A civic theatre and cinema complex of approximately 10,000 m², combining a 1,200-seat main auditorium with five cinema halls providing 450 seats in total. Its massing and envelope translate Maoming's coastal identity into the language of sails and waves, giving the new cultural venue a contemporary public presence.
A civic theatre and cinema complex of approximately 10,000 m², combining a 1,200-seat main auditorium with five cinema halls providing 450 seats in total. Its massing and envelope translate Maoming's coastal identity into the language of sails and waves, giving the new cultural venue a contemporary public presence.
Architectural rendering
The design concept draws on Maoming's identity as a coastal city. A sweeping roof line suggests a sail catching wind, while layered curves and the glazed civic base recall the movement and openness of waves along the waterfront.
Rendering shown for architectural design context; delivery photography appears below.Each chapter records a decision the next project team can evaluate: intent, performance, production and site delivery.
The architectural concept begins with Maoming's identity as a coastal city. The sweeping roof and layered public elevations abstract the movement of sails and waves, while the glazed lower volume keeps the theatre and cinema complex open to the civic plaza.
Across the approximately 10,000 m² building, the facade had to unite very different programmes: a 1,200-seat main theatre, five cinema halls with 450 seats in total, foyers and public circulation. We coordinated the stick curtain wall and stone-clad solid zones as one continuous composition, balancing transparency at arrival areas with the controlled envelope required around performance spaces.
Because the contract was a single design-supply-installation engagement, the warranty split was drawn at the outset: one team, two instruments (supply warranty and installation warranty), and no ambiguity about which party is responsible for which layer. Our project team managed fabrication in our plant and erection on site, with our crews handling the critical alignment of the stone fins against the curtain wall grid.
The theatre opened to the city as a working public building. The glass and stone composition reads as one resolved envelope at street level, and the documented panel-by-panel manual gives the maintenance team a single reference for future replacement work.
Design, Supply & Installation
Approximately 10,000 m² civic cultural complex combining a 1,200-seat main theatre and five cinema halls with 450 seats in total
4 600 m² glass-and-stone facade envelope coordinated across the theatre, cinemas, foyers and public circulation
Sail-and-wave architectural language translated into a sweeping roof line, layered solid zones and glazed public frontage
Supply and installation warranties issued as separate instruments — responsibility never ambiguous
Completed as a working public cultural venue in Maoming's central district
“The glass and stone were always one idea in the architect's mind. We made sure they were one idea on site as well — that is the value of design-supply-installation done as a single contract.”
— Project Architect, Maoming City Theatre
Supplied project photography is sequenced as an evidence trail rather than shown as an unstructured gallery.
01 · Aerial during construction
02 · Glass and stone composition
03 · Completed elevation
04 · Public-facing facade
05 · Completed delivery
This case uses supplied original project photography and the available delivery record. Final contractual documents govern the precise scope, responsibilities and warranties.
Delivered project
Stick Curtain Wall · 5 200 m² envelope
Delivered project
Stick Curtain Wall · 3 800 m² envelope
Delivered project
Sliding & Folding Glass Walls · 380 m² windows & doors
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