Television Cultural Center
Planning
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture won the contract from the Beijing International Tendering Co. to construct the CCTV Headquarters and the Television Cultural Center by its side on December 20, 2002. It accommodates visitors and guests, and will be freely accessible to the public. On the ground floor, a continuous lobby provides access to the 1500-seat theater, a large ballroom, digital cinemas, recording studios and exhibition facilities. The cultural complex was designed with the cooperation of dUCKS scéno for the scenography and theater consultancy. and of DHV for the acoustics studies. The building hosted the international broadcasting center for the 2008 Olympic Games. Nowadays, the tower accommodates a five-star hotel; guests enter at a dedicated drop-off from the east of the building and ascend to the fifth floor housing the check-in as well as restaurants, lounges, and conference rooms. The hotel rooms occupy both sides of the tower, forming a spectacular atrium above the landscape of public facilities.
2009 fire
On February 2, 2009, the TVCC building caught fire due to a fireworks celebration by CCTV during the Lantern Festival, celebrating the New Year. The fire damaged the nearly complete building, delaying its opening until 2012.
See also
Media buildings in Beijing
- China Media Group Headquarters
- Central Radio & TV Tower
- CCTV Headquarters
- Beijing TV Centre
- Phoenix Center
References
- ^ "Television Cultural Center - TVCC Beijing, OMA - e-architect". e-architect.co.uk. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 2016-11-04.