Weifang Culture & Art Center

This multi-purpose complex of 250 000 m² is built on a 44-hectare land. It includes a grand theatre and a 1 500-seat concert hall.

Technische Details

Neubauten Weifang Culture & Art Center.

Ort Weifang, China.

Baukosten Not available.

Zeitrahmen Design: 2006-2010. Construction: 2010-2013. Opening: Summer 2013.

Bauherr Weifang City Arts and Cultural Centre Building Committee.

Architect(en) RSP Architects Planners Engineers, Shanghai   www.rsp.ae

Theaterplaner Theatre Project Consultants, United Kingdom   theatreprojects.com

Zahl der Sitzplätze A 1 500-seat grand theatre and a 900-seat concert hall. The concert hall has a shoe-box geometry. The concert hall stage can be extented from 75 to 100 musicians.

Nutzung Concert hall: local music ensembles and international touring orchestras. Theatre: Chinese opera, amlified shows, dance, conferences.

Leistungsumfang Basic and acoustical concept for both the theatre and the concert hall, detailed and interior design.

Beteiligte Berater Thomas Wulfrank, Project Manager, Eckhard Kahle, Kahle Acoustics. In collaboration with Zhang Kui Sheng Design Institute, Shanghai, for local construction supervision.

1/6Weifang Culture CentreView of the Theatre hall from the stage. Foto © Zhang Wanjiang for Theatre Projects (Auditorium and Technical Design)
2/6Weifang Culture CentreGeneral view of the Theatre hall. Foto © Zhang Wanjiang for Theatre Projects (Auditorium and Technical Design)
3/6Weifang Culture CentreThe wall's articulation in the Theatre hall creates strong lateral reflections. Foto © Zhang Wanjiang for Theatre Projects (Auditorium and Technical Design)
4/6Weifang Culture CentreGeneral view of the Concert hall. Foto © Kahle Acoustics
5/6Weifang Culture CentreSide balcony in the Concert hall creating strong lateral reflections. Foto © Kahle Acoustics
6/6Weifang Culture CentreCeiling acoustic reflectors in the Concert hall. Foto © Kahle Acoustics