EXPERIMENTING WITH CURVES




EXPERIMENTING WITH CURVES


 Wangjing SOHO – Zaha Hadid Architects

 

 WANGJING SOHO,BEIJING,CHINA

 
ARCHITECT : ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS and PATRICK SCHUMACHER
AREA : 115393 M2
ARCHITECTURE STYLE : NEO-FUTURISM
YEAR : 2009-14


Wangjing SOHO Complex - The Skyscraper Center




  • A complex of three curvilinear asymmetric skyscraper
  • For the Architect it was a "WELCOME AND FAREWELL TO BEIJING"
  • The design responds to the flows of the city and allows natural daylight into each building from all directions.
  • The juxtaposition of the tower's fluid forms continuously changes when viewed from different directions; appearing as individual buildings in some views, or as a connected ensemble in other. 
  • A trio of curved towers that respond to the flows of the city and which looks like giant pebbles.


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DESIGN

  • Design of the structure represents asymmetric curves turned and twisted, it features a fluid design inspired by the movement of the sun, wind and the surrounding city.  
  • From the ground level, the curvilinear towers resemble interweaving mountain peaks, gigantic pebbles or Chinese fans while its aerial view resembles three swimming fishes.
  • The towers are ‘ever-changing’, appearing as individual buildings from certain directions and connected from other angles. 
  •  They are oriented in such a way to direct people to the various transport links surrounding the structures.
  • Ribbons of glass and aluminium wrap the exterior of the towers which, along with their tapering section, allow daylight into the building from all directions.

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