Bumps / SAKO Architects

Dec 2009

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Architects: SAKO Architects
Location: Beijing, China
Project Team: Keiichiro SAKO, Yoko FUJII, Hiroaki SAWAMURA, Jiye ZHANG
Lighting Design: Masahide Kakudate Lighting Architect & Associates
Site area: 17,949 sqm
Building area: 103,218 sqm
Project Year: 2006-2008
Photographs: Misae Hiromatsu

‘BUMPS in Beijing’ is an integrated project with four residences as well as a commercial building. The traditional residence buildings in China are oriented south and north. With the increase in the density of the buildings, the traditional method causes buildings too close to each other and the rooms facing to the north can hardly get sunshine.

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‘BUMPS in Beijing’ is rotated by 45 degrees from the north-south axis. This design can provide optimum sunshine for each building and also can short cut the way to the central business areas from different directions.

The residence buildings are 80 meters height. Every two floors are set as a unit. Every unit is staggered by 2 meters horizontally. Whole 80m’s building is repetitions of these units. The setback areas are used for terraces. Interlaced black and white units highlight the concave-convex façade and show a clear lineament of the building. All the windows are 1 meter square. Randomly placed windows weaken the existence of all pillars and beams. Therefore, the appearance of the buildings look like stacked by lots of small black and white ‘boxes’ together.

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Cite:
Saieh , Nico . "Bumps / SAKO Architects" 29 Dec 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed 10 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/44831>

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hbchbc says:

Better than the “Masaic” shown here a couple of days before, but still a little busy.

# December 29, 2009 at 12:13

Dr.Phil says:

is this some kind of a joke? i mean, people studied hard to do this?

now it’s clear archdaily lacks any criteria at all for publishing their “stories”. what a shame what has this website turned into.

# December 29, 2009 at 17:07

hyon says:

It’s beautiful. Thanks again Nico.

# December 29, 2009 at 21:48

Jovanny says:

Just like from Kisho Kurokawa.
Peking?ha…Totally a joke.A city without principles+rubbish archi test ground.

# December 30, 2009 at 12:57

shadi osyli says:

i find it beautiful , but doesn’t goes with the surrounding .

# December 30, 2009 at 13:02

Kingsley says:

I think it looks cool and is striking. I’d say it improves its context. Just goes to show how subjective reactions to architecture can be.

# December 30, 2009 at 14:27

ben lepley says:

reminds me of a grid system Stephen Hall likes using. I remain concerned about the interior spaces. Why no photos of the inside? Is it depressing or nice inside?

# December 30, 2009 at 23:34

Architist says:

Nice concept but it doesn’t really intergrated in its nutural environment, especially for this location.

# December 31, 2009 at 00:06

toilet says:

thumbs up for orientating this for maximum sunshine exposure… but is there any sun in Beijing with all the pollution??? I’m assuming these photos were taken after the government cloud seeded the sky…

# December 31, 2009 at 03:41

Rodrigo says:

This is too much for me, looks like a joke

Domino meets Jenga

# December 31, 2009 at 16:22

Maha says:

Absolutely rubbish. An outcast to its surrounding, and what is the significance of white and black?

# January 2, 2010 at 05:48

dito says:

absolutely fantastic. How does this not fit the context? All I can see is high rise apartments of varying shades of grey (black and white mixed together,) Was the architect to design another insignificant simulacrum of its environment?

Im sure its just as horrible as the rest of them on the inside..but at least it would entertain me for a few seconds before walking in.

Fun fun fun…(remember fun?)

# January 10, 2010 at 22:28

yuney says:

I definitely agree with dito! Its fun, its chaotic, after all thats what Beijing is ! like it!

# January 16, 2010 at 07:37

kc says:

maybe looks cool from far away,if you look once and quickly, but thats not what good architecture is. Would you want to visit it every day? I’d most likely go insane or become aggressive, I mean, even looking at it here for a few minutes is already annoying..

# January 29, 2010 at 13:12

casiotimex says: