MAD Architects' new China Entrepreneur Forum Conference Centre has broken ground in the rugged, snow-capped mountains of Yabuli, located in northeastern China. 

The new centre will act as a permanent venue for annual summits hosted by the China Entrepreneur Forum (CEF) in Yabuli. CEF commissioned MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, to design a building that embodied China's entrepreneurial industry. 

Cited along the axis of a mountain, MAD designed a dynamic, tent-like structure defined by soft and sloping lines. The building reaches only 78 feet in height allowing the structure to quietly integrate into the surrounding landscape. 

Organized into four floors, the structure houses a museum, two auditoriums, a series of conference rooms and studios, and additional exhibition space. 

A skylight at the center of the roof acts as the focal point and allows natural light into the interior. MAD's design also incorporates windows with panoramic views of the surrounding natural scenery. The China Entrepreneur Forum Conference Centre is scheduled for completion in 2020.

Location: Yabuli, China
Year: 2017 - 2020
Site Area: 22,001 sqm
Building Area: 16,198 sqm
Principal Partners in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Associate Partners in Charge: Liu Huiying
Design team: Li Guangchong, Sun Shouquan, Fu Xiaoyi, Xiao Ying, Song Chi, Deng Wei, Zhang Xiaomei, Zhao Meng, Huai Wei, Che-Hung Chien, Cao Chen, Zhang Yanru, Wang Shuobin, Yuki Ishigami, Lin Yuyang
Client: China Entrepreneur Forum
Executive Architect: China Architecture Design & Research Group
Façade Consultant: Shanghai Kighton Facade Consultants Co., Ltd.
Landscape Architect: BJF International Design