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Winland Center

By : UAD, RQUITECTONICA (USA), Farrells (UK)

GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 17th edition

Discipline : Architecture

Categories : Commercial Building / Mixed-Use Building : Bronze Certification

The Winland Center mainly accommodates office, commercial and residential functions.

The whole venue is connected by three themed squares from south to north. The northernmost square is a private landscape courtyard enclosed by six residential towers; the central one is a sunken commercial square formed by residential towers and commercial towers and podiums; and the south one is a cultural plaza surrounded by commercial towers. Three squares with different functions bring variations of space and layering, and conceptually echo the layout of the nearby Xiangji Temple that features three courtyards in a continuous sequence.

The design highlights the interpenetration of building blocks, and makes use of vertical lines of varied hues and density to craft a slender and sculptural architecture, which reduces the width and volume of the tower.

The project adopts a modern and concise architectural form and plain-colored exterior wall materials. The facade of the Gallery Street in a human scale creates a more “humanistic” interface in contrast to the towers’ tough facades, and meanwhile contrasts, echoes and complements with the historical elements such as the cornices, Dougong (a bracket system) and quaint colors of the Xiangji Temple across the urban road.

The project is a group of sophisticated modernist buildings. From the minimalist hidden-frame curtain walls to the modern decorative vertical lines, the cantilevered transparent glass boxes featuring a sense of technology, and the emerging materials such as Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC), all these architectural elements are combined distinctly, delicately and harmoniously, which allows for the integration of modernism and traditional architecture.

With consideration of sustainability, natural materials were rejected even for the large-scale outdoor pavements. With repeated investigations and comparisons, tile floorings made of renewable materials were selected to minimize energy and resource consumption, which is essential for sustainable building design.

Collaboration

Architect : The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)

Architect : RQUITECTONICA (USA)

Architect : Farrells (UK)

Engineering : Arup

Engineering : The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)

Landscaper : Adrian L. Norman Limited (UK)

Interior Designer : CL3 (HongKong, China)

Interior Designer : Kinetices Interior Decoration Ltd.Revery Architecture Inc.(Canada)

Lighting : Georges Berne & 8’18”(HUIT MINUTES DIX HUIT SECONDES)

Lighting : LEOX

Engineering : WSP