10 & 30 Hudson Yards, NY
The Hudson Yards Masterplan aims to expand the midtown Manhattan business district westward towards the Hudson River with residential space, office towers, retail outlets, a collection of high-end restaurants, a new center for artistic invention, and a luxury hotel with more than 200 rooms. Anchoring the largest private real estate development in U.S. history, 10 and 30 Hudson Yards are parts of this master plan, designed by KPF. The…
Chinese Culture Exhibition Center, China
Chinese Culture Exhibition Center is located in Lanzhou City of China. The whole project is divided into the show part and the exhibition part. The show part is The Sun and Moon Pavilion, and the exhibition part is The Exhibition Area Entrance with ancient town style. The building volume is huge and novel. It is composed of two giant roofs, covering two parts of the stage and the stands. An "eye" on the roof and…
Infinitus Plaza by ZHA, China
The Infinitus Plaza headquarters designed by Zaha Hadid Architects was recently inaugurated in China. Developed on the site of a decommissioned airport traversed by a metro tunnel, the project proposes two distinct volumes with central atria that connect at multiple levels, resembling an infinity loop. Bringing together offices, research facilities, labs, and a learning center, the design proposes a work environment centered around connectivity and adaptability. The design creates…
Hangzhou Xixi Green Office Complex, China
Hangzhou Xixi Green Office Complex designed by GAD Architects, is located 500 meters north of Xixi Wetland in China. The 60-meter-wide riverway traverses the east and west, and the 80-meter-wide planned landscape corridor runs through the north and south and reaches the wetland. The site is divided by cross-shaped rivers. As a large-scale park integrating office and business, the most basic entry point for this design is how to meet the reasonable functional demand while…
Ark of Light City Exhibition Hall, China
Ark of Light city exhibition hall, which covers an area of 950㎡ (floor area, with the site area of 20000㎡), is located at the commercial core of Lijia new area and the riverbank of Jialing River and the new center of Chongqing, in China. Ark of Light is firstly used as the sales center of LongFor Waterfront City, and later it will become a city hall opened to public, in which commercial practice and art…
