OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
images © su shengliang
all images courtesy of OPEN architecture

 

 

 

the ‘xihuafu sales pavilion’ by chinese studio OPEN architecture serves as a prototype for the development company vanke group. working together with engineers from the china academy of building research, the conceived building system enables speedy construction, can be adaptable to different programs and sites, and also dissembled and reassembled after each use. the design is based on ancient chinese wooden structures that can easily be taken apart and put together again, sometimes at a different location. devised from one modular system, the steel structural skeleton and composite floor panels are prefabricated and bolted together, with aluminum and glass panels forming the building envelope. this enables a free arrangement of openings along the façade, able to adapt the program requirements within.

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
nighttime view

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
exterior view of the façade

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
the reception

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
looking onto the lounge from the bridge

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
the lounge

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
the view across the bar

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
the connecting bridge

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
view along the corridor

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
view from the second floor

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
detail

OPEN architecture conceives modular beijing sales pavilion
concept diagram

 

 

 

project info:

 

design year: 2013
status: completed
client: vanke beijing
program: reception, exhibition space, playroom, lounge, bar, office
building area: 1115 sqm
site area: 6670 sqm
location: beijing, china
architecture & interior design: OPEN architecture
principals in charge: li hu, huang wenjing
project team: liu xiujuan, qiao shawei, laurence chan, daijiro nakayama, zhao yao, zhai dongyuan, jia han, david dominguez
local design institute: CABR technology co., ltd
general contractor: beijing shengshiwei engineering co.,ltd
interior construction: beijing shangrui decoration design co., ltd
photography: su shengliang

 

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