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REN People's Building, Shanghai, China

Key Data

Location

World Expo site, Shanghai, China

Completion Date

2010

Estimated Investment

€1,100m

Size

REN building: 50,000m²

Additional buildings: 500,000m²

Full specifications

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The REN building is a proposal for a hotel, leisure and conference centre for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The building is conceived as two buildings merging into one. TWO BUILDINGS IN ONE The first building, emerging from the water, is devoted to the activities of the body and houses a water culture centre. The second building, emerging from land, is devoted to spirit and enlightenment and houses the conference centre and meeting facilities. The two buildings meet in a 1,000-room hotel and form the Chinese character for 'People', becoming a recognisable landmark for the World Expo in China. Together, the two buildings become a tower and an arch at once. The arch defines a square for gatherings and activities, exactly on the main axis of the expo site overlooking the HuangPu River. The square is sheltered from the rain but allows sunlight through, from the east in the morning and from the west in the evening. A PUBLIC SPACE Large curved plazas border the pool and conference buildings, creating a continuous recreational public space along the river. Round openings and skylights bring light to the auditoriums and pools and gradually become denser as they rise from the river, eventually becoming windows and terraces for the hotel rooms. The project questions whether architecture can embody the schizophrenic political identity of the People's Republic of China at once: Tao, Mao and Capitalism. "The REN building could be the Eiffel Tower of Shanghai." A modernist slab is cleaved in two, forming the Chinese character for 'People'. The principle of Yin Yang and the five elements of Feng Shui are embedded in the architecture, creating a link between the ancient wisdom and the contemporary euphoria of Chinese culture. The REN building could be the Eiffel Tower of Shanghai, a landmark symbolising the people-oriented pursuit of the Shanghai Expo 2010.

The REN building is a proposal for a hotel, leisure and conference centre for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

The arch defines a square for gatherings and activities, exactly on the main axis of the expo site overlooking the HuangPu River.

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