Xinhu Hangzhou Prism, Zhejiang Building, Mixed-Use Development, Architecture Images

Xinhu Hangzhou Prism in Zhejiang

Contemporary Commercial and Housing Development in China design by OMA and Chris van Duijn

11 Mar 2019

Xinhu Hangzhou Prism

Architects: OMA

Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Construction has begun on OMA’s pyramid-shaped mixed-use building – Xinhu Hangzhou Prism – which forms the heart of Hangzhou’s Future Tech City in the new Technology Central Business District (CBD). The project is commissioned by Zhejiang Xinhu Haichuang Group.

Image by Bloomimages, Courtesy of OMA

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, is known as one of China’s most beautiful cities with a high quality of life. The city is rapidly developing into an important tech-hub, home to some of China’s largest technology companies (including Alibaba Group Holding and NetEase) and a burgeoning start-up scene. Hangzhou competes with Beijing and Shanghai to attract China’s new-economy workforce and young tech graduates.

Image by Bloomimages, Courtesy of OMA

The design for Xinhu Hangzhou Prism by OMA integrates modernity into the beauty of the surrounding natural landscape. The complex will house a hotel, retail space, lofts and an atrium garden. The 50,000 sqm Prism is shaped by two radical oblique cuts through the building envelope, creating terraced lofts with generous scenic views. A large interior void creates a publicly accessible garden with water features and playgrounds.

Image by Bloomimages, Courtesy of OMA

A pinnacle reaching into the sky, the Prism pays homage to the ancient saying that the there is “paradise above, and Hangzhou below”. The Prism is complemented by an adjacent 35,000 sqm residential tower, reflecting the geometry of a prism in its façade.

Chris van Duijn: “Xinhu Hangzhou Prism will encourage the development of a creative community in the new CBD of Hangzhou. The design enables flexible programming and a broad repertoire of communal outdoor spaces, while maintaining a strong visual identity: striking in its form, archetypical yet contemporary.”

The project is led by Chris van Duijn and Michalis Hadjistyllis and is expected to complete in 2020.

Image by Bloomimages, Courtesy of OMA

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OMA, The Netherlands, led by Ren Koolhaas architect, Rotterdam

Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China

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