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Name: The Chapel of Sound
Location: Chengde, China
Address: Chengde, Hebei Province, China
Architect: OPEN Architecture
Principal Architects: Li Hu, Huang Wenjing
Structural Engineer: Arup
Mechanical Engineer: Arup
Lighting: Beijing Ning Zhi Jing Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
Landscape Design: Guangzhou Turen Landscape Planning Co. Ltd.
Theater Acoustic Consultant: JH Theatre Architecture Design Consulting Company
Client: Aranya International Cultural Development Co., Ltd.
Completion: 2021
Area: 8,500 sqft

AE Interest: low-energy building design, concrete with local aggregates, cantilevered striations, inverted cone shape, extra steel-reinforced roof, floor drainage system, inner and outer shell w/ the space in between acting as a truss, open-air concert hall, P/A Award

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