We are trying to find a way to engage new technology, materials, ideas to excavate the essence of Chinese architectural culture, to create a new form of Chinese architecture adapting to the development of modern era, to return the value of Chinese culture. We hope to use design to regain the essence of Chinese culture and reshape our cultural self-confidence.

SUNAC as one of the largest developers in China will develop a luxury apartment project in Chongqinglocated on Huxie Road. We are committed to design their sales office. Based on the regulation, the sales office will be converted into a kindergarten after the use as a sales office.The difficulty of the project is that two different functions have completely different requirements for space, form and appearance. The strategy we adopted is to add another layer of removable green skin, the metal mesh, outside the building for sustainable and imagery purpose.

This layer of skin creates an unique facade of the sales office which is conveyed by the core concept of Chinese architecture from the artistic conception of the expression. Different from the western architecture which are based on stone masonry construction system, ancient Chinese architecture does not use geometric form as the basis of architectural performance, in contrary, the Chinese-style wood structure emphasis more on the expression of architectural logic following the natural law.

Structural components such as pillars, beams, brackets, rafters, Purlin and so on are all exposed, all comply with the natural mechanics of the law, so it will appear without affectation, especially the roof of the arc. The overhangs of the eaves forms the gray space and it creates a vague zone merging the nature and building into one to achieve the symbiotic state of man and nature. The concept of the sales office is in the inheritance of such a concept.

The use of metal fabric as the secondary skin forms a sustainable curtain to protect the building from direct sunlight for energy saving. Also the internal and external space are linked visually and spatially in an elegant transition. Translucent materials presented by the looming visual blur convey a rich level of the depth in space.

The use of metal fabric as the secondary skin forms a sustainable curtain to protect the building from direct sunlight for energy saving. Also the internal and external space are linked visually and spatially in an elegant transition. Translucent materials presented by the looming visual blur convey a rich level of the depth in space.

Status: Built

Location: Chongqing, CN 

My Role: Design Architect

 Additional Credits:

 Architect or Architecture Firm: AOE+EMO事建组+易墨 

Architect in Charge: Larry Wen温群 

Design Team: Yibo Wang王怡博 ， Chao Xie谢超，Yusong Zhang张玉松 Office 

Website: http://www.aoe-china.com 

Contact Email：info@aoe-china.com 

Completion Year：2017 

Built Area：2000m2 

Project Location: Huxie Road,Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China. 

hotographer: Ligang Huang 

Clients：Sunac  

MANUFACTURERS / PRODUCTS Metal Mesh；Low-e Glass; Aluminium Panel