"This thin ribbed concrete shell functions entirely in compression, distributing loads to a few internal supports and multiple perimeter points along the square island base, which forms the archetypal footprint of the building. Between the ribs, the structure allows for openings, while the outer rain screen, expected to be clad in ceramic tiles, follows the shell's complex curvature. These tiles vary in size to create a pixelated texture that shimmers with a mother-of-pearl effect, subtly shifting with changing light and weather conditions."
"The architectural and structural design of the Hanoi Westlake Opera House is rooted in the principle of expressing the building's interior program through its external form, much like natural double-layered structures. After exploring several geometric models, from soap bubble shells to two-dimensional catenary envelopes, the team developed a three-dimensional catenary surface as the defining geometry of the project."
"Hanoi's Westlake Opera House, a new cultural landmark designed by architect Renzo Piano and named Isola della Musica (Island of Music), breaks ground on the Quang An Peninsula by Đầm Trị Lake. Scheduled for completion in 2027, the complex features a 2,000-seat opera house and a themed cultural and art park."
Renzo Piano's Westlake Opera House, Isola della Musica, will be built on Quang An Peninsula by Đầm Trị Lake and is scheduled for completion in 2027. The 191,000-square-meter complex features a 2,000-seat opera house and a themed cultural and art park for major cultural and political events plus public creativity and recreation. The design expresses the interior program through an external three-dimensional catenary shell geometry. The thin ribbed concrete shell works in compression, transferring loads to internal supports and perimeter points along a square island base. An outer ceramic-tiled rain screen creates a mother-of-pearl, pixelated shimmer.
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