{"id":65156,"date":"2018-12-12T18:33:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T17:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/?p=65156"},"modified":"2018-12-21T09:36:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T08:36:14","slug":"tai-kwun-art-centre-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/tai-kwun-art-centre-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Tai Kwun Art Centre: Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 12 years<\/strong> of heritage conservation and revitalization, a major new arts complex has opened to the public in Hong Kong<\/strong>.\u00a0the site, which is located the commercial center of hong kong island, has been transformed from a compound of 16 police buildings by swiss architecture firm\u00a0Herzog & De Meuron<\/strong>. the design team sought to maintain the destination\u2019s openness \u2014 a rare characteristic for a site in one of the world\u2019s densest cities.<\/p>\n

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The complex includes two new buildings:\u00a0JC contemporary<\/strong>, a gallery building with a contemporary art space; and\u00a0JC cube<\/strong>, an auditorium building for the performing arts, film screenings, educational events, and more. both new buildings are clad with a fa\u00e7ade unit system of 100% recycled cast aluminum, a material that sets the structures apart among the site\u2019s masonry blocks.<\/p>\n

Important new connections have been created between the two buildings, including a covered outdoor stair \u2014 known as the \u2018laundry steps\u2019 \u2014 that can be used for a host of events and live performances.\u00a0meanwhile, the prison yard and the parade ground will also become performance spaces for theater, music, dance and film, with a wide range of programming to appeal to all audiences.<\/p>\n

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The new interventions are conceived as two distinct volumes but with a simple and regular composition: they maintain the horizontal character of the site preserving the existing open spaces and carefully inserting new elements within the existing fabric. In the south-west part of the site, the “Old Bailey Wing” is located between the current F Hall and Ablutions Block. Arbuthnot Wing, located in the south-east part of the site, is inserted between the E Hall and the Hall D. At the level of the ground floor are created large open spaces but protected, open to the city. At the same time, these urban gaps shape the pedestrian flow that connects Artbuthnot Road and Staunton Street through the Old Prison Yard.<\/p>\n\n