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[by Chinese Architecture | 11 Nov 2009 | One Comment | 2,110 views]
Liangzhu Museum,Liangzhu Cultural Village,Hangzhou/David Chipperfield

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 …

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[by Chinese Architecture | 11 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 948 views]
Bailujun Residential District Liangzhu Cultural Village/David Chipperfield Architects

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 …