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哈尔滨文化岛位于松花江以北的滨江湿地自然景观中。整个项目占地面积​​1.8平方公里，​​建筑面积7.9万平方米。它是太阳岛北部开发的一部分，是北方重要的自然栖息地。2010年2月，MAD赢得了设计岛上文化中心的比赛。整个建筑预计将于2014年完成，届时将举行哈尔滨7月夏季音乐会。

Harbin Cultural Island is located in the natural landscape of the riverside wetland north of Songhua River. The entire project covers an area of ​​1.8 square kilometers, with a construction area of ​​79,000 square meters. It is part of the development north of Sun Island, which is an important natural habitat in the north. In February 2010, MAD won the competition to design the cultural center on the island. The entire building is expected to be completed in 2014 when the Harbin July summer concert will be held.

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受中俄两国文化的影响，哈尔滨被誉为北方音乐之都。不同于通常位于城市中心的其他剧场建筑，哈尔滨大剧院将不是城市的一个孤立的地标，而是人类精神的自然延续。除了湿地生态系统的区域保护和利用外，哈尔滨剧院、哈尔滨劳动娱乐中心、哈尔滨大广场和湿地公园共同构成哈尔滨文化岛，将文化、艺术和自然融为一体。

Influenced by both Chinese and Russian culture, Harbin is reputed as the music capital of the north. Different from other theater buildings that are normally located in the urban center, Harbin Grand Theater will not act as an isolated landmark for the city, but the natural continuation of the human spirit. Apart from regional protection and utilization of the wetland ecosystem, Harbin Theater, Harbin Labor Recreation Center, Harbin Great Square and the Wetland Park together compose the Harbin Cultural Island, to join culture, art and nature in an integrated environment.

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文化岛被河流环绕，以宽阔的河岸为背景，以冰川的形式延伸，相互连接，形成一个统一的整体。主入口模仿一座横跨湿地的玉带桥，将城市和文化中心连接起来。地形的运动从战略上引导人们从不同的方向流向哈尔滨剧院和哈尔滨劳动娱乐中心的入口处。大剧院的外部坡道，类似于阵风形成的山路，引导人们从内部到外部。沿着景观通道行走，游客可以欣赏周围的文化和自然景观。在这些建筑物的最高点，游客可以欣赏到周围景色的全景，就像在山顶上一样。

Surrounded by rivers, the Cultural Island embraces the wide riverbank as its background appearing as a glacier stretching and connecting to each other into a cohesive whole. The main entrance mimics a jade belt bridge spanning the wetlands and connecting the city and the cultural center together. The movement of the terrain strategically directs the flow of people from different directions to the entrance of Harbin Theater and Harbin Labor Recreation Center. The external ramp of the Grand Theater, resembling a mountain path formed by gusting winds, guides people from the interior to the exterior. Walking along the landscape passage, visitors are able to appreciate the surrounding cultural and natural landscape. Atop the highest point of these buildings, visitors are able to enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery as if they are on top of a mountain.

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大剧院以北方的自然美景为前提。为了减少这么大的体积，建筑形式是自然环境的延续，因为它成为景观的一部分。整个建筑就像一座起伏的白雪覆盖的山，遵循着自然的节奏。

The grand theatre takes the natural beauty of the north as its premise. In an attempt to reduce such a large volume, the architectural form is a continuation of the natural environment as it becomes part of the landscape. The entire building acts as an undulating snow covered mountain, following a natural rhythm.

这座建筑的包层是定制的纯白色铝.白色的石头和混凝土也被用作墙的一部分，带来了一种像冰和雪一样纯净的感觉。礼堂上方的天窗利用自然日光。白天，室内照明的需要可以完全满足节能和特殊照明效果。大剧院由两个大小不同的剧院组成。大剧院可容纳1，600名客人，由较低级别的摊位和两层楼的展厅组成。室内空间使用大量的木材，为大剧院的表演厅提供最好的音响效果。此外，木材和白色墙形成了一个平衡的对比温暖和寒冷的颜色，类似于独特的温暖气氛的山区小屋。剧场的舞台设计不仅适合西方歌剧和现代戏剧表演，而且符合中国传统戏剧的要求。音响和灯光设计为剧院的各个场馆提供了高水平的表演。在弧形丙烯酸灯的覆盖下，二楼的贵宾休息室就像一个闪闪发光的透明水晶漂浮在剧院里。标准舞台配备了一个多才多艺的管弦乐坑，旨在满足大规模的歌剧，芭蕾舞团和其他各种需要。与大型剧院相连的400座小剧院是小型戏剧表演、室内乐和歌剧的场所。后台窗帘的设计，使舞台像一个大屏幕与自然景观的背景，结合室内外景观。室外水部分也可用作室外礼堂，因此，当帷幕打开时，它就变成了一个视野通畅的全景竞技场。这个巧妙的设计为大剧院创造了一个巨大的空间和微妙的戏剧效果，以适应现代戏剧艺术的创新和变化。

