Cultural Arena
New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center
Site Address: 666 West Haiyang Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China
Date of Completion: October 2023 
Client: Shun Tak Holdings (Hong Kong) and Lujiazui Group (Shanghai)
Project Type: architecture, interior, product and graphic design
Program: Cultural
Gross area: 17,580 sqm
Partners-in-charge: Lyndon Neri, Rossana Hu 
Associate Director-in-charge: Ziyi Cao
Associate-in-charge: Fong Win Huang
Design team: Christine Chang, Chaofu Yeh, Siyu Chen, Sela Lim, Alexander Goh, Kate Hwang, Nicolas Fardet, Kany Liu, Ath Supornchai, Greg Wu, Becky Zhang, Luna Hong, Elan Tao, Zhikang Wang, Jingyi Bi, Guanlin Lee, Kathy Hu, Jinlong Li, Danyan Jin, Cheri Lee, Shiqi Zhang, Davis Butner, Vanessa Wu, Elis Huang
Architecture design: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Interior design: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Product design: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Graphic design: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Consultants:
Architect: Palmer & Turner Consultants 
Curtain Wall Consultant: Shanghai Zhulian Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
Structural Consultant: Arup
MEP Consultant: China Team Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch
Landscape Consultant: East China Architectural Design & Research Institute
Construction PM: AECOM Ltd
Theater Planning & Design: Theatre Projects
Theater PM: Le Group
LDI: Shanghai TIANHUA Architecture Planning & Engineering Ltd.
Acoustic Consultant: SMW (Shanghai) Business Consulting Co., Ltd
Art Consultant: Art Front Consultant (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Interior LDI: Shanghai Modern Architectural Decoration Environmental Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Interior Lighting: Branston Partnership Inc.
Kitchen Consultant: CKP Kitchen Design Consultant Co., Ltd.
Signage Consultant: Shanghai Saichi Logo Design Engineering Co., Ltd.
QS: Arcadis
Contractors:
Contractor (GC): Shanghai Construction No.4(Group) Co., Ltd
Curtain Wall: Wuxi Hengshang Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd
Hall A Interior: Shanghai Dahua Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd
Hall B Interior: Shanghai Construction Decoration (Group) Co., Ltd
Theater and Hall B Chairs Including Stage Equipment: Dafeng Industrial Co., Ltd
Architectural Materials, Products, Graphics and FF&E Suppliers, Manufacturers, etc.
• Decorative Lighting Neri&Hu Custom
• Interiors – Materials: precast terrazzo, engineered wood, travertine
• Interiors – Furniture Neri&Hu Custom; in Kids Room Vitra, Magis
• Interiors – Accessories: Neri&Hu Custom
• Interiors – Fabrics: Gabriel (Theater chairs)
• Sound Equipment: Meyer Sound
• FF&E Supplier: Strads Design (Shanghai) Co
• Custom Lighting Supplier: Melodycity (Shanghai) Environment Solution Co