Internet Conference Centre

Nanjing, China

Morning scenery

Photo © Hou Bowen

Birdview of the dual-slope roofs structure

Photo © Hou Bowen

East facade

Photo © Hou Bowen

Conference hall

Photo © Hou Bowen

North facade-Photographer

Entrance colonnade

Outside corridor

Inner corridor

View of the north facade

Master Plan

Conference + Congress Centers

Architects: azLa Zhang Lei Design Research

Location: Nanjing, China
Year: 2016
Team: Zhang Lei, Zhong Huaying, Xi Hong
Construction drawing design: ADI-NJU
Structural design: Shanghai Tongji Steel Structure Technology,Ltd

The building consists of two volumes combined by a roof. The larger element is a twelve meters high multifunctional space; the smaller element contains a lounge and offices on the ground floor, and a small stage with seating on three sides and some multi purpose rooms on the first floor. Ground floor windows allow views to the landscape in all directions, and the multifunctional hall is lit additionally by roof lights. Between the two buildings is a covered open space that provides shelter from the weather. The roof shape is resolved as a zigzag line with an underlying steel structure. Wood is the dominant building material for the facades and in the interior. The overall impression when seen from afar is of a large agricultural barn in the countryside.