{"id":23367,"date":"2016-08-19T15:55:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T08:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-luxury-landmark-in-hangzhou-is-inspired-by-the-moon\/"},"modified":"2016-08-19T16:09:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T09:09:47","slug":"new-luxury-landmark-in-hangzhou-is-inspired-by-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-luxury-landmark-in-hangzhou-is-inspired-by-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"New luxury landmark in Hangzhou is inspired by the moon"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA mixed-use development will represent the moonlit waters of the mighty Qiantang
\nQiantang River, Hangzhou City. Image credit: HelloRF Zcool\/Shutterstock
\nA new development that will take inspiration from the moon and the Qiantang River is set to cause ripples in the skyline of Hangzhou.
\nToronto-based firm B+H, the architects behind the Ritz-Carlton and the Microsoft Zizhu campus in Shanghai, are helming a high-end, mixed-use building in the Chinese city\u2019s new central business district, Qianjiang New Town. Named \u2018In Hangzhou,\u2019 the building will feature a unique two-tower shape, consisting of \u201cvariations of the basic rectangle,\u201d that converges together at the top.
\nAmong the building\u2019s most conspicuous features are serrations along its edges: a three-dimensional embodiment of moonlight playing off the Qiantang waters.
\nIn Hangzhou is \u201cpurposefully intended to stand out from its immediate surroundings,\u201d executive vice-president of B+H Asia David Stavros told Jing Daily.
\n\u201cIn its purest form, In Hangzhou plays homage to the moon and the role it plays in the creation of the much-celebrated annual tide at Qiantang River,\u201d Stavros said. \u201cIts purpose is to offer a bold statement in a new city that captures the gaze of those across the river in Hangzhou and echoes the lunar calendar.\u201d
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\nThe development comes as Hangzhou prepares to host the G20 summit next month. Upon completion, In Hangzhou will have a boutique hotel in its upper levels and offer a residential complex and shopping mall.
\nIn Hangzhou is the latest in a long line of works by B+H in China, which include Hangzhou\u2019s very own Xiaoshan International Airport. One of the first foreign architecture firms to have a base in mainland China, B+H has designed 21 million square metres of constructed work in the country.
\n\u201cDespite the variety of forms and sectors, all of B+H\u2019s work in China flows from the same themes: marrying innovative design with local context and culture while delivering the highest standards of building performance and sustainability,\u201d Stavros said.
\nOther designs have not been as lucky. Earlier this year, China\u2019s State Council announced that it would forbid \u201cbizarre architecture that is not economical, functional, aesthetically pleasing or environmentally friendly.\u201d
\n\u201cCertainly the trend that has gotten the most attention is this move away from what some have referred to as \u2018weird architecture,\u201d said Stavros. \u201cBut the trends that we have come across more readily involve a heightened awareness around building performance and sustainability and the impact buildings have on the local context and our day-to-day live\/work activities.\u201d
\nRead next: Could green building finally be taking off in China?
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\nSource : property-report.com
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