MAD Architects’ Chaoyang Park Plaza in Beijing
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The Chaoyang Park Plaza’s high towers and lower buildings by MAD Architects in Beijing resemble rocks and mountains, creating a mysterious atmosphere. The project has been awarded the LEED Gold Certification by the US Green Building Council.The building isMAD Architects’ Chaoyang Park Plaza in Beijing
The Chaoyang Park Plaza’s high towers and lower buildings by MAD Architects in Beijing resemble rocks and mountains, creating a mysterious atmosphere. The project has been awarded the LEED Gold Certification by the US Green Building Council.The building is shaped by smooth, curved surfaces of black and white elements and is evocative of a traditional Chinese ink landscape painting. The project introduces two asymmetrical twin tower office buildings on the north side of the site that sit at the base of the park’s lake, growing out of the water like two mountain peaks. The low-rise commercial buildings appear as mountain rocks that have endured long-term erosion. They seem to be randomly placed, but their strategic relationship to one another forms a secluded, but open urban garden, offering a place where people can meet within nature in the middle of the city.Japanese graphic artist Kenya Hara led the design of the signage system. The two multi-story Armani apartments to the southwest offer the residential units more natural sunlight as a result of the staggered balconies. The vertical fins seen on the exterior glass facade function as an energy efficient ventilation and filtration system, drawing fresh air indoors. The landscape that weaves itself in between the buildings incorporates traditional Eastern landscape elements such as pine trees, bamboo, rocks, and ponds that imply a deeper connection between the architecture and classical space, noted Domus. Read more