CITY BY DEPTH
REDEFINE CBD
Location: Qianjiang Century City, Hangzhou
Collaboration: CUBE
Scale: 179.8 ha
The future headquarters for Qianjiang Century City is not merely a Central Business District, but a City By Depth.
The Hangzhou City is renowned for its long and brilliant histories that set the stage for contemporary technological developments. These soft powers have given the city its meanings and depth. The future headquarters would naturally be an extension of this phenomenon. While culture has provided the city its richness and footholds, technological advancement has enabled the city to reach new standards and heights.
We believe City By Depth is the catalyst for economic development of the headquarters. Our proposal is framed around four key envisions that relate to the city’s spaces: production quality, life enrichment, cultural richness and ecological diffusion. These goals are intertwined spatially and sequentially: from underground transportation to aquatic habitats, walkways, sports area, interior communal spaces, and open rooftops. The depth, intricacy and "thickness" of these systems open up more possibilities for the spaces within the central business district.
In close alignment with the site’s transportation requirements, we propose five architectural clusters that operate by varying logics yet are highly adaptable and impactful when paired with important structures and nodes in the public space system. This strategy supplies a flexible framework for a future that is characterized by its high and efficient production. The City By Depth can reach new heights with its foundation on technological achievements and the deepening of long-standing culture. The new headquarters can support the development of businesses of all ages, the community and the plants in paces they find comfortable.
CITY BY DEPTH
REDEFINE CBD
Location: Qianjiang Century City, Hangzhou
Collaboration: CUBE
Scale: 179.8 ha
The future headquarters for Qianjiang Century City is not merely a Central Business District, but a City By Depth.
The Hangzhou City is renowned for its long and brilliant histories that set the stage for contemporary technological developments. These soft powers have given the city its meanings and depth. The future headquarters would naturally be an extension of this phenomenon. While culture has provided the city its richness and footholds, technological advancement has enabled the city to reach new standards and heights.
We believe City By Depth is the catalyst for economic development of the headquarters. Our proposal is framed around four key envisions that relate to the city’s spaces: production quality, life enrichment, cultural richness and ecological diffusion. These goals are intertwined spatially and sequentially: from underground transportation to aquatic habitats, walkways, sports area, interior communal spaces, and open rooftops. The depth, intricacy and "thickness" of these systems open up more possibilities for the spaces within the central business district.
In close alignment with the site’s transportation requirements, we propose five architectural clusters that operate by varying logics yet are highly adaptable and impactful when paired with important structures and nodes in the public space system. This strategy supplies a flexible framework for a future that is characterized by its high and efficient production. The City By Depth can reach new heights with its foundation on technological achievements and the deepening of long-standing culture. The new headquarters can support the development of businesses of all ages, the community and the plants in paces they find comfortable.