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• Architects

  COOP HIMMELB(L)AU

• Location

  Lyon, France

• Architect in Charge

  COOP HIMMELB(L)AU Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky + Partner

• Design Principal

  Wolf D. Prix

• Project Partner

  Markus Prossnigg

• Project Architects

  Mona Bayr, Angus Schoenberger

• Project Coordination

  Thomas Margaretha, Peter Grell

• Local Architect, Planning

  Patriarche & Co, Chambéry/Lyon, France

• Area

  46476.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Courtesy of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, Hubert Canet, Balloïde

One of Coop Himmelb(l)au's latest competition winning designs is the Dawang Mountain Resort near Changsha, China, a combination of an entertainment ice world with an indoor ski slope, a water park and supporting restaurant and shopping facilities. Positioned directly on top of a historical cement mining quarry pit and lake, this proposal aims to combine "striking landscape with ambitious design" in a way that could redefine the idea and aesthetics of recreation for the south-central Chinese city.

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Coop Himmelb(l)au has come up with an incredibly unique design for the new Grand Theatre and International Culture & Art Center for Changsha, China. The site is located on the northeastern side of the newly created Changsha Meixi Lake in the Daheexi District, with the design engaging both land and water with a flowing and undulating white form of enormous scale. The architects hope to create a new cultural center that interacts with the existing natural landscape, not only visually, but scientifically by running on alternative energy sources and efficient passive energy systems to reduce environmental impact.

The architects' description after the break...

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