LWK & Partners Releases Design for “Olympic Vanke Centre”
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LWK & Partners has announced the reinterpretation of the podium-tower typology with Olympic Vanke Centre, located in the heart of the Qianjiang Century City district, a Central Business District (CBD) of Hangzhou, China, next to the 2022 Asian Games VillaLWK & Partners Releases Design for “Olympic Vanke Centre”
LWK & Partners has announced the reinterpretation of the podium-tower typology with Olympic Vanke Centre, located in the heart of the Qianjiang Century City district, a Central Business District (CBD) of Hangzhou, China, next to the 2022 Asian Games Village.Olympic Vanke Centre has a site area of 13,969 square meters and a gross floor area of 95,521 square meters. The development includes two office towers, a shared podium housing food and beverages (F&Bs) and other amenities, and three underground levels used as a car park, complete with an integrated servicing area. The development is expected to be completed in 2021.Led by LWK Director Ferdinand Cheung, the team is responsible for the architecture design, masterplanning, and interior design of this innovative working hub, which promotes interactions, active engagement and sustainability.The design includes two office towers sharing one podium for amenities and underground service area. The design features the rotating, lifted podium that opens up cascading outdoor terraces that extends further into the towers.The twin towers of 23 and 21 storeys high respectively sit on top of a five-storey podium. The building is complete with three levels of underground space that serves as a car park and integrated servicing area. The towers are mainly office space, while the podium contains various foods and beverages as well as connecting amenities, such as the gymnasium, cafeteria and other entertainment spaces.The innovative working hub promotes interactions, active engagement and sustainability. It is an urban oasis that mitigates the surrounding blandness.LWK is a visionary architectural design practice that has always dedicated itself to the realization of the future. The company has studios spread across Greater China, and is a pioneer in the industry in adopting latest technological developments such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the design process. LWK dedicates its resources in creating smarter cities through making concepts into reality. The firm’s achievements in the areas of architectural design, planning and urban design, interiors, heritage conservation and landscape design have received numerous recognitions over the years, including Building Design Magazine’s WA100 Award, Quality Building Awards, MIPIM Asia Awards, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, and many more.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more