zaha hadid architects plans shenzhen science & technology museum

the building responds to the region’s subtropical climate with a design that optimizes energy conservation during shenzhen’s hot, humid summer with the very high thermal insulation performance of its envelope together with high-efficiency glazing, HVAC, lighting, and smart building management systems. the museum’s procurement, full life-cycle performance, and adaptability for future configuration are also evaluated and assessed to reduce embodied carbon and achieve the highest three-star rating of china’s green building evaluation standard. completion of the project is planned for late 2023.

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location: shenzhen, china
client: the bureau of public works of the shenzhen municipality
operator: the shenzhen association for science and technology
design: zaha hadid architects (ZHA)
consortium local design institute: beijing institute of architectural design (BIAD)

consortium lead (ZHA) team:
ZHA principal: patrik schumacher
ZHA project directors: charles walker (commercial director), paulo flores, simon yu
ZHA project architect: edgar payan
ZHA project senior associate: lydia kim
ZHA project package leads: juan montiel, jinqi huang, niran buyukkoz, saman dadgostar, julian lin, richard wasenegger
ZHA project team: berkin islam, cheryl lim, john kanakas, sven torres, michael on, yuxuan zhao, enoch kolo, karina linnsen, boyan hristov, bechara malkoun, mansel haynes

ZHA competition team:
ZHA project design directors: paulo flores, simon yu
ZHA project architects: karoly markos, edgar payan
ZHA design leads: niran buyukkoz, saman dadgostar.
ZHA project team: jinqi huang, berkin islam, billy webb, cheryl lim, christos koukis, federico fauli, juan montiel, jurij licen, michal wojtkiewicz, bogdan zaha, michael on, yuxuan zhao, enoch kolo, nastasja mitrovic

competition stage consultants:
acoustics consultants: marshall day acoustics
exhibitions consultants: art of fact
cinema consultants: teecom
landscape consultants: gillespies

specialist consultants (schematic design stage):
façade consultant: GYAC (shanghai)
acoustics consultants: acoustics & theatre design division, east china architectural design & research institute
green building consultants: jorjun green building technology, guangdong
exhibitions consultants: art of fact
cinema consultants: teecom
landscape consultants: gillespies

specialist consultants (preliminary design stage):
local design institute (structure & MEP): capol international & associates group
local design institute (architectural): beijing institute of architectural design
façade design consultants: dadi facade technology
interior design consultants: J&A (jiang & associates)
exterior lighting consultants: GD-lighting design consultancy