LOPO Terracotta Cladding Project -- FUZHOU STRAIT CULTURE AND ART CENTER

Project: Fuzhou Strait Culture Art Center, China Lead designers: Pekka Salminen (chief designer) - PES-Architects Ltd., Martin Lukasczyk (project architect), Lai Linli (project manager) Terracotta Cladding & Terracotta Louvers Manufacturer: LOPO China () This project is located in the Sanjiangkou area of Mawei New District, Fuzhou, China, facing the Minjiang River. Designed by the Finnish design master Pekka Salminen, the project covers an area of about 150,000 square meters. The inspiration of the project design comes from Fuzhou’s city flower --- jasmine, with ’five petals, one flower’ as its overall design concept. The entire building bears a strong resemblance to a white jasmine, with each single building as jasmine’s ‘petal’. The five “petals“ are: multi-purpose theater hall, Opera House, Concert Hall, Art Museum, Film and Television Center. The entire building’s facade is clad with LOPO white glazed terracotta panels and glaz