The design responds to the predominately small and medium-sized companies and young creative retailers in the office park. Opening what would traditionally be a closed building, we created exciting paths of exploration and vibrant social spaces. CLOU has carved the 10,000 sqm massing into a sculptural form with stepped terraces for a proposal that...
Project name
Vanke Qingdao Business Park
Architecture firm
CLOU architects
Principal architect
Jan Clostermann
Design team
Jan Clostermann, Wenhui Lu, Tait Kaplan, Tiago Tavares, Xiaomeng Su, Dongfang Xie, Yaxi Wang
Collaborators
LDI(Local Design Institute): Beijing Architectural Design Institute of China Construction Corporation. Façade Consultant: Huaming Design Group
Visualization
Weiqing Wang
Tools used
Micro Station, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Rinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Typology
Commercial › Office Building, Mixed Use & Transport, Retail & Leisure, Urban Renewal, Workplace
How can a dark basement of a commercial mixed-use development be transformed into a warm and pleasant conference center that appeals to a young, trendsetting customer target group? Creating this interior design project ‘The Arcade’ in Hangzhou presented Superimpose Architecture with that as its main design challenge.
Architecture firm
Superimpose Architecture
Principal architect
Carolyn Leung, Ben de Lange, Ruben Bergambagt, Ben de Lange, Ruben Bergambagt
Design team
Carolyn Leung, Ben de Lange, Ruben Bergambagt, Ana Raluca Timisescu, Yunqiao Du, Junwei Loh, Valeryia Mazurkevich, Shuyang Li, Michal Marcinkowski, Rafaela Agapito, Jay Peng Shijie, Xiaoyu Xu
Built area
Phase 1 - 2,600 m²
Interior design
Superimpose Architecture
Lighting
Superimpose Architecture
Supervision
Superimpose Architecture
Material
Terrazzo, Wood Lattices, Carpet, Diatum Mud, Tiles
Client
Hangzhou Haiyue Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Typology
Conference Center
Wutopia Lab has been commissioned by Sino-Ocean Group to create a monologue art museum on the park green of SEATOPIA in Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao, dedicated to an infinite minority of people who want to be free from the worldly distractions. It was completed and opened to public in July 2022.
Project name
Monologue Art Museum
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
Beidaihe District, Qinhuangdao, China
Photography
CreatAR Images, Seven W
Principal architect
Ting Yu (Chief Architect), Hao Li (Project Architect & manager)
Design team
Raven Xu, Zhizheng Wang, Ziheng Li, Xinping Jiang (Intern)
Collaborators
Prototype Research: Xinyang Dai, Jun Ge, Murong Xia, Binhai Miu (Structure). Material Consultant: Jing Sun. Design Development: Shanghai SUNYAT Architecture Design Co., Ltd. Façade: BG&E Façade Technology (shanghai) Co., Ltd. Construction Drawing Design: Tianjing Tianzituowei Architecture Design Co., Ltd. Yumei Zhu. Finishing: Sino-Ocean Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. Curtain Wall: Tianjin Dongfang Haichuan Door Window and Curtain Wall Joint-stock Co., Ltd.Garden: Beijing Shengyuan Ecological Garden Co., Ltd. Flower Tile: Tangshan Yuchuan Construction & Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. Model: Nayu Su
Interior design
Wutopia Lab . Interior: Bing Yu, Rui Shen, Licong Zhou, Fang Zhang
Design year
April, 2021- June, 2021
Completion year
July, 2022
Structural engineer
Wenxiao Hu
Environmental & MEP
Electromechanics: Jiayin Shi, Bo Mao, Yaqian Mao, Yuheng Zou
Landscape
Wutopia Lab, Beijing Sino-Ocean Landscape Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Chloe Zhang, Shiyu Wei, Xueyi Liu
Construction
General Contractor: Zhongtian Construction Group Co., Ltd. Construction Unit: SINO-OCEAN GROUP SEATOPIA
Client
Client Team: Xiaoyan Zhang, Yuemin Jin, Dongfang Zhao, Junhao Li, Yue Yang, Yu Shi, Dongyang Zhao, Jiyao Wang, Hai Dou, Jiang Yu, Zhining Zhang, Ning Su, Xingwang Liu, Yishen Jiao
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Museum
The black wall was the boundary. They were divided into different groups. Cut and combined. Rows upon rows, breaking the single restriction. The whole arc-shaped hot curved glass was at the bottom, and the dark green to black color changed. A strange device created with the core inspiration symbols, like a spider's tentacle, stood between the windo...
