The project is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Chuangxin Avenue and Yanzhe Road in Hefei High-tech Zone, and southeast of the USTC Institute of Advanced Technology. It covers approximately 91 mu, with a planned net land area of about 85 mu. The total construction area is about 188,000 square meters, including 136,000 square meters above ground and 52,000 square meters underground. The program consists of an Education Center (Shared Experiment Center), Practical Training Platform, Faculty Office & Research Base, Support Center, and other functional components.
01 Integration of Chinese and Western Styles, Harmonious Balance of Dynamic and Static
The design is organized around courtyards of distinct styles, integrating the characteristics of classical Chinese gardens and Western landscapes to express the academic temperament of a Chinese scholars’ garden and university campus. Both typologies center on courtyards as places for concentrated research, self-reflection, and collective spirit, forming an ideal framework for a prestigious university project. The functional layout clearly separates dynamic and static zones while introducing interactive platforms and bridge spaces, adapting harmoniously to the surrounding context.
02 Spirit of USTC: Lofty Aspirations and Solid Foundations
The design combines podium and tower volumes, with a separate landmark tower. The main building is concise and monumental with an upward-growing gesture, embodying the USTC spirit of “lofty aspirations and solid foundations.”
03 Rigor and Pragmatism, Freedom and Innovation
The layout follows a rigorous grid system analogous to an integrated circuit layout, within which building volumes and courtyards are distributed. Each building is detailed differently, expressing unique forms and characters according to its function. Within an ordered logic, free and innovative variations create a staggered, rhythmic composition, metaphorically reflecting the academy’s philosophy of rigor, pragmatism, freedom, and innovation.Facing the future, the project aims to achieve an internationally influential, high-tech architectural style that embodies both restraint and dynamism, establishing a first-class business school dedicated to “technology industrialization” and “industrial technological advancement.”