Client:Zhejiang Client:Zhejiang Vanke Narada Real Estate Group Co Ltd
Gross Floor Area:9500m2
Design Architect:David Chipperfield
Locad Design Institute:ZTUDI-The Architectural Design and Research Institute ZheJiang University of Technology
Landscape Design:Levin Monsigny Landschafts-architekten
Models:architektur-modelle-berlin,Hammlyn Terry
The museum houses a collection of archaeological findings from the Liangzhu culture,also known as the Jade culture(c3000 BC).It forms the northern point of the “Liangzhu Cultural Village”,a newly created park town near Hangzhou.The building is set on a lake and connected via bridges to the park.The sculptural quality of the building ensemble reveals itself gradually as the visitor approaches the museum through the …

Client:Zhejiang Vanke Narada Real Estate Group Co.Ltd
Gross Floor Area:145,878m2
Design Architect:David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer:ZheJiang Industry Design and Research Institute
Services Engineer:Zhejiang Industry Design and Research Institute
Landscape Design:Levin Monsigny Landschaftsarchiteckten
Bailujun is a residential district of a new town, Liangzhu Cultural Village, located two hours drive from Shanghai. The district is situated on a plain between a range of hills to the west and a river to the east. The urban motif of the design has been developed from China’s prevailing residential structures of north-south oriented housing rows and the rural tradition of architecture …

A small valley,borderd by a dense bamboo forest,forms the site for this luxury housing development,situated near the Qiang Tang River in Hangzhou,south-eastern China.The particular charm and beauty of the place are the determining factors.Twelve individual volumes are arranged in a chessboard pattern to create the maximum amount of open space for each building.Through planting new vegetation,each apartment building is set in its own clearing in the forest.
The buildings adapt to the topography,creating a flowing landscape through a slight turning of the blocks.The grounds will be accessed from the southern entrance …

Jianwai SOHO is located at 39 East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing (opposite the China World Trade Center). The buildings have a total gross floor area of 700,000 square meters on a site of 169,000 square meters. Jianwai SOHO includes 20 high rise towers and four villas. Currently, 18 towers and the four villas are completed; and two towers are under construction. Upon completion (October 2007), there will be 20 rooftop gardens and 16 pedestrian lanes.

SOHO Shangdu is designed by Peter Davidson of LAB architecture studio, which was responsible for the design of the renowned Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia. Inspired by the forms and patterns which have built the natural world, SOHO Shang Du’s architectural design is yet another breakthrough with its avant-garde character. The design consists of a low-rise commercial galleria with 37,000 square meters of retail space, and two medium-rise towers. One tower holds offices and the other is devoted to residential and studio use and integrates SOHO China’s vertical warehouse shell …

zaha (16  July  2009,  Hong  Kong)  SOHO  China  has  unveiled  the  innovative  model  with unconventional  features  of Chaoyangmen SOHO  III  in  the  showroom  of  the  project  on East  2nd Ring Road  in Beijing. The  design  is  the work  of world  famous  architect  Zaha Hadid.
 
Zaha Hadid  is a British architect described by Chairman of SOHO China, Pan Shiyi, as one “having tremendous creativity”. She worked with SOHO China in 2003 on the logistics port  “SOHO City”, which has  impressed  the entire architectural community  in China.  In 2004,  Zaha  was  awarded  the  …

The 220,000 square meter pedestrian-oriented Linked Hybrid complex, sited adjacent to the site of old city wall of Beijing, aims to counter the current urban developments in China by creating a new twenty-first century porous urban space, inviting and open to the public from every side. Filmic urban public space; around, over and through multifaceted spatial layers, as well as the many passages through the project, make the Linked Hybrid an “open city within a city”. The project promotes interactive relations and encourages encounters in the public spaces that vary …

1 The competition brief
The province of Guangdong and the municipalities of Guangzhou wish to build a new, prestigious congress centre to meet the considerable demand for international and national conferences, the extensive meetings of the provincial and municipal governments and the growing demand for commercial fairs and cultural manifestations.
In order to achieve the desired level of exposure and allure for the building, an international architectural competition was organized. Out of all the candidatures received, twelve local and international design teams were selected and invited to participate.
The complex has a total …

Zendai Himalayan Art Center is planed at Pudong district，which is named to be a symbol of the recent economic growth of Shanghai．The frontage of the site is occupied by the International Exposition Center that will be the world biggest messe after its completion，and this art center is also requested to hold events in international scale，in coniunction with this messe facility in the near future．
The floor area of this facility is about 155，000sqm．From outside，it appears to be configured with three wing of buildings；a hotel wing，a museum／multi—purpose hall wing，a design center wing．The …

Inspired by Beijing hutongs and courtyards and comprising a mix of unusual shapes, textures and vibrant colours, the design of The Village blends the Beijing of the past with its more worldly, cosmopolitan present.