CULTURAL UPGRADE

Atelier Apeiron gets set to unveil the visionary Henggin Culture Art Complex, a dynamic cultural landmark poised to transform one of China’s fastest-growing urban centre

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An architectural approach defined by large-scale porosity, adapted to the high-density urban context of the site's surroundings was adopted for the design. Atelier Apeiron gets set to unveil the visionary Hengqin Culture & Art Complex, a dynamic cultural landmark poised to transform one of China's fastest-growing urban centres.

In 2018, Atelier Apeiron won a competition launched by the Chinese government to field proposals for building the Hengqin Culture & Art Complex as part of a vibrant new community in China's third-fastest-growing urban centre after Hong Kong and Macao. The firm's winning proposal centred around embracing a new and innovative approach to the massive nine-block development. The firm is finally ready to unveil its work on the 142,560m² Hengqin Culture & Art Complex, a community focal point in one of China's fastest-growing cities, built to serve the entire Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which will fully open by July 2025.

A LONG ROAD TO REALISATION

In the more than a decade that has followed Chinese government approval of the massive and ambitious urban development of Hengqin Island, sitting at the crossroads of the Pearl River and South China, billions of dollars in investments have poured into the project referred to as the 'Hengqin New Area'. Dozens of major projects are being developed, all within walking distance of Macau and only 34 nautical miles from Hong Kong. In the centre of it all, the 106-square-kilometre island is a new addition to the populous region, with clusters of developments targeting the high-profile sectors of culture, creativity, and knowledge.

THE BEATING HEART OF A NEWBORN CITY