Galaxy Soho in Beijing, China by Zaha Hadid

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Five continuous, flowing volumes coalesce to create an internal world of continuous open spaces within Galaxy Soho – a new office, retail entertainment complex devoid of corners or abrupt transitions – a re-inventing of the classical Chinese courtyard which generates an immersive, enveloping experience at the heart of Beijing.

