beijing creative zone by UNstudio
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UNstudio were awarded first prize in the competition to develop a creative zone
located in yanqing, beijing, china.

the beijing creative zone represents the urban typology needed for a new open learning
environment in 'urbanity in nature'. the design for the creative zone encompasses
compression on a dual scale; the greenbelt and the urban fabric. the urban fabric of
the edge is formed by the interweaving of two distinct yet highly interconnected strips.
in the creation of an architectural park, ateliers and pavilions are organised on the basis
of the chinese garden's emphasis of 'one view per step'. the parkland becomes an international
showcase of experimental projects and emerging design practices. by implementing
the four clusters of a products life cycle ‘think, develop, produce and sell’ as a continuous
loop of activity, one creates a platform for all steps of the process towards product sales.


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ground floor plan
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project info:
client: people’s government of yanqing county, beijing municipality, beijing institute
of architectural design
location: yanqing, beijing, china
building area: 145.119 sqm
building site area: 210.152 sqm
programme: creative zone masterplan
status: competition entry 1st prize

credits:
UNStudio:
ben van berkel, caroline bos with markus van aalderen, yi cheng pan and mieneke dijkema,
ren yee, clarissa alfrink, megan ng, maud van hees, wendy van der knijff, jae young lee

advisors:
advisor urban development: dcu, pablo vaggione
advisor sustainability: arup shanghai