Text description of the architects. The architects designed two “cradle-like” shapes for this project, one large and one small. The large structure is located in the center of the site and houses the main performance function, while the small structure is located on the right side of the main building and arranges actor dormitories, rehearsal rooms and ancillary functions. Both volumes feature a slanted section to showcase the roof to the audience. With local plants throughout the sloping roof, taking advantage of the area's abundant rainfall, manual management costs are reduced. The two volumes are connected and this charmingly naive form is reminiscent of a panda mother and son.
In order not to compromise the integrity of the main building, the main entrance is a sunken plaza that allows visitors to climb steps to reach a high, open lobby. This treatment stimulates the audience's spatial experience and enthusiasm to participate. This is the place where the public can rest, undergo security checks and check tickets, while providing a comfortable buffer zone in rainy Ya'an. The main façade facing the lobby consists of several green vertical grids, as if allowing the audience to enter a mysterious bamboo forest. Bamboo is the main diet for pandas, which also suggests that panda-related performances are coming soon.
Through the lobby, the audience enters a continuing auditorium where they can watch various related performances before entering the final 1200-seat performance hall. The huge stage encloses the audience seats and allows the audience an immersive performance effect.
The building's facade is made of perforated aluminum panels. To emphasize the “furry” feel, the single piece of perforated aluminum plates is finished with a 6:1 long strip, and the front and middle parts are attached to the inner measuring keel, while the back part protrudes outward, forming a spring effect. This processing method solves the contradiction between large areas and detailed processing, converts complex 3D modeling into 2D positioning, and reduces costs and construction difficulties. Aluminum perforated panels are arranged in double layers and three different “transparencies” are created based on the semi-transparent optical properties of perforated panels. At the same time, LED lights are installed inside to achieve special lighting effects at night.
The green roof is reached by the public via the stairs designed on the second floor. There are two viewing platforms on the green roof. Rooftop hiking connects the nearby green plants on the roof with the lush mountains and forests in the distance, allowing people to immerse themselves in them and forget the hustle and bustle of the city and return to the embrace of nature.
