‘vanke-tulou project’ by urbanus, guangzhou, china, 2007
courtesy of urbanus

solos: tulou/affordable housing for china
cooper hewitt national design museum, new york
october 3, 2008 – april 5, 2009


the tulou affordable housing project by urbanus is the subject of the fifth solos exhibition at new york’s
cooper hewitt national design museum. the exhibition focuses on this 245 apartment structure currently
being built in guangzhou, china. in addition to normal residential programming, the building also houses
a dormitory, hotel, retail space, gym, library and a variety of communal and public spaces. the exhibition
features photographs plans and two full-scale interior replicas. the solos series began in 2003 ‘to
showcase innovations in the fields of architecture and design’. the show will continue running until this
sunday, april 5th.

http://cooperhewitt.org
http://www.urbanus.com.cn


‘vanke-tulou project’ by urbanus, guangzhou, china, 2008
photo: chaoying yang


‘vanke-tulou project’ by urbanus, guangzhou, china, 2008
courtesy of urbanus


‘vanke-tulou project’ by urbanus, guangzhou, china, 2008
photo: chaoying yang


‘vanke-tulou project’ model by urbanus, guangzhou, china, 2007
courtesy of urbanus


‘vanke-tulou project’ model by urbanus, guangzhou, china, 2007
courtesy of urbanus


‘vanke-tulou project’ interior courtyard & entrance façade by urbanus, guangzhou, china, 2007
courtesy of urbanus


‘vanke-tulou project’ by urbanus, guangzhou, china, 2007
courtesy of urbanus