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Beijing Projects 13 Created 13-Oct-17 By giulia pastore, amsterdam,

Beijing, Zaha Hadid s office National Centre for the Performing Arts 3

Linked Hybrid Bamboo Wall 5 Galaxy SOHO 6 Greenland Center 11 Television

commercial space, housing, mixed-use development, office 7 Beijing, Zaha

OMA - Rem Koolhaas hotel, mixed-use development, theatre Beijing, Kengo

Owings & Merrill office Beijing, Steven Holl commercial space, housing,

and De Meuron olympic stadium 2 World Trade Center 3 14 Beijing, Skidmore,

1 Beijing Projects 13 Created 13-Oct-17 By giulia pastore, amsterdam, Netherlands Birds Nest National Stadium Beijing, Paul Andreu opera Beijing, Zaha Hadid s office National Centre for the Performing Arts 3 CCTV TV station HQ 4 Beijing, OMA - Rem Koolhaas office, recording studio Linked Hybrid Bamboo Wall 5 Galaxy SOHO 6 Greenland Center 11 Television Cultural Center 12 Chaoyang Park Plaza 13 Beijing, MAD architects commercial space, housing, mixed-use development, office 7 Beijing, Zaha Hadid s mixed-use development, office, retail New Poly Plaza 10 Beijing, OMA - Rem Koolhaas hotel, mixed-use development, theatre Beijing, Kengo Kuma & Associates hotel, private house Wangjing SOHO 9 Beijing, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office Beijing, Steven Holl commercial space, housing, mixed-use development Sunken Garden Beijing, Plasma Studio Beijing, Herzog and De Meuron olympic stadium 2 World Trade Center 3 14 Beijing, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office 8 Beijing, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office 1

Birds Nest National Stadium National Stadium S Rd 1 100101 Beijing http://wwwn-scn/ The National Stadium is dubbed the "bird's nest" because of the appearance of its innovative grid formation The

National Stadium will host the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, and athletics and football competitions After the Olympic Games, it will become a center for sports and cultural activities and

2 Birds Nest National Stadium National Stadium S Rd Beijing The National Stadium is dubbed the "bird's nest" because of the appearance of its innovative grid formation The twig-like structural elements and the bowl-shaped roof are the masterpiece of the project, yet they posed great challenges for technicians and workers to make the building stand on its own feet The National Stadium will host the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, and athletics and football competitions After the Olympic Games, it will become a center for sports and cultural activities and other creative industries Its post-games use is under extensive planning A four-star hotel is to be built on the northern side of the stadium's stands When completed, it will accommodate spectators who want to experience the night elegance of the "Bird's Nest" Project is public! m² Client Herzog and De Meuron People's Government of Beijing, Municipality of Beijing Naomi April - Oct: h, Nov - Mar: h The Olympic Stadium is situated at the Olympic Green, at the North end of the city within close proximity to the Beijing International Airport 2

National Centre for the Performing Arts W Chang'an Ave 2 100031 Beijing http://wwwchncpaorg The National Centre for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the National Grand Theatre, and colloquially

m² in size It is separated from the Tian An Men Square by The Great Hall of the People The glass opens the building like a curtain which moves away showing the interior : theatres, exhibition and

3 National Centre for the Performing Arts W Chang'an Ave Beijing The National Centre for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the National Grand Theatre, and colloquially described (nicknamed) as The Egg, is an opera house in Beijing The Centre, an ellipsoid dome of titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 6,500 people in three halls and is 200,000 m² in size It is separated from the Tian An Men Square by The Great Hall of the People The glass opens the building like a curtain which moves away showing the interior : theatres, exhibition and public spaces The concept of the building is a cultural island in the middle of a lake The location, combined with the theatre's futuristic design, created considerable controversy Paul Andreu countered that although there is indeed value in ancient traditional Chinese architecture, Beijing must also include modern architecture photo: Colin Manuel Project is public! m² Client Paul Andreu City of Beijing Colin_Manuel Depending on the agenda Tel: (008610) , huangye@publicbtanetcn West of Tian'anmen Square - because of it's size it's not to be missed 3

CCTV TV station HQ E 3rd Ring Rd Middle 32 Guomao Beijing http://wwwcctvcom The new headquarters for Central Television is an iconic building, combining the entire process of TV making

services, research and education They merge at the top to create a cantilevered headquarters for management The result is a truly 3D experience Before the towers were linked, they were prone to

this building are unrivalled OMA won an international design competition with a new typology, competing with the conventions of regular skyscrapers The building would also stand out on the horizon,

4 CCTV TV station HQ E 3rd Ring Rd Middle 32 Guomao Beijing The new headquarters for Central Television is an iconic building, combining the entire process of TV making administration, production, broadcasting - into a single loop of interconnected activity Two structures rise from a common production platform One is dedicated to broadcasting, the second to services, research and education They merge at the top to create a cantilevered headquarters for management The result is a truly 3D experience Before the towers were linked, they were prone to movement due to the extremes of hot and cold weather in Beijing, which posed a great challenge to Arup engineers Though the triangulated tube structure has been used before, the scale and form in this building are unrivalled OMA won an international design competition with a new typology, competing with the conventions of regular skyscrapers The building would also stand out on the horizon, on the day it opens and into the future, when a forest of skyscrapers emerge in Beijing Public access unknown! m² Structural engineer Associate architect Client OMA - Rem Koolhaas ARUP ECADI Central Television (CCTV) Colin_Manuel The building is located in Beijing's new Central Business District Use Jintaixizhao or Guamao Metro stations 4