Project name
KVK City Concept Store
Architecture firm
ATMOSPHERE Architects
Photography
Chuan He from Here Space. Video Production: YIMEDUO Design
Principal architect
Tommy Yu
Design team
April Lo, Chloe Chen, Mao Mao
Collaborators
Installation Art: Studio Potpourri. Wall Craft Solution: Souls. Animation Design: Vivi Lee. Article: SIJIA
Interior design
ATMOSPHERE Architects
Typology
Commercial › Store
Emerged more than 100 years ago, metro plays an essential role in contemporary urban life. Originated from metro transportation, transit-oriented development (TOD) mode is creating a new urban lifestyle. It enables open, efficient, convenient and composite urban transportation to encounter with smart, natural, leisurely and dreamy future life. Vank...
Project name
Metro Station Passage at Vanke Wonderland, Hangzhou
Architecture firm
TOMO DESIGN, TO ACC
Photography
FREE WILL PHOTOGRAPHY
Design team
Vanke Hangzhou
Collaborators
Cooperative Design: Reed, Daniel, Asi, Jason. Decoration Design: Tin. Technical support: Shenzhen Lighting Language of Design Co., Ltd.
Interior design
Uno Chan, Xiao Fei
Material
Textural coating, Aluminium plate, Wood-grain brick, Stainless steel
Client
Hangzhou Xishu Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Typology
Transportation › Metro Station
The project is located in an ordinary village on the outskirts of Beijing, a typical plain-based northern Chinese village mainly composed of one- and two- storey courtyard houses. Most houses in the village face south, and feature red bricks and tiles.
Architecture firm
ARCHSTUDIO
Location
Shixiao Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, China
Principal architect
Han Wenqiang, Li Xiaoming
Design team
Guo Jiangang, Meng Gangyu (intern
Design year
October 2020 – April 2021
Completion year
April 2022
Structural engineer
Beijing Xinnan Senmu Structural Engineering Co., Ltd.
Environmental & MEP
Zheng Baowei, Li Dongjie, Zhang Yingnan
Landscape
Wild Botanical Lab
Construction
Beijing Xinnan Senmu Structural Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
Plywood, brick, laminated bamboo panel
Typology
Residential › House
The new Library of Chongqing Real Estate College provide the Campus with an iconic landmark in the centre of Chongqing Real Estate College Campus. It is surrounded with academic buildings in the north, sports stadium in the south, student dormitories to the east, and the Technology & Science Hall on the west. The most prominent feature on the site,...
Project name
Real Estate College Library
Architecture firm
PH Alpha Design
Location
Yu Zhong Qu, Chong Qing Shi, China
Photography
LUOHAN Architechtural Photography
Principal architect
Ping XU
Design team
Captain Wu,Xu Li,Carrie Wang,Paco Law,Jaden Xiang
Material
Aluminum sheet curtain wall with single curved surface aluminum sheet and hyperbolic aluminum sheet, glass curtain wall using 6Low-E+12A+6 glass, tensioned membrane, natural stone
Client
Shenzhen Kexing Biotech Co. Ltd
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Library
In 2017, as multiple places in China were being heavily impacted by smog, the top-tier developer Hong Kong Land was making plans to construct a shopping mall in Chongqing which would become known as "The Ring". The Hong Kong Land proposed a design which would combine eco-friendliness and commercial elements, creating an "integration of city and nat...
Project name
Hongkong Land's Yorkville - The Ring
Architecture firm
PH Alpha Design
Location
Chongqing, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
Ping XU
Design team
Clive CHOW, Ryan TONG, Lin HAO, Dongdong QIN
Landscape
ASPECT Studios, Stephen Buckle
Material
Simulated Stone with integrated LED, Fritted Glass, Aluminium Panel with LED, Low-E Glass
Client
Hongkong Land Limited
Typology
Commercial › Shopping Mall
