese--style modern landscape garden is style modern landscape garden is arranged in the arranged in the courtyard to create a unique interior landscape. Stepping into the bamboo courtyard to create a unique interior landscape. Stepping into the bamboo forest, stepping down, the piano room hidden under the bamboo forest is forest, stepping down, the piano room hidden under the bamboo forest is looming, the sound of the piano, the sound of wind, thelooming, the sound of the piano, the sound of wind, the swaying sound of swaying sound of bamboo leavesbamboo leaves and theand the light and shadow dancing under the bamboo forest light and shadow dancing under the bamboo forest are integrated. Out of the bamboo forest, the tea room floats above the pond, are integrated. Out of the bamboo forest, the tea room floats above the pond, full of sunlight, suddenly enlightened, and looking to the west, the Zhongyi full of sunlight, suddenly enlightened, and looking to the west, the Zhongyi Pavilion Pavilion is reflect ed in the quiet water lily pond。
Form: The architectural form adopts traditional wooden frame to carries out
modern translation and use circular geometric elements. The continuous
cross shaped arch column extends fr om the interior to the exterior and the
transparent glass curtain wall eliminates the boundary between th e interior
and the exterior, it naturally brings the outdoor scenery into the interior. The
outdoor continuous circular hollow corridor frame creates a varied and quiet
light and shadow experience. The courtyard wall extends from the cultural
corridor, passing through the bamboo forests, connecting the houses in
series, resembling the freehand brushwork and relaxation of Chinese
calligraphy. The opposite view window hole on the courtyard wall is shaped
like a drop of w ater, taking the meaning of nature.
Meaning: The Chinese Cultural Hall is composed of houses, courtyards,
corridors, and landscapes. "Scenery" is an inseparable element of architecture.
Architecture originates from scenery, is derive in scenery, merges with
scenery, and eventually becomes a part of scenery. It fully embodies the
Eastern wisdom of Taoism, nature, and the unity of man and nature.
Passion: Through respect and use of nature, the Chin ese Culture Hall
integrates the space with natural elements such a s light, wind, sound and
smell to f orm an emotional memory that gives oriental charm. At the same
time, it is also the best presentation of Sino Italian cultural exchanges.