YACHT & CRUISE
A cloud on the water The Peking studio MAD has just completed the Cloudscape, the first pavilion in a series of new public buildings on the seashore of the island city of Haikou, in southern China. All bear the signature of a famous designer, giving the city with new avant garde cultural and architectural amenities
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ainan, China’s smallest and southernmost province, includes the country’s largest island. Its capital is the port city of Haikou, a stop on the ancient maritime Silk Road and now a popular seaside destination on the South China Sea, separated from the mainland by the Qiongzhou Strait. Commissioned by the provincial authorities and supervised by Weng Ling, founder of the Arts China Union interdisciplinary platform, the Haikou’s Pavilions by the Seaside project will grace two of the city’s waterfront areas with sixteen new,
Haikou, China
Client: Haikou Tourism & Culture Investment Holding Group Architectural design: MAD, Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano (Principal Partners in Charge), Fu Changrui (Associate in Charge) Executive architect: East China Architectural Design and Research Institute Construction contractor: Yihuida Shimizu Concrete Facade consultant: RFR Shanghai Lighting consultant: Beijing Ning Field Lighting Design Signage design: 2x4 Beijing Interior design: Beijing Ling & BuYao Interior design Author: Elena Franzoia Photo credits: ArchExist, CreatAR Images
