Shanghai Waigaoqiao Cultural & Art Centre

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Cultural & Art Centre is located on the center of Waigaoqiao New Town, near the Zhouhai Road station along the Metro Line 6. Tianhua Architecture Planning & Engineering Co,. Ltd. won the bidding for Shanghai Waigaoqiao Cultural & Art Centre in 2006, ushering in a new journey that would later last one decade.

The project is expected to create a multi-purpose cultural and art centre to host literary and art performances, conferences, film screenings, cultural, science education and other public activities. Given that the Port is home to shipping containers, financial and trade businesses, the architects involved anticipate the Centre to become an extension of the global image of this area that mirrors its cultural life.

The architects employed simple approaches to highlight the building’s characteristics under the geographic context. Based on the “container culture” typical of such ports, they created a juxtaposition of distinct volumes with glass and metal to enhance the visual effects. Meanwhile a series of indoor and outdoor spaces are designed to prompt more public activities.