Architecture exhibition. 16.05. - 30.06.2009. Berlin, Germany
BAIYUN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER
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Photography: Philippe van Gelooven
BAIYUN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER
The BURO II architects chose to develop this project in co-operation and interaction with the Chinese partner.
This intercultural team approach resulted in a balance of perception, culture, innovation and technicality
thanks to which the project breathes unity.
The basic concept is ‘linking nature and town’, intertwining the congress centre as a transit between nature
and the city. The new volumes are like foothills of the Baiyun Mountain. Four eco-bridges were designed
which cross the motorway and connect the congress centre with the surrounding mountains.
By using the history of the city, the symbols and materials of the emperor's tomb and local materials such as
red sandstone, the buildings are anchored on this site. The congress centre becomes more than a building:
it is a meeting point between East and West.
The 300,000 m² project comprises three buildings with congress facilities and auditoriums for 2,500, 1,000
and 500 people; the two buildings on the outside are hotels with 500 or 600 rooms each. Western and Chinese
culture merge on the inside. Energy-regulating buffer zones are also used as circulation areas.
Multidisciplinary teamwork
Unique, and typical for BURO II, is how this design was realised. This project was realised with CITIC,
Design institute of China and a multidisciplinary team:
> Laurent Ney & Partners (Belgium) – structural design
> Ingenium nv (Belgium) – technical design
> Daidalos (Belgium) – energy and acoustics
> TTAS bvba (Belgium) – theatre techniques
> Stefaan Thiers en Denis Dujardin (Belgium) – landscape design
> Van Santen & Ass. (France) – façade engineering
> Lens°Ass (Belgium) – interior design
The design process and construction process ran largely concurrent. Through workshops the three teams
(BURO II, CITIC and the client) worked parallel to each other. This open and participative process resulted
in a multitude of input in a very short period. A year and a half later the congress centre was built.
The local population recognises the congress centre as a modern expression of a hidden cultural tradition.
Or how globalisation can be used as a platform to develop a sustainable cultural exchange.
BAIYUN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER
The BURO II architects chose to develop this project in co-operation and interaction with the Chinese partner.
This intercultural team approach resulted in a balance of perception, culture, innovation and technicality
thanks to which the project breathes unity.
The basic concept is ‘linking nature and town’, intertwining the congress centre as a transit between nature
and the city. The new volumes are like foothills of the Baiyun Mountain. Four eco-bridges were designed
which cross the motorway and connect the congress centre with the surrounding mountains.
By using the history of the city, the symbols and materials of the emperor's tomb and local materials such as
red sandstone, the buildings are anchored on this site. The congress centre becomes more than a building:
it is a meeting point between East and West.
The 300,000 m² project comprises three buildings with congress facilities and auditoriums for 2,500, 1,000
and 500 people; the two buildings on the outside are hotels with 500 or 600 rooms each. Western and Chinese
culture merge on the inside. Energy-regulating buffer zones are also used as circulation areas.
Multidisciplinary teamwork
Unique, and typical for BURO II, is how this design was realised. This project was realised with CITIC,
Design institute of China and a multidisciplinary team:
> Laurent Ney & Partners (Belgium) – structural design
> Ingenium nv (Belgium) – technical design
> Daidalos (Belgium) – energy and acoustics
> TTAS bvba (Belgium) – theatre techniques
> Stefaan Thiers en Denis Dujardin (Belgium) – landscape design
> Van Santen & Ass. (France) – façade engineering
> Lens°Ass (Belgium) – interior design
The design process and construction process ran largely concurrent. Through workshops the three teams
(BURO II, CITIC and the client) worked parallel to each other. This open and participative process resulted
in a multitude of input in a very short period. A year and a half later the congress centre was built.
The local population recognises the congress centre as a modern expression of a hidden cultural tradition.
Or how globalisation can be used as a platform to develop a sustainable cultural exchange.
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