The much-anticipated Shenzhen Bay Culture Plaza was officially opened to the public on 23 November 2025! As a significant cultural facility in Shenzhen's new era, the plaza serves as both a global hub for design exchange and a platform for Chinese design to reach the world. It will also become a new window through which Shenzhen shares the story of Chinese design and urban modernization with the globe.
Shenzhen Bay Culture Plaza is located in the Houhai Central District of Nanshan District, Shenzhen. With a total floor area of 188,000 square meters, it comprises the North Pavilion, South Pavilion, and Theme Pavilion, spanning four above-ground floors and three underground levels. A central landscape axis connects the North and South Halls, linking the city to the sea and creating a continuous, open urban space. The project was designed by MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, while the overall signage system was developed by the Gen Design Institute, led by Kenya Hara.
The Design Art Exhibition spans nine exhibition halls and approximately 50,000 square meters of display space, focusing on design itself, highlighting design in daily life, and showcasing a global perspective.
The Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza project primarily utilizes Mayalit Lighting's Akbal Series and Zac Series.
In this project, to address the commissioning and maintenance challenges posed by the approximately 15-metre-high exhibition hall, a customized CASAMBI Bluetooth wireless control system from Mayalit Lighting was implemented. Staff can now wirelessly group luminaires, perform precise dimming, and execute intelligent controls via tablet devices from ground level, completely eliminating the need for working at height. This solution significantly enhances safety and operational efficiency while providing unprecedented flexibility for future exhibition layout adjustments.
To meet the precise lighting requirements of large-scale installation artworks, this project employs custom-designed curved tracks. These tracks function as meticulously tailored meridians of light within the space, enabling luminaires to glide smoothly along curves and achieve pinpoint positioning. This facilitates infinitely adjustable, shadow-free illumination angle control, ensuring every texture and exhibit is bathed in optimal lighting.
It is worth noting that the project faced an exceptionally tight schedule from design finalisation to on-site installation. Mayalit Lighting activated its end-to-end assurance mechanism, delivering the first batch of products to the venue within just five days of order confirmation. The seamless coordination and precise execution across its supply chain, production and logistics operations effectively safeguarded critical project milestones, earning high praise from partners for its responsiveness and professional reliability.
