WENSLI Group is a modern enterprise focused on silk products and culture. This project is the headquarters office park created for them.
The project adopts a layout of three buildings, each of which is arranged along the setback line with balanced volumes to make full use of the site. A shared courtyard is enclosed in the center of buildings as a public space. The gaps between buildings make the central courtyard could connect to the external urban space. Therefore, the overall layout is loose and relaxed, while also responding to the Client’s requirement of constructing the project in two phases.
The façade design adopts a double-layer curtain wall structure, with the inner ordinary glass curtain wall as the maintenance structure and the outer anodized aluminum curtain wall as a method to shape the façade image. By creating intersecting asymptotes at 45° to form diamond shaped weaving grids that gradually change from left to right, we designed a strong symbolic facade, which could be associated with the silk products.
In the design of the main entrance, we adapt the classic shape of an arch. The arch locates between the headquarters office building and the apartment building, acting as a public lobby to strengthen the iconic entrance image in the park. The arcade is a large space with no columns, which can meet the requirements of various space usages, such as exhibitions, press conferences, new product runway shows.
The layout of the headquarters office building is practical and efficient. The first-floor hall and elevator hall are partially elevated to two-story high, which enhance the distinguished spatial experience. The standard floor is 4.2 meters high, which is mostly open and has large-space office space. The top pipeline adopts open suspended ceilings, which makes the space comfortable and transparent.