Hangzhou Gateway Tower / JDS Architects

Hangzhou Gateway Tower / JDS Architects
view from the north / © JDS Architects

As the first prize winner in the Hangzhou Gateway Competition, JDS Architects shared with us their building concept, which is to create a gateway that is neither closing-off or dividing the city. The 15-story tower features offices, restaurants, post office, a terraced roof garden and a sunken passage that leads through a shopping center. More images and architects’ description after the break.

The rooftop terraces offer generous views to the distant nature while the stone louvers provide a sustainable solution to the office conditions.

aerial view / © JDS Architects

The building will become the gateway for the Gongshu District and an icon for the urban transformation of the old industrial neighborhood.

night view / © JDS Architects

Architect: JDS Architects Project team: ChinaCUC, Julien De Smet, Andrew Griffin, Francisco Villeda, Lasse Lyhne-Hansen, Qian Dong Location: Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China Project: Mixed-use, Offices, Commercial, Restaurant and Post Office Size: 23,619 sqm Budget: 22 Million EUR Client: Hangzhou Xintiandi Group LTD Type: Invited Competition, 1st prize Status: On-going

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Cite: Alison Furuto. "Hangzhou Gateway Tower / JDS Architects" 13 Jun 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/141536/hangzhou-gateway-tower-jds-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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