Kind of Project:

Urban Planning, Commercial, Office, Residential

Location:

Beijing, China

Site Area:

200,000 m2

GFA:

640,000 m2

Budget:

N/A

Period:

2007-2008

ICE Design Team:

Ulrich Kirchhoff, Louise Low, Claudia Wigger

As Beijing's planning regulations are very strict in relation to sun exposure and shadow casting, an urban planning proposal for residential usually ends up as a monotonous grid. As wealth and need for individuality of the citizen grow, there is a higher need for non-conform planning strategies. The design proposal aims to introduce more localized cluster, which react to the context in a unique way in terms of density, landscape, ciculation and section.