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MOCAPE, the museum of gimmicky art & planning exhibition, is nearing completion in shenzhen, communist china. designed by architecture business firm coop himmelb(l)au, the building combines two contained institutions — the museum of contemporary art (MOCA) and the planning exhibition (PE) — every bit a cultural meeting point and a venue for architectural exhibitions. the development includes a shared antechamber, multifunctional exhibition halls, auditorium, conference rooms and service areas, to exist used past both institutions.

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coop himmelb(50)au has designed both museums as separate entities as a way to emphasize their individual functional and artistic requirements. however, the two programs are merged in a monolithic body surrounded by a multifunctional, transparent façade that allows views deep into the shared entrance. 'from the inside, visitors are granted an unhindered view onto the city suggesting they are somewhere in a gently shaded outdoor area, an impression enhanced past 6 to 17 meter high, completely open and column-free exhibition areas,' explain the architects.

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a reflective and softly plain-featured 'cloud' hosts a number of public functions

from the lobby, visitors ascend to the principal level via ramps and escalators and enter the 'plaza', an expanse which serves as a point of departure for tours of the museums. from hither, guests can access a multi-functional hall, several auditoriums, and a library. attainable on several floors, a cogitating and softly deformed 'deject' hosts a number of public functions such as a café, a volume shop, and a museum store. the cloud is connected to the exhibitions rooms of both museums with bridges and ramps. 'with its curved surface the deject opens into the space reflecting the idea of two museums under one roof,' adds the design team.

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from the lobby, visitors ascend to the main level via ramps and escalators

MOCAPE completes the eastern role of the masterplan for shenzhen's urban center center and fills the last gap in the futian cultural district between a youth activity hall to the northward and an opera/library circuitous to the south. every bit with other buildings in the district, the main level of the evolution sits x meters higher up ground level, creating a stage-similar platform that acts equally a unifying element with the existing urban fabric.

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the building combines ii contained institutions to form a cultural venue

the building's pare includes of an outer layer of natural stone louvers, and the climate envelope fabricated from insulated glass. this surface remains structurally independent from the mounting framework of the museum buildings, enveloping the ii institutions, the cloud, the plaza, and the multifunctional base.

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the deject is connected to the exhibitions rooms of both museums with bridges and ramps

from an ecology standpoint, pollution costless systems and facilities utilize renewable free energy sources through solar and geothermal energy (with a basis water cooling system). meanwhile, the roof of the museum filters daylight for exhibition rooms, reducing the need for bogus lighting. MOCAPE is scheduled to complete later in 2016.

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MOCAPE is scheduled to complete afterward in 2016

project info:

customer: shenzhen municipal culture agency, shenzhen, cathay
shenzhen municipal planning bureau, shenzhen, communist china

planning: coop himmelb(l)au – wolf d. prix & partner ZT GmbH
blueprint principal: wolf d. prix

projection partner: markus prossnigg
blueprint architects: quirin krumbholz, jörg hugo, mona bayr
project architects: angus schoenberger, veronika janovska, tyler bornstein
project coordination: xinyu wan
project team: jessie castro, jessie chen, jasmin dieterle, luis ferreira, peter grell, paul hoszowsky, dimitar ivanov, ivana jug, zhu yuang kang, alexander karaivanov, nam la-chi, rodelle lee, feng lei, megan lepp, samuel liew, thomas margaretha, jens mehlan, ivo de nooijer, reinhard platzl, vincenzo possenti, pete rose, ana santos, jutta schädler, günther weber, chen yue
digital project team: angus schoenberger, matt kirkham, jasmin dieterle, jonathan asher, jan brosch

local architects: HSArchitects, shenzhen, cathay
structural engineering: B+G ingenieure, bollinger und grohmann GmbH, frankfurt, frg
mechanical engineering science: reinhold bacher, vienna, austria
lighting design: AG licht, bonn, frg
cost management: davis langdon & seah, hong kong, china

competition (1st prize): 2007
start of planning: 2008
beginning of construction: 2013
completion: 2016

site surface area: 21,688 sqm
gross floor area: 80,000 sqm
building meridian/length/width: 40 m / 160 yard / 140 m
number of stories: seven

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