The site is visible from all sides and attracts visitors in all directions.
The towers are covered with low-iron curtain walls and aluminum vertical fins
the strong surging tides of the river inform the towers’ facade design
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The external skin is covered with an abstract flowing curvilinear pattern
An annex with retail space on three floors and community support facilities creates a pedestrian friendly atmosphere
The horizontally undulating façade of the annex mimics the form and shape of the adjacent river
Project info
name: Shimao Riverfront Wisdom Towers
designer: Atelier Ping Jiang – EID Arch | @eid_arch
location: Hangzhou, China
photography: CreatAR Images – arch-exist photography – Xi Chen – Hu Yijie – Yang Shi
Design team Sean Lu, Xiaohai Lin, Hong Li, Kai Ding, Dan Tang, Alberto Canero, Ratima Suwanrumpha, Boyang Li, Ben Xie, Di Fan, Xiaoxu Sun, Fan Yang, Ingrong Chen, Wenjia Wang, Tong Zheng, Yushi Zheng, Kaini Huang, Jin Meng, Guanting Fang, Fangzi He, Xiaowei Wang, Yu Song, Peng Li, Chen Chen, Zhongzhou Jiang, Di Wu, Juntao Hu, Wei Zhang, Yuandi Nong, Tinglei Zhang, Xinyi Lu, Huiwen Wang
collaborating local design institute: Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and Research
Master planning SOL Structure
engineer: LERA
MEP engineer: WSP
landscape design consultant: AECOM
facade consultant: Schmidlin
interior designer: HPID (Tower A) – MATRIX DESIGN (Tower B) – G&K (E Building)
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