GORK JOURNAL

Parametric Spheres

Project: The Exhibition Center of CANNANO
Architecture: Hot Design
Photo: Junnan Liu
Geo: Guangzhou, CH


Among the readers of the magazine, there is a special category of subscribers who praise architectural bubbles. If anything, I’m with you!) From archived projects, the Amazon headquarters and the smiley in Las Vegas come to mind. Today’s guest is smaller in size, but that does not prevent it from being an elegant axis of the surrounding composition with a "rich inner world."

The main feature of the sphere is its internal wooden shell. The contrasting juxtaposition with futuristic materials transforms the space into something resembling a spaceship. The second metal contour is responsible for the load-bearing function. It forms the outer shell and directs all loads to the center of the volume, where the staircases are located. This beautiful solution ensures that there are no additional columns inside the premises.

The building typology belongs to the category of exhibition centers focused on nanotechnology, with space for events, conference rooms, and a media zone. In my opinion, such architecture resonates perfectly with the prefix "nano." Skolkovo, take note.

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