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Hygea Former Satellite Factory
Hygea Former Satellite Factory
Beijing, China
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Hygea Former Satellite Factory
Beijing, China
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
Through minimal structural intervention and strategic interior design, AREP has reconfigured Hyga’s industrial heritage site into a high-performance biomedical innovation centre.
Hygea is a high-tech company specialising in the research, production and sale of biomedical products. The programme for this building includes an innovation centre combining offices, demonstration rooms, a research centre and exhibition spaces. This centre, located in a former industrial site, has been expanded and refurbished to accommodate visitors and researchers. The choice of this location brings together two types of advanced technology, aerospace and surgery. The building previously housed the assembly centre for the Donfanghong-1 satellite in the late 1960s.
The building envelope and structure have not been modified.The structure has been repainted with minimal interference in the implementation of the programme. The openings have not been enlarged or closed, in order to maintain the same presence from the outside of the building.
The formal concept is based on the type of product assembled in this location, the satellite and the rocket that propelled
it. The volumes also refer to the products manufactured by
Hygea. The aerodynamic shapes are echoed in the curves of the operating theatres.
A passageway runs between the operating theatres operating
rooms and the conference room, offering a journey of discovery. Visitors move around the three floors, seeing the origina
overall space as well as the interior of the rooms. The materials are used to create a smooth, shiny appearance that contrasts
with the existing envelope of the old factory. The view can be extended beyond the boxes, towards the interior of the operating rooms through windows, or linger on particular features that have been highlighted, such as the staircase, the screen and its basin.
AREP Group's mission:
Building design and innovative factory refurbishment preserving
heritage
Hygea is a high-tech company specialising in the research, production and sale of biomedical products. The programme for this building includes an innovation centre combining offices, demonstration rooms, a research centre and exhibition spaces. This centre, located in a former industrial site, has been expanded and refurbished to accommodate visitors and researchers. The choice of this location brings together two types of advanced technology, aerospace and surgery. The building previously housed the assembly centre for the Donfanghong-1 satellite in the late 1960s.
The building envelope and structure have not been modified.The structure has been repainted with minimal interference in the implementation of the programme. The openings have not been enlarged or closed, in order to maintain the same presence from the outside of the building.
The formal concept is based on the type of product assembled in this location, the satellite and the rocket that propelled
it. The volumes also refer to the products manufactured by
Hygea. The aerodynamic shapes are echoed in the curves of the operating theatres.
A passageway runs between the operating theatres operating
rooms and the conference room, offering a journey of discovery. Visitors move around the three floors, seeing the origina
overall space as well as the interior of the rooms. The materials are used to create a smooth, shiny appearance that contrasts
with the existing envelope of the old factory. The view can be extended beyond the boxes, towards the interior of the operating rooms through windows, or linger on particular features that have been highlighted, such as the staircase, the screen and its basin.
AREP Group's mission:
Building design and innovative factory refurbishment preserving
heritage
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