Linked Hybrid Xibahe South Road Beijing The 220000 square metre pedestrian-oriented Linked Hybrid complex, sited adjacent to the site of old city wall of Beijing, aims to counter the current urban

layers, as well as the many passages through the project, make the Linked Hybrid an 'open city within a city' The project promotes interactive relations and encourages encounters in the public spaces

5 Linked Hybrid Xibahe South Road Beijing The square metre pedestrian-oriented Linked Hybrid complex, sited adjacent to the site of old city wall of Beijing, aims to counter the current urban developments in by creating a new twenty-first century porous urban space, inviting and open to the public from every side Filmic urban public space; around, over and through multifaceted spatial layers, as well as the many passages through the project, make the Linked Hybrid an 'open city within a city' The project promotes interactive relations and encourages encounters in the public spaces that vary from commercial, residential, and educational to recreational The entire complex is a three-dimensional urban space in which buildings on the ground, under the ground and over the ground are fused together (text from architect's website) Project is public! m² Client Steven Holl Modern Investment Group Beijing Apers Partly public Take a taxi and show the location on a map, or take the excellent subway to Dongzhimen 5

photo: Thom Hoevenaar Bamboo Wall Badaling Highway Exit at Shuiguan 100022 Beijing http://wwwcommunebythegreatwallcom/en/ The Great (Bamboo) Wall House illustrates a stark difference from the Great

6 photo: Thom Hoevenaar Bamboo Wall Badaling Highway Exit at Shuiguan Beijing The Great (Bamboo) Wall House illustrates a stark difference from the Great Wall through its medium Kengo Kuma chose bamboo for its weakness compared to brick and stone The material allows both light and wind to pass through and creates a meditative atmosphere, transient and dependent on the changes in the outside weather Kuma also chose to leave the natural conditions of the landscape instead of starting on flat land, and he used locally produced materials wherever he could The bamboo is a symbol of cultural exchange between Japan and, which fits since Kuma is a Japanese architect and the home was built on the Chinese mainland (text from wwwgradientmagazinecom) photo: Thom Hoevenaar Project is public! m² Main designer, Interior architect Kengo Kuma & Associates Kaname Okajima hoevenaar Exterior of 12 villas open to the public: When villas are not occupied by guests, people are allowed to see both inside and outside For security reasons, registration of all visitors is mandatory (text by Kempinski) Located in the Shuiguan Mountains amidst 8 square kilometers of private land It is a 1 hour 15 mins drive away from Beijing International Capital Airport, 20 kilometres away from the main train station (Qing Long Qiao station) and 1 hour 15 mins drive from Beijing city centre The property enjoys an easy access via the Badaling Expressway (text by Kempinski) 6

Galaxy SOHO Xiaopaifang Hutong A7 100020 Beijing http://galaxysohosohochinacom/en The Galaxy SOHO project in central

city, inspired by the grand scale of Beijing Its architecture is a composition of five continuous, flowing volumes that

panoramic architecture without corners or abrupt transitions that break the fluidity of its formal composition (source

7 Galaxy SOHO Xiaopaifang Hutong A Beijing The Galaxy SOHO project in central Beijing for SOHO is a m2 office, retail and entertainment complex that will become an integral part of the living city, inspired by the grand scale of Beijing Its architecture is a composition of five continuous, flowing volumes that are set apart, fused or linked by stretched bridges These volumes adapt to each other in all directions, generating a panoramic architecture without corners or abrupt transitions that break the fluidity of its formal composition (source Archdailycom) Public access unknown! m² Zaha Hadid s slowfox photo: Iwan Baan 7

New Poly Plaza Dongsi 10th Alley 14 100007 Beijing The structure has three main components: an L-shaped office building, a glass-enclosed

hypotenuse of the triangle is formed by a glass cable-net wall faces northeast, and reduces the overall exterior surface area of the

8 New Poly Plaza Dongsi 10th Alley Beijing The structure has three main components: an L-shaped office building, a glass-enclosed atrium and a hanging structure referred to as the "lantern" Each leg of the L-shaped building measures 765 m long by 225 m wide The hypotenuse of the triangle is formed by a glass cable-net wall faces northeast, and reduces the overall exterior surface area of the building, helping to moderate the interior climate Project is not public! 2007 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nazar 8

photo: Holger Kehne photo: Holger Kehne Sunken Garden Hedi Rd Fengtai Qu Beijing The concept of working with sunken ground comes from a mission of fabricating an experience both intimate and

outcrop and the occidental equivalent of the grotto to then travel in space and time to the image of hanging gardens and further on to the concept of a sunken courtyard The result is a

version of a microcosm in a series of pocket landscapes for reflection, relaxation and ultimate playfulness photo: Holger Kehne Project is public!

