The main building of CCTV has attracted widespread attention from all walks of life since its design. The fire on February 9 once again brought this building into the public eye. Some Feng Shui experts said that the design of the new CCTV building does not conform to the principle of axial symmetry, and is also skewed (the buildings on both sides are tilted) and oddly shaped. It can be said to be a complete anti-Feng Shui culture.
CCTV New Building (File Photo)
The "Television Cultural Center" (TVCC) that was ravaged by fire on February 9 was an annex to the new CCTV building and was used during the 2008 Olympic Games. Provide television broadcast services. The center is equipped with facilities such as a TV theater, a recording studio, a five-star hotel, a press conference hall, a digital cinema, a large audio-visual room, an exhibition area, a multi-functional hall, and an underground parking lot.
The TVCC building is mainly composed of the five-star "Mandarin Oriental Hotel" and the CCTV "TV Cultural Center". It is connected to the main CCTV building through an underground corridor. The "Mandarin Oriental Hotel" was originally expected to open in the middle of the year. Currently under renovation.
The entire CCTV includes: main building (CCTV Headquarters Building), Television Culture Center (TVCC), service building, and media park. The total construction investment is expected to be up to 10 billion yuan, and construction will start in September 2004.
The main building of CCTV has attracted widespread attention from all walks of life since the beginning of its design. In the plan of architect Koolhaas, the two towers of the new building rise from a single platform and merge at the upper part to form The three-dimensional experience breaks through the conventional characteristics of skyscrapers.
But in Feng Shui, it has attracted great controversy. Xu Congyu, a famous Feng Shui master, said that the most basic requirements of traditional culture for the shape of buildings are "center" and "upright". "Medium" requires that the building, especially the main building, be symmetrical about the central axis. "Right" means that it cannot be skewed or oddly shaped.
In addition to Feng Shui issues, the new CCTV building also caused a lot of controversy when it came to soliciting new names. Earlier, CCTV decided to collect names for the new building among its employees because of the indecent names being circulated about the new building, such as "big pants," "twisted," "cross-span," and "bird legs."