Guangzhou Opera House

Artist/Designer: Zaha Hadid Architects

Project Location: Guangzhou, China

Figure 1: Guangzhou Opera House Interior ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 | Photographer: Virgile Simon Bertrand )

Figure 2: Guangzhou Opera House Interior ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 | Photographer: Virgile Simon Bertrand )

Figure 3: Guangzhou Opera House Interior ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 | Photographer: Iwan Baan )

Figure 4: Guangzhou Opera House Interior ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 | Photographer: Iwan Baan )

Figure 5: Guangzhou Opera House Exterior ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 | Photographer: Iwan Baan )

Figure 6: Guangzhou Opera House Site Plan ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 )

Figure 7: Guangzhou Opera House Plan Level 0.00M ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 )

Figure 8: Guangzhou Opera House Plan Level 5.00M ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 )

Figure 9: Guangzhou Opera House Section ( Source | Accessed : May 30, 2022 )

Style/Period(s):
No Style/Period Assigned.

Primary Material(s):
Concrete, Steel

Function(s):
Concert Hall, Theater

Related Website(s):

Zaha Hadid Architects Website | Accessed : May 30, 2022

Dezeen Online Review | Accessed : May 30, 2022

ArchDaily Online Review | Accessed : May 30, 2022

Design Build Network Review | Accessed : May 30, 2022

We Build Value Digital Magazine Article | Accessed : May 30, 2022

Significant Date(s):
21st Century, 2003

Additional Information:
Publications, Texts in Print:
Etherington, Rose. "Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects." Dezeen. 25 February 2011. https://www.dezeen.com/2011/02/25/guangzhou-opera-house-by-zaha-hadid-architects/.
"Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China." Design Build Network. May 28, 2021. https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/guangzhou-opera-house-china/.
"Guangzhou Opera House: the story of the theater on the river." We Build Value. December 29, 2020. https://www.webuildvalue.com/en/infrastructure/guangzhou-opera-house.html.
"Guangzhou Opera House / Zaha Hadid Architects." ArchDaily. March 1, 2011. ISSN 0719-8884. https://www.archdaily.com/115949/guangzhou-opera-house-zaha-hadid-architects.

Building Address:
1 Zhujiang W Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Significant Dates:
Construction: 2003-2010

Supporting Staff, Designers:
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Design: Zaha Hadid
Project director: Woody K.T. Yao, Patrik Schumacher
Project leader: Simon Yu
Project team: Jason Guo, Yang Jingwen, Long Jiang, Ta-Kang Hsu, Yi- Ching Liu, Zhi Wang, Christine Chow, Cyril Shing, Filippo Innocenti, Lourdes Sanchez, Hinki Kwong, Junkai Jiang
Competition team: 1st Stage: Filippo Innocenti, Matias Musacchio, Jenny Huang, Hon Kong Chee, Markus Planteu,Paola Cattarin, Tamar Jacobs, Yael Brosilovski, Viggo Haremst, Christian Ludwig, Christina Beaumont, Lorenzo Grifantini, Flavio La Gioia, Nina Safainia, Fernando Vera, Martin Henn, Achim Gergen, Graham Modlen, Imran Mahmood; 2nd Stage: Cyril Shing, YanSong Ma, Yosuke Hayano, Adriano De Gioannis, Barbara Pfenningstorff
Local design institute: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
Structural engineers: SHTK (Shanghai, China); Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute
Facade engineering: KGE Engineering (Zhuhai, China)
Building services: Guangzhou Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute (Guangzhou, China)
Acoustic consultants: Marshall Day Acoustics (Melbourne, Australia)
Theatre consultant: ENFI (Beijing, China)
Lighting design consultant: Beijing Light & View (Beijing, China)
Project management: Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
Construction management: Guangzhou Construction Engineering Supervision Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
Cost consultant: Guangzhou Jiancheng Engineering Costing Consultant Office Ltd. (Guangzhou, China)
Principal contractor: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd. (Guangdong, China)

Tags:
opera house, theater, concert, deconstructivism, zaha hadid

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