Office Lab Complex B is the second of two schemes submitted for a design competition of the headquarters and research facilities of a large energy company in Hangzhou China. Just as much works of sculpture as
they are buildings, the two architectural “rocks” enjoy the freedom of structural isolation. Rooted
in the intersection of crossing pedestrians, employees, and innovative ideas,
the buildings read as some culmination of the strands of energetic technology
formulated within them. The buildings are covered with an exterior louver
system of continuous aluminum strips that are inclined at certain places to
admit daylight. Each strip's position, shape, and material properties enable
the system to play with light.
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