The cladding of the building is custom-made pure white aluminum. White stone and concrete are also used as part of the wall, introducing a pure feeling as ice and snow. The skylight above of the auditorium utilizes natural daylight. During the day, the need for interior lighting can be completely satisfied with energy-saving and special lighting effects. The Grand Theater is made up of two different sized theaters. The larger theater can accommodate up to 1,600 guests and it is formed with lower level stalls and a two-floor gallery. The interior space uses a large amount of wood to provide the best possible acoustical effects for the Performance Hall of the Grand Theater. Also, the wood and the white wall form a balanced contrast between warm and cold colors, resembling the unique warm atmosphere of mountain huts. The stage design for the theater is not only suitable for western opera and modern drama performances, but also meets the requirement of traditional Chinese theater plays. The acoustics and lighting design provide a high level of performance for the various venues in the theater. Covered by curved acrylic lamps, the second floor VIP lounge appears as a glowing clear crystal floating in the theater. The standardized stage is equipped with a versatile orchestral pit, designed to meet large-scale performances of Opera, Ballet and other various needs. The 400 seat small theater that connects with the larger theater serves as the venue for small drama performances, chamber music, and operas. The design of the backstage curtain allows the stage to expand like a wide screen with natural landscape in the background integrating the indoor and outdoor view. The outdoor water section can also be used as an outdoor auditorium, therefore when the curtain opens, it becomes a panoramic arena with unobstructed views. This ingenious design creates a great space and a delicate dramatic effect for the Grand Theater to adapt to the innovation and changes of the modern theater art.

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艺术中心展示了城市、自然和人民的丰富规模。鼓励哈尔滨艺术文化活动的宣传和群众参与。人们可以从不同的距离获得不同的感官体验。在大剧院和文化艺术中心之间的巨大的人工湖与一座长的景观桥形成了鲜明的对比，形成了佛教的“虚空”概念。沿着景观桥，游客可以到达大广场以西的劳动娱乐中心。这座建筑面积达4.1万平方米，是一座与大剧院相辅相成的综合性建筑。其职能包括员工培训、会议、文化教育、展览、酒店和餐饮空间。这些设施将为游客、观众和工作人员提供多样化的空间。文化中心的边界与河岸和湿地相连，模糊了自然和人工的界限。开阔的空间，如坡道、桥梁、天台和广场，架起了人与自然之间的桥梁。

The art center demonstrates the rich scale of the city, the nature and the people. It encourages the publicity and mass participation of Harbin’s art and culture activities. People can get a different sensory experience from different distances. The huge man-made lake between the Grand Theater and the Culture and Art Center contrasts the building with a long landscape bridge wedged in-between to form a Buddhist concept of “Void”. Along the landscape bridge, visitors can reach the Labor Recreation Center west of the Great Square. With a construction area of 41,000 square meters, this building is a comprehensive building complementing the Grand Theater. Its functions include staff training, conferences, cultural education, exhibitions, hotel and catering space. These facilities will provide a diversified space for visitors, spectators and the staff. The boundary of the Cultural Center interconnects with the river bank and wetland, blurring the boundaries of the natural and the artificial. Open spaces like ramps, bridges, sky terrace and squares bridge the distance between man and nature.

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从2010年的初步启动到2013年8月，文化中心的总体结构已经完成，整个项目也开始形成。在未来的一年里，建筑外观、室内设计和景观设计将完成。哈尔滨这个新的文化岛正在崛起，以促进北方的人文、艺术和自然的融合，它将成为这个城市精神的中心。

From the design’s initial startup in 2010 to August 2013, the overall structure of the Cultural Center was completed and the entire project began to take shape. In the coming year, the building façade, the interior design and landscape design will be finished. This new cultural island in Harbin is emerging to facilitate the blend of humanity, art and nature in the north and it will become the center of this city’s spirit.

Architects MAD Architects

Location Harbin Xiangfang Cultural Center, Zhujiang Road, Xiangfang, Haerbin, Heilongjiang, China, 150090

Category Cultural Center

Directors Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano

Area 1800000.0 sqm

Project Year 2014

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