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JDS architects: hangzhou waves


'hangzhou waves' by JDS architects, hangzhou, china
all images courtesy JDS architects


international practice JDS architects has created the winning competition proposal 'hangzhou waves',
a luxury hotel and office complex in the hangzhou xintiandi district of hangzhou, china. placed back-to-back,
the pair of structures mirror each other in form, opening a central void into each of the volumes which
introduces natural daylight into the core of each building.

comprised of small cubes, the exterior appearance of the hotel is a result of a series of stepped terraces
which extend from each room providing surfaces for vegetation to produce a green roof effect. the downward
sloping profile allows views of the adjacent park and canal.



stepped terraces open views to the adjacent park and canal from each hotel room


the office tower's main facade undulates from the highest point forming a smooth green roof with a skylight above
a central atrium. daylight enters all of the interior spaces either through the perimeter glass curtain walls or the
internal glazed void.



high points of each tower are placed back-to-back



aerial view of hotel terraces



main entrance to the hotel block



main entrance to the office towers



view of the office tower



interior



office and hotel and night



hotel at night



site plan



hotel building site



building volume



volume manipulation



opening for natural daylight



views from hotel rooms



terraces from hotel rooms



terraces act as green roof



inlet for pedestrian access



inlet provides more ground level space



vegetation and water on the site



office building site



building volume



volume manipulation



opening for natural daylight



green roof



lift for access



vegetation and water on the site


project info:


project: office space, hotel
budget: confidential
type: invited competition
size: 120.000 m2
client: xin tian di
status: settled 2011
location: hangzhou, china
team: jds, mudi, china cuc
jds partner in charge: julien de smedt
project leader: junhee jung, charlotte lieske
project team: andrew griffin, henning stüben, francisco villeda, gladys greyl

lauren db
12.26.11  
9
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/13147/big-architects-west-57th-residential-building-new-york.html. so in theory BIG could of won too.
Win   12.26.11
boring as usual, it's so 2005, maybe 60's or 70's...

http://www.communes.com/images/orig/languedoc-roussillon/herault/la-grande-motte_34280/La-Grande-Motte_6393_Les-pyramides.jpg

or: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/55835194.jpg

please, could you stop to publish these kind of architecture and the kidding schemes which they are always associated.
cubert   12.26.11
Learn to appreciate guys.. Anyway you can't do better than that.
JR   12.26.11
Learn what? learn to use 3d parametric tools to have no choices to do? Or maybe learn to make some simplistic scheme to justify any design?
cubert   12.26.11
i have to agree, the once interesting diagram used to describe the design has been reduced to an afterthought at JDS. I've also heard terrible things about the detailing of his built work and the quality the buildings...
beta   12.27.11
It's very beautifull
joh   12.27.11
Interieur? http://www.designboom.com/weblog/images/images_2/andrea/julien_de_smedt/lille06.jpg

Boring and cheap design by the way,
mark   12.28.11
just a copy .no matter his concept nor his design
cici   12.29.11
interesting, beautiful, sustainable,
playing with forms is always chalanging and has inherent difficulties but consider good judgment is more difficult!
S.P.S.N   12.29.11
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