Architecture studio MAD has designed a three-venue civic centre in the city of Jiaxing, China, that will be topped with a continuous roof that has the form of a tarpaulin being blown in the wind, according to the studio.
Located near the canals of the historic South Lake and alongside the city s largest park, the Jiaxing Civic Center will contain three buildings organised around a 6,000-square-metre lawn.
Top: the Jiaxing Civic Centre was designed by MAD. Above: the building will have an undulating roof A civic centre, first and foremost, must be a place that attracts people; a place where children, youth, seniors, and families are willing to come together on a daily and weekly basis, said MAD founder Ma Yansong.