Zhongguancun Digital Economy Innovation Industry Base / QUCESS DESIGN

Curated by 韩双羽 - HAN Shuangyu

Architects: QUCESS DESIGN
Area: 21565 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs:Yan Zheng
Structural Consultant: China Academy of Building Research Co. Ltd., China Academy of Building Research

Zhongguancun Digital Economy Innovation Industry Base / QUCESS DESIGN - Interior Photography, Stairs, Facade — The spiral staircase in the space. Image © Yan Zheng

Text description provided by the architects. Located in the core area of Zhongguancun, the Xueqing Road Station is within a two kilometer's way to Tsinghua University and Peking University. As a gathering place for Internet companies, most of the old factories remaining from the industrial era have been demolished and renewed. While Beijing Research Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Technology (BRIMET) is one of the few survivors. It is a challenge to meet the needs of the emerging Internet and science-and-technology enterprises. They require a maximized working area with good ventilation, a lighting environment, and a high-quality, active space atmosphere. Although the client’s concern was mainly interior renovation, the design team focused on the surroundings outside the project. Combining the entrance location, a circle was used to divide the entire factory building into four parts, blending it into the surrounding environment.