9 photo: Holger Kehne photo: Holger Kehne Sunken Garden Hedi Rd Fengtai Qu Beijing The concept of working with sunken ground comes from a mission of fabricating an experience both intimate and intense combined with a strong feeling of harmony with the environment and intimate contemplation Sunken Ground looks at concepts present in ShouZou gardens tradition, such as the rock, the outcrop and the occidental equivalent of the grotto to then travel in space and time to the image of hanging gardens and further on to the concept of a sunken courtyard The result is a combination both of intense distortions of the ground and an acute sense of three dimensions, where one feels itself draped by concrete, steel and vegetation, free to explore a thickened version of a microcosm in a series of pocket landscapes for reflection, relaxation and ultimate playfulness photo: Holger Kehne Project is public! 2013 Plasma Studio plasma_studio The project is located on the site of the 2013 Garden Expo It is now open as a public park Garden Expo Park Metro Parking at Yuanbo Avenue, close to S50 W 5th Ring Rd 9

interweaving "mountains" that fuse building and landscape to bring together the surrounding community with a new

10 Wangjing SOHO Futong E St 1 Chaoyang Qu Beijing Wangjing SOHO is a complex of three curvilinear asymmetric skyscrapers in Wangjing, a suburb of Beijing Three towers of 118, 127, 200 meters in height are designed as three interweaving "mountains" that fuse building and landscape to bring together the surrounding community with a new 60,000m2 public park Project is not public! m² Zaha Hadid s Nazar 10

environmental performance A retail building flanks the tower, featuring a central atrium and large, rectilinear, translucent-glass panels that

11 Greenland Center Hong Tai E St Wangjing Beijing The 260-meter-tall, 55-story tower is clad in an intricate, trapezoidal glass curtain that creates a woven texture of light and shadow The repeating glass modules undulate, providing self-shading that improves the building's environmental performance A retail building flanks the tower, featuring a central atrium and large, rectilinear, translucent-glass panels that fill the space with natural light Project is not public! m² Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nazar 11

Television Cultural Center 3rd Ring Rd Middle 32 E 100022 Beijing The Office for Metropolitan ure won the contract from the

December 20, 2002 It accommodates visitors and guests, and is freely accessible to the public The tower accommodates a

12 Television Cultural Center 3rd Ring Rd Middle 32 E Beijing The Office for Metropolitan ure won the contract from the Beijing International Tendering Co to construct the CCTV Headquarters and the Television Cultural Center by its side on December 20, 2002 It accommodates visitors and guests, and is freely accessible to the public The tower accommodates a five-star hotel Project is public! 2009 Main designer, OMA - Rem Koolhaas Büro Ole Scheeren Nazar 12

Chaoyang Park Plaza Chaoyang Park S Rd Tianshuiyuan St 100026 Beijing Chaoyang Park Plaza is located in the central business district (CBD) of Beijing, and is composed of over 120,000 square meters

pair of asymmetrical towers creates a dramatic skyline in front of the park Ridges and valleys define the shape of the exterior glass facade, as if the natural forces of erosion wore down the tower

13 Chaoyang Park Plaza Chaoyang Park S Rd Tianshuiyuan St Beijing Chaoyang Park Plaza is located in the central business district (CBD) of Beijing, and is composed of over 120,000 square meters of commercial, office, and residential buildings The site is on the Southern edge of Chaoyang Park, one of the largest public parks in Beijing Like the tall mountain cliffs and river landscapes of, a pair of asymmetrical towers creates a dramatic skyline in front of the park Ridges and valleys define the shape of the exterior glass facade, as if the natural forces of erosion wore down the tower into a few thin lines Flowing down the facade, the lines emphasize the smoothness of the towers and its verticality Project is not public! m² Client MAD architects Junhao Real Estate, Jingfa Properties Nazar 13

World Trade Center 3 Guang Hua Lu 12 100025 Beijing http://wwwcwtccom The new high-rise contains 120,800 square meters of space for offices, a

one used in several of SOM's supertall towers Though the building's evocative form can be read as a bamboo shoot or a pagoda, its shape is driven

14 World Trade Center 3 Guang Hua Lu Beijing The new high-rise contains 120,800 square meters of space for offices, a 600-room hotel, and associated amenities The structure, a steel-and-concrete composite system, employs a reinforced concrete core similar to the one used in several of SOM's supertall towers Though the building's evocative form can be read as a bamboo shoot or a pagoda, its shape is driven primarily by practical concerns Project is public! m² Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nazar 14

Beijing 27-Oct-09 Daniel da Rocha, Berlin, Germany Watercube - National Aquatics Center 798 Art District Birds Nest National Stadium

Beijing 27-Oct-09 Daniel da Rocha, Berlin, Germany Watercube - National Aquatics Center 798 Art District Birds Nest National Stadium Beijing Projects 9 Created 27-Oct-09 By Daniel da Rocha, Berlin, Germany Watercube - National Aquatics Center Beijing, PTW architects Birds Nest National Stadium 798 Art District 3 Today Art Museum Beijing,