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The Knot - Quzhou

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Quzhou, Zhejiang, China

Location:

2023

Year:

International Competition for Conceptual Design of Landmark Buildings of Quzhou - China

The Intelligent Tree project connects physical and virtual axes to respond to the site’s context. Understanding the location, access, and surrounding built environment. The axes are transformed through place-making, adding volume on top of the main tension action lines, and lifting off the ground to maintain a landscape of experience. We refer to these strips as roots, connecting Community - Industry - Ecology.

The Intelligent Tree project connects physical and virtual axes to respond to the site’s context. Understanding the location, access, and surrounding built environment. The axes are transformed through place-making, adding volume on top of the main tension action lines, and lifting off the ground to maintain a landscape of experience. We refer to these strips as roots, connecting Community - Industry - Ecology.

At the center, a knot brings together these root elements, together, and allows for the emergence of the twin towers. The twin towers follow a unique layout, each volume, including 2 distinct floor plates, connected with a community space that is populated with shared amenities and nature.

Experience Landscape

At the ground level, given the surroundings, and moving the volumes off the ground level, we create a patched landscape that is biodiverse, including agriculture, flowers, tiny forests, and green lawns. This is to support the phenomena of mental health in the workplace and create a promenade experience landscape.

Landmark in the Landscape

Given the ecological affordances offered by the context and the site, the building floats on top of the landscape and sits as an icon within the landscape.

The landmark engages with a clear and recognizable geometry strategy that comes from the ground up, with the Twin Towers emerging to frame the central axis.

Team

Firas Safieddine
Yimeng Wei

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