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…
OCT OH BAY Park, China
Laguarda.Low Architects' concept for the 128-acre park is a representation of growth, joining commerce with world-class cultural facilities. The program features four primary zones — East and West Waterfront Retail Park; Urban Business Center; and Waterfront Cultural Park. With 1.5 million square feet of mixed-use expansion, OCT OH BAY seamlessly links nature and urban life along a spectacular waterfront in the district of Bao’an, in the city of Shenzhen. OCT OH BAY was opened in…
Reviving Historic Knubben Bath, Norway
Originally designed by architect Ketil Ugland in 1937, the Historic Knubben Bath was used by Arendal Swimming Club for diving competitions, swimming training and other aquatic activities. In 1947, the harbor bath closed its doors before being taken back into use during the 1960s, this time as a jazz club. The Knubben bath is "one of the clearest examples of functionalistic architecture in Norway" and "a small yet elegant example of the modernist spirit". …
Nanjing Xinjiekou Suning Plaza, China
Nanjing Xinjiekou Suning Plaza, designed by Aedas, is nestled at the heart of Nanjing’s ancient city and one of the first modern business districts of China. The project is a 360m skyscraper with a 5 level podium, comprising one 35000sqm 5-star hotel, 125000sqm Grade-A offices and 18000sqm high-end retail spaces. A specialty restaurant is also set on the rooftop featuring a water curtain falling from the rooftop. The building mass is…
