Xintiandi Factory Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China Hotel and Office building design, Modern Chinese architecture
Xintiandi Factory Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province
22 Aug 2023
Architects: Peter Ruge Architekten
Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, East China
photo ©XiaoSong Wang
Photos: 认识杭州, XiaoSong Wang and Zhu Jia
Xintiandi Factory Hangzhou, China
The concept of newer isn’t always better for a progressive city, and historic development plays a vital role in contributing to this idea. To optimise the operational and commercial performance of a built asset, an old iron foundry, which was part of a machinery factory more than 60 years old, was converted into a creative office and hotel.
photos ©Xiao Song Wang & ©Zhu Jia
Adaptive reuse has been an ongoing topic on how we preserve historical and cultural significance while allowing the locals to explore and learn from the past. It aims to restore the culturally significant sites of Hangzhou’s industrial history as part of our commitment to low-carbon design.
photo ©XiaoSong Wang
The Xintiandi Factory was stripped down to its steel and brick bones while a daring makeover took place, reflecting on the iron foundry concept as the most major contributor to manufacturing and recycling activity, where melting and re-casting of new durable goods takes place. The foundry’s existing structure was meticulously preserved and repaired, while the interior area was massively designed to ensure structural integrity.
photo ©认识杭州
New activities are envisaged along the facades to preserve a light-filled development area in the centre hall. The project’s daring approach to connecting the former industrial identity with the futuristic innovative creative hub is embodied by two floating spheres that function as conference and meeting rooms in the central hall, projecting the magnificent dimension of the old factory hall.
photo ©认识杭州
Existing structures are merged with modern structural systems that have reinforcement to meet today’s safety and well-being criteria. Due to their poor state, the old windows and frames on the facade were demolished and replaced. As a testament to the former iron factory’s past, repurposed clinker brick walls and massive windows in corten steel framing are utilised.
photo ©认识杭州
Thanks to the installation of huge windows, the former foundry is now immersed in natural light, offering a unique architectural experience to the new tenants.
photo ©认识杭州
In building upon existing stories, the unique attributes and characteristics of the old foundry structural trusses are kept, and the existing roof system is replaced with a light steel roof. The inherent beautiful elegance of the industrial past is preserved while allowing for minimal demolition through the modification of the roof type. Additionally, it creates an im-pressively towering height for the assembly area.
photo ©XiaoSong Wang
The former foundry currently contains offices, retail, hotels, and multi-purpose facilities while keeping its original industrial relics and machinery that are meticulously conserved and structurally inspected, helping to improve chances for eco-nomic sustainability while improving social sustainability.
photos ©认识杭州
The foundry has emerged as a model of effective urban renewal. The idea of adaptive reuse has given construction ma-terials new life and ensured a second opportunity while also lowering embodied energy. The act of transforming a half-century-old building into an interconnected, spacious and creative space that recalls the community’s past has therefore been fulfilled and shows the new dimension of sustainability.
photo ©XiaoSong Wang
Xintiandi Factory Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China – Building Information
Architecture: Peter Ruge Architekten – https://www.peter-ruge.de/
Project Name: Xintiandi Factory Hangzhou
Office Name: Peter Ruge Architekten
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Firm Location: Rheinstrasse 5, D 12159 Berlin
photos ©XiaoSong Wang
Completion Year: 2022
Gross Built Area (m2/ ft2): 17,900 sqm
Project Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Program / Use / Building Function: Conversion and refurbishment of an old iron foundry factory hall into a multifunctional office-hotel complex
Lead Architects: Prof. Peter Ruge, Matthias Matschewski, Hyesook Ahn, Byoung Gil Jung, Lucas Gray, Tatjana Sinelnikova, Maria Katschalova, Alexander Andrejew
Project Partner: DBH Stadtsplanung GmbH
Lead Architects e-mail: [email protected]
photo ©认识杭州
Photo Credits: 认识杭州, XiaoSong Wang and Zhu Jia
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