Guangzhou No. 2 Children's Palace

Guangzhou No. 2 Children's Palace

Guangzhou No. 2 Children's Palace is located on the new urban central axis of Guangzhou in Zhujiang New Town. Together with the adjacent Guangzhou Library, Guangzhou Opera House, and Guangdong Provincial Museum (all planned), it forms an iconic complex on Cultural Plaza and is a key part of the central public space along Guangzhou’s new urban central axis. The Guangzhou No. 2 Children's Palace has a total construction area of 45,917 square meters, with a total investment of approximately 350 million yuan.

Designed by a renowned international design firm under the "Palace of Exploration" concept, the overall architecture offers a sense of transparency and brightness from the inside out. Its facades and roof can serve as screens for themed projections during festivals and events. The exterior form combines a six-story curved section with a seven-story square section from south to north, connected by an oval glass tower that spans seven floors and links the two structures, giving the entire building the appearance of an inverted letter “K.”

The Children's Palace houses around 90 multifunctional classrooms of various sizes, including foreign language and computer labs, art and calligraphy rooms, choir and language classrooms, as well as instrument and dance rehearsal rooms. It also features seven large exhibition halls, collection galleries, and rehearsal spaces for instruments, choir, and dance, plus seven meeting rooms in the International Exchange Center. Additionally, there is a state-of-the-art performance center with a capacity of about 700 people.

Taking into account the active nature of children, the Children's Palace provides ample outdoor activity space, including Red Scarf Square, Cultural Ecology Square, Parent Rest and Waiting Square, and an ecological plaza serving as an outdoor activity base. These areas are connected via the ecological plaza to the Urban Culture Plaza, making the nearly 10,000-square-meter open plaza space the central hub of the Children's Palace.