武汉戏曲艺术中心是中国戏曲表演的多功能的艺术中心。它位于武汉市中心的汉江河畔，毗邻月湖。占地 45,000 平方米，由三个中式剧场和一个大剧场组成，并配有公共展览、博物馆和商业功能。以刚柔相济的形态融汇东侧刚毅的琴台大剧院与西面柔美的琴台美术馆，结合江湖周边景观打造水岸文化景观地标。

通过模糊的边界，将人、艺术与景观融为一体。设计并不仅把剧院作为一个建筑，而是作为琴台上的一个景观要素来处理，并创造连续的空间组织，如中国传统园林般，让来宾在汉江、月湖、琴台、龟山间体会移步换景的自然体验。

建筑的外部体量和立面设计汲取了中国千年戏曲史中的代表性元素，以脸谱、手势和折扇作为建筑轮廓和细部设计的灵感来源。外立面由玻璃和陶瓷百叶交替覆盖，营造出有趣的光影效果。

戏曲艺术中心容纳汉，京，楚三大剧团，并设置共用的大小剧场和博物馆。三大剧团各自独立，功能垂直叠放，均可独立运营。首层设置独立门厅，亦可做非遗展览。中间层设置戏曲活动，是各派展示互动的窗口。三大剧场均设置于20米高的空中，舞台可朝向汉江打开，创造独特的表演空间。

项目信息：

项目名称：武汉戏曲艺术中心

项目时间：2023年3月–2023年5月

项目状态：国际竞赛第二名

项目面积：45,000平米

项目类型：展览演艺建筑综合体，建筑设计、室内设计、景观设计

项目业主：武汉市文化和旅游局、武汉市自然资源和规划局、武汉文化旅游集团有限公司

项目地点：中国武汉，武汉市琴台中央文化艺术区中心地带，紧邻汉江、月湖

设计团队：PES建筑设计事务所上海分公司

Wuhan Theatre and Art Centre  

Wuhan Theatre and Art Centre is a multipurpose centre of performing arts, designed especially for Chinese opera. It located on the bank of the Han River, in the heart of Wuhan, next to the Moon Lake. The 45.000sqm design comprises of three Chinese theatres and one grand theatre hall, supported with public exhibition, museum and commercial functions. It establishes itself as part of the existing series of cultural buildings, connecting the Qintai Grand Theatre on its east side and the Qintai Art Museum on its west side. By expanding the existing landscape as part of the building, it merges with both the river and the lake to create a waterfront cultural landscape landmark.  

The objective of the design is to integrate people, art and landscape by blurring the architectural boundaries of indoor and outdoor. The design does not only treat the theater as a building, but as a landscape element on the Qintai, and creates a continuous spatial organization, allowing guests to naturally move between the Han River, Moon Lake, Qintai, and Gui Mountain.  

The exterior massing and façade design takes representative elements from the thousand-year history of Chinese opera; it uses faces, gestures and folding fans as inspiration for the outline and detailing of the building. The façade is clad with alternating glass and ceramic louvers, creating and interesting play of light and shadow.  

The Opera Art Centre hosts the three major troupes of Chinese opera: Han, Jing, and Chu, each with their independent theatre hall, and shared exhibition space. The three troupes are able to operate independently of each other, because of the vertically stacked theatre hall functions. These three theatres are set 20 meters in the air, and the stage can be opened towards the Han River, creating unique performance spaces. The practice halls for the troupes open to the central landscape, bringing culture closer to the visitors of the building and the park.  

Project Information:
Project Name: Wuhan Theatre and Art Centre
Project Time: March,2023 – May,2023
Project Status: 2nd Prize in Competition,2023
Project Size: 45,000㎡
Project Type: Exhibition Mixed-use Theatre, Architecture, Interior design, Landscape design
Project Client: Wuhan Culture and Tourism Bureau, Wuhan Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, Wuhan Culture and Tourism Group Co.
Project Location: Wuhan Qintai Central Culture and Arts District, adjacent to the Han River and Moon Lake, Wuhan, China
Designer Team: PES-Architects Shanghai