The base is located in Shajiabang,Changshu, which is 3km from Shajiabang scenic spot to the west and south of landscape river Hengjingtang tributary, to the north of Qingnian Road, and to the east of the planned road. Changshu city is a subtropical monsoon humid climate and has four distinct seasons. In summer, it’s much southeast wind, burning hot and rainy. This is a typical Jiangnan watertown, due to the humid and rainy climate, ventilation, dehumidification and shading are the key issues for traditional dwellings.

It is worth mentioning that the owner of this project is the largest photovoltaic manufacturing enterprise in Changshu. The corporate goal is to make solar energy the mainstay of the green and sustainable future. At the beginning of the project, we reached a consensus with the client through communication: building a truly green and ecological headquarters is the best interpretation of corporate culture.

基地及设计要素分析
Site and Context Analysis

基地位于常熟市沙家浜镇，距离沙家浜旅游风景区3公里，西侧、南侧临城市景观河横泾堂支流，北临城市支路青年路，东为规划道路。常熟市属亚热带季风性湿润气候，四季分明。夏季多东南风，炎热多雨。这里是典型的江南水乡，由于潮湿多雨的气候，通风、除潮和遮阳是传统民居着重考虑的问题。

值得一提的是该项目业主是常熟最大的光伏制造企业，企业目标是：使太阳能成为绿色可持续未来的中流砥柱。我们在项目之初通过沟通与业主达成共识：建造一个真正的绿色生态总部，才是对企业文化的最好阐释。

▼概念草图，concept sketch ©️ NKO日兴设计

The base is located in Shajiabang,Changshu, which is 3km from Shajiabang scenic spot to the west and south of landscape river Hengjingtang tributary, to the north of Qingnian Road, and to the east of the planned road. Changshu city is a subtropical monsoon humid climate and has four distinct seasons. In summer, it’s much southeast wind, burning hot and rainy. This is a typical Jiangnan watertown, due to the humid and rainy climate, ventilation, dehumidification and shading are the key issues for traditional dwellings.

It is worth mentioning that the owner of this project is the largest photovoltaic manufacturing enterprise in Changshu. The corporate goal is to make solar energy the mainstay of the green and sustainable future. At the beginning of the project, we reached a consensus with the client through communication: building a truly green and ecological headquarters is the best interpretation of corporate culture.

▼俯瞰建筑与场地的关系，Overlooking the relationship between the building and the site ©️ Rh+c

项目的挑战显而易见：业主的要求、地域性气候以及人文的限制。在创作过程中，我们采用一些被动式的节能措施，以简单易行的技术运用，适合地域气候特征的构造方式，合理的控制造价，建造一个富有生命力的低能耗建筑。建筑的设计理念，暗合了柯布西耶提出的新建筑五点：底层架空、屋顶花园、自由平面、横向长窗、自由立面，这也是现代建筑遵循的普遍原则。我们在新建筑五点的基础上，增加了太阳能的利用。

The project’s challenges are obvious: the client’s requirements, regional climate, and cultural constraints. In the creation process, we have adopt some passive energy saving measures, simple and feasible technology use, suitable architectural composition for the regional climate characteristics, and reasonable cost control, to build a vitality of low energy consumption building. The design concept of the building is consistent with the five points of the new building proposed by Le Corbusier: elevated ground floor, the roof garden, the free plane, the horizontal long window and the free facade, which are also the general principles followed by modern architecture. In addition to the five points of the new building, we have increased the use of solar energy.

The building is arranged in a single line from north to south, which is compact ,efficient, and in reducing the exterior area of the building at the same time increase the use efficiency of the space. The first floor only retains the hall and dining room, while the rest of the space is built on stilts. The span of the east and west horizontal columns is 8.4 meters, and the span of the north and south longitudinal columns reaches 16.8 meters, forming a large space without columns. The main part of the building has three floors, and part of it has four floors. We have moved the garden to the roof of the third floor, where we can have a wide view of the water system and natural villages in the distance. The plane is laid out in a relatively free way, the rotunda is four storeys high, and the top light enters the room through the north facing side window during the day and diffuses evenly, creating the same luminous effect with artificial lighting at night. According to the building function, we have adopted different design technique in each direction. Long transverse Windows on the south facade allow more light into the interior, east and west walls have an obvious effect on sun protection, the north side presents a kind of function doctrine composition according to the different requirements of the building function to daylighting.