Quzhou Smart Town Digital Economy Center, a continuous mountain
LYCS Architecture
Mixed Use
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Completed
Quzhou, known as the "Land of Mountains and Waters and the Land of Humanity," is located in the western part of Zhejiang Province and is the birthplace of the Qiantang River.
Quzhou Smart Town Digital Economy Industrial Park is a digital complex comprising three main functions: the Smart Service Center, the Technology Incubation Center, and the Urban Exhibition Hall.
The architectural form is based on the capital city described in the utilizing a low-rise, high-density design method. The undulating roofline harmonizes the buildings into a continuous mountain-like formation. The architecture appears delicately placed within nature, echoing the distant mountains surrounding the city.
Quzhou, known as the mountains and rivers. Since it was established as a prefecture during the Eastern Han Dynasty, numerous literati and poets have praised its majestic, beautiful mountains and tranquil, clear rivers.
The undulating roofline harmonizes the buildings into a continuous mountain-like formation. The architecture appears delicately placed within nature, echoing the distant mountains surrounding the city. The indigo-blue roofs cover the buildings underneath, rising and falling harmoniously. The intricately arranged architectural silhouettes along the main road seamlessly merge with the city skyline, forming a cultural emblem of a mountainous city.
The architectural design strategically deconstructs a large mass into eight interconnected building units and courtyards, categorized by function. This configuration significantly enhances natural ventilation and lighting within the structures, thereby reducing additional energy consumption. The low-rise, high-density interconnected units are designed to encourage pedestrian movement throughout the complex, minimizing reliance on elevators and promoting physical activity.
The design incorporates a contemporary adaptation of traditional Chinese roof eaves. These modifications ensure that rainwater is efficiently collected via concealed rooftop channels, facilitating its reuse. This not only preserves traditional architectural elements but also integrates modern sustainable practices.
This Project reinterprets the traditional architectural forms using lightweight and transparent modern materials, seamlessly integrating the large-scale public complex into the urban fabric.
The facades of the main building and podium are adorned with delicate white lines, symbolizing distant mountains and flowing water. Light, shadow, and the contrast between black and white strokes compose a majestic landscape painting.
The sloping roofs draw inspiration from traditional Chinese motifs, yet the design diverges from traditional eaves by subtly receding them, enhancing the three-dimensional prominence of the architectural masses. This delicate balance between tradition and modernity is achieved.
The innovative use of curved tiles for edge trimming at the eaves cleverly resolves the structural thickness of the large-span roof, making the double-eaved overlapping roof visually lighter.
The main building gradually narrows from bottom to top, with white vertical lines arranged organically in continuous curves, enriching the skyline of the indigo-blue mountains like distant peaks. The subtle beauty of classical architecture is reinterpreted under modern architectural materials, presenting a unique flavor.
"Rolling Hillscape" artfully reinterprets the traditional architectural forms of Jiang Nan, employing lightweight and transparent materials to achieve a modern aesthetic. This large-scale public complex is seamlessly woven into the urban fabric, enhancing the spatial dynamics of the area. Its completion supports the administrative functions essential for developing Quzhou's Smart New City.
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Aerial view of the east side of the building
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West elevation
Inter_mountain images
Top-down perspective
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Gently place the building into the nature
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Aerial view of the entrance
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Side view of the entrance
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Partial view of the west elevation
Inter_mountain images
Variation of solid and void in the facade
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Partial view of the west side of the podium building
Quzhou
China
Quzhou Huicheng Industry Development Group Co., LTD
A digital complex comprising three main functions: the Smart Service Center, the Technology Incubation Center, and the Urban Exhibition Hall.
06/2023
96173 mq
Confidential
LYCS Architecture
RUAN Hao, ZHAN Yuan; Jiani Yuan, Qin Duan, Lin Zhao, Jingyi Zhang, Qingtian Ma, Qingshun Chen, Ziming Ruan, Xiaolin Zhao, Xu Li, Peiyin Wang, Sidan Zheng, Lianchun Xie (architecture); Ying Chen, Wenjuan Ruan, Yue Yin, Danlu Wang (interior)
China Railway Construction Group Co.,LTD
DONG Image、Inter_mountain images、LYCS
Curriculum
LYCS Architecture, founded in 2011, is an internationally recognized and diversified architecture design firm. With a fun and adventurous attitude, LYCS dedicates itself to providing innovative designs and high-level professional services for the working and living style of people in high-density cities. LYCS’s scope of service includes architecture, interior, and exhibition design, with significant design types covering office, education, residential, retail, hospitality, and cultural building and spaces. Our projects are located in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and other cities.
