SPF Architects, based in Culver City, California, have created an design for the Zhuhai Opera House in Guangdong Province, China.  Learning from the traditional principles of the region, the opera house’s form gives the appearance of stacked pebbles. Such an idea was conceived as a way to create a visual balance based on the Chinese principle from the five element theory.

The opera house has three stacked levels that provide varying programmatic activities, such as a 1500 seat auditorium, large plaza gathering space, rehearsal hall, restaurants and other public amenities. A forest behind the structure gives the impression of growth and sustainability.

A red, sandstone plaza invites cultural interaction, and a forest is planted behind the site – the embodiment of growth and sustainability. The shape of the center stone comfortably houses the opera house auditorium, its curvature lending perfectly to the intimacy of the space.

For further information visit the architects website.