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AVIC II
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The design for a new commercial campus in south Beijing
embraces the key existing site opportunities, including generous green
space provision, accessible public realm, formal urban fabric and site
orientation, to deliver a world-class office and retail park. Arranged
around a central axial Urban Meadow the campus creates a memorable
sense of place, stitching together the existing urban fabric and
establishing a vibrant new public realm and retail streetscape. The
collection of public plazas at ground level are echoed as semi-private
gardens and terraces up the height of the buildings, creating an
overall greenspace amenity for all people working within and visiting
the development.
The campus comprises a collection of 8 buildings, including a
landmark tower and iconic retail pavilion. Each of the buildings are
individually sculpted to provide a unique address for prospective
buyers and tenants, providing “Class A” office space with 9-13.5m
leasespans and 1,000-2,300m² floor plates, designed to accommodate a
variety of multi-tenant scenarios.
The conceptual design for the development focuses on the
history of Chinese furniture design, craftsmanship and attention to
detail. These ideas are coupled with the dynamic interlocking
qualities of pinwheels and 3-dimensional Chinese puzzles to create a
collection of individual buildings that each possess a sense of
movement, are memorable and identifiable and yet are constructed from a
collection of standardised elemental parts. Chinese screen designs
are also referenced to weave the landscape, lobby and terrace design
together in a simple yet dramatic way.
Sustainable design principles optimise the site orientation to
reduce the extent of east and west facing facades, use building
massing to provide natural sun-shading and utilises the low-rise
roofscapes to collect solar energy. In addition, bioswales and green
roofs reduce the heat island effect and allow for storm water
retention. Natural ventilation and a high performance exterior wall
serve to reduce energy needs and ground source heat pumps are proposed
to reduce heating and cooling costs and energy consumption.
embraces the key existing site opportunities, including generous green
space provision, accessible public realm, formal urban fabric and site
orientation, to deliver a world-class office and retail park. Arranged
around a central axial Urban Meadow the campus creates a memorable
sense of place, stitching together the existing urban fabric and
establishing a vibrant new public realm and retail streetscape. The
collection of public plazas at ground level are echoed as semi-private
gardens and terraces up the height of the buildings, creating an
overall greenspace amenity for all people working within and visiting
the development.
The campus comprises a collection of 8 buildings, including a
landmark tower and iconic retail pavilion. Each of the buildings are
individually sculpted to provide a unique address for prospective
buyers and tenants, providing “Class A” office space with 9-13.5m
leasespans and 1,000-2,300m² floor plates, designed to accommodate a
variety of multi-tenant scenarios.
The conceptual design for the development focuses on the
history of Chinese furniture design, craftsmanship and attention to
detail. These ideas are coupled with the dynamic interlocking
qualities of pinwheels and 3-dimensional Chinese puzzles to create a
collection of individual buildings that each possess a sense of
movement, are memorable and identifiable and yet are constructed from a
collection of standardised elemental parts. Chinese screen designs
are also referenced to weave the landscape, lobby and terrace design
together in a simple yet dramatic way.
Sustainable design principles optimise the site orientation to
reduce the extent of east and west facing facades, use building
massing to provide natural sun-shading and utilises the low-rise
roofscapes to collect solar energy. In addition, bioswales and green
roofs reduce the heat island effect and allow for storm water
retention. Natural ventilation and a high performance exterior wall
serve to reduce energy needs and ground source heat pumps are proposed
to reduce heating and cooling costs and energy consumption.
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