This studio investigated and analyzed a new building typology proliferating in the Pearl River Delta Region, China. Cities in the PRD, such as Dong Guan, and Shenzen, are in the process of building nodes of intense building activity, in the form of large scale manufacturing complexes. Consisting of production facilities and complex residential components; the complex had to accommodate a diverse program (factory, dorms, offices, recreational facilities, etc.)The Pearl River Delta is rapidly approaching a point where land prices and cost of living are making it inviable as a manufacturing base. However, the infrastructure, and proximity to major trading and shipping means that industry is not likely to move much farther inland for items that require oversight and quick communication. This, combined with a transition from unskilled labor to a growing experienced work force suggest a particular future for PRD factories.