In recent years, Anji, which strives to promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, has witnessed the gradual growth of the new economy and headquarters economy based on the digital economy. With its unique natural resources and forward-looking green development strategy, Anji is showing the world how to achieve the perfect integration of ecological characteristics and economic development in its unique way. The designers put forward the “1+N” design strategy, specifically, “to make the project have better adaptability, variability, openness in order to cope with future uncertainties”, aiming to make it become an ecological digital economy industrial park with a strong driving force through its own adjustment.
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Lingfeng “Smart Valley” Platform Demonstration Zone Construction Project
Mixed-Use Architecture (Under Construction )
Firm
The Design Institute of Landscape & Architecture China Academy of Art Co.,Ltd.
Architect/Designer
Zhang Xinran
Design Team
Zhang Xinran, Wang Jianjian, Huang Haike, Li Lei, Xuan Shenghua, Pan Yiqian, Gu Shengjie, Zhu Weiping, Pan Xinfeng, Zhu Yue, Zhu Chaocheng, Li Shanshan, Liu Yang, Yan Jiangping, Yang Song, Zhang Mushan, Wang Lishan, Liu Dequan, Zhu Jianwei, Fang Xiaoling, Zhou Yang
Location
Anji County, Huzhou City
Country
China
Photographer/Copyright
©Li Wei
Located at the foot of Lingfeng Mountain, the project follows the contour line shape and divides the 6-meter height difference of the site into three levels. The two largest headquarters buildings are positioned at the highest point of the mountain from south to north, thus forming part of “1″. Nine single-building offices are arranged in a group at the lower part of the site, and the roadshow center is at the lowest part of the site in combination with the sloping earth covering roof. The two together form the “n” part. The building volume from small to large and the terrain from low to high form a transition from city to nature.
“1+N” refers to a landscape spatial structure with one axis and multiple islands. The project is positioned as an open office park, and the surrounding natural resources are utilized to form a green axis connecting the pine forest to the north and the sports park to the south, thus integrating the project into the urban landscape system. The headquarters office building is equipped with 1-2 floors of the ground floor elevated space, from which the green axis landscape can be extended to the elevated level and echo the mountain on the west side, increasing the landscape level and vision and reducing the sense of oppression brought by the building volume. Both sides of the green axis form a number of green islands based on topography and functions, which are respectively given the theme of reading green island, social green island, art green island, creative garden green island, so as to make the office space more diversified.
“1+N” represents a holistic and decentralized approach to business. The two headquarters office buildings along the mountain can be used as a whole, or can be divided into floors or divided according to different area needs. The nine individual buildings are available for use by small and medium-sized entrepreneurial enterprises with potential.With the convenient use flow line, recepti nt landscape nodes to add a living atmosphere. The openness of the project allows its supporting facilities to be shared with the public, thereby increasing business traffic.
Landscape is the protagonist, and architecture is a kind of landscape integrated into nature. According to the concept of “seeing and being seen” in traditional gardens, architectural modeling design needs not only the expression of physical form but also the convey of visual feelings from inside to outside. The nine individual buildings draw inspiration from Wright’s “grassland style”, the styles of pitched roofs and eaves of traditional houses in Anji are extracted and transformed, and the combination of aluminum plate and glass is used to generate unique architectural shapes. The semi-outdoor terrace space echoes the landscape to bring the office space closer to nature, while the large eaves make the internal view more focused on the natural landscape. Based on the right-sized aluminum alloy sunshade, double-level overhead space, and terraced structure, the building along the mountain can echo the fluctuation of the mountain, weaken the sense of building volume and integrate the building into the environment.
The most representative features of this project are the unique circular disk floating shape of the roadshow center and the internal bamboo joint umbrella structure system. The design takes advantage of parameterization to generalize twelve steel trusses and skins and cleverly wraps the equipment pipelines around the interior of the grid to form an open umbrella-shaped meeting space. The suspended three-story structure on top of the steel truss allows the upper space to be suspended above the column-free area below, and the unique architectural form and the entrance image plaza constitute the landmark of the area. The lower space connects with the municipal greening to provide an open urban public viewing space.