Sou Fujimoto reveals Shenzhen exhibition hall, designed as “gardens within a box”

Sou Fujimoto Architects has unveiled their design for the Shenzhen Reform and Opening-Up Exhibition Hall. Designed in collaboration with Donghua Chen Studio, the exhibition hall is imagined as “gardens within a box” with a village-like indoor space cloaked underneath a multi-layered transparent façade. Image: Sou Fujimoto Architects & Donghua Chen StudioThe 90,000-square-meter complex is intended as a “window” into Shenzhen, displaying and publicizing the city’s achievements over recent decades. The exhibition hall will serve many roles: a site welcoming guests to the city, an institution collecting research materials, a landmark to signify Shenzhen’s innovative and international brand, and a carrier for the showcasing of Shenzhen’s culture and people. Image: Sou Fujimoto Architects & Donghua Chen Studio“The natural elegance of the project emphasizes the harmonious relationship between the landscape and its surrounding context, which creates a humble appearance with a village-li...

Sou Fujimoto reveals Shenzhen exhibition hall, designed as “gardens within a box”

Sou Fujimoto Architects has unveiled their design for the Shenzhen Reform and Opening-Up Exhibition Hall. Designed in collaboration with Donghua Chen Studio, the exhibition hall is imagined as “gardens within a box” with a village-like indoor space cloaked underneath a multi-layered transparent façade.

Image: Sou Fujimoto Architects & Donghua Chen Studio

The 90,000-square-meter complex is intended as a “window” into Shenzhen, displaying and publicizing the city’s achievements over recent decades. The exhibition hall will serve many roles: a site welcoming guests to the city, an institution collecting research materials, a landmark to signify Shenzhen’s innovative and international brand, and a carrier for the showcasing of Shenzhen’s culture and people.

Image: Sou Fujimoto Architects & Donghua Chen Studio

“The natural elegance of the project emphasizes the harmonious relationship between the landscape and its surrounding context, which creates a humble appearance with a village-li...