Xinxiang Cultural Tourism Center
Mathieu Forest Zone Of Utopia- Typologies Cultural center Culture / Leisure
- Material Glass
- Date 2021
- City Xinxiang
- Country China
- Photographer TOPIA Commercial Photography
- Brand PROL
Resembling ice cubes stacked on top of one another, this sculptural building clad in frosted glass is the work of the French firms Mathieu Forest Architecte and Zone Of Utopia. It features a restaurant, a café, stores, reading rooms, and spaces intended for children. Set at different angles to form terraces and cantilevers, the glazed blocks have a pattern imprinted on them to make them look like ice, and depending on changing light conditions, certain areas indoors are either visible from outside, or hidden. The company PROL designed the lighting.