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Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition (MoCAPE) by LABORATORIO 543

Project: Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition (MoCAPE)
Designed by LABORATORIO 543
Client: Shenzhen Municipal Culture Bureau
Location: Shenzhen, China 
Shaped with clear contemporary lines on display is the project for Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition is coming from LABORATORIO 543 architects. Design is developed for a location in the growing Chinese city of Shenzhen at Futian District, requirements asked for a project divided in two separate but connected units. One housing the the Museum of Contemporary Art and other the Planning Exhibition, together taking over more than 90,000 square meters. 

Italian architects LABORATORIO 543 have allowed one part of the building to rest on the ground while the main body of the other is positioned on an upper level allowing the project to develop the not often seen 6th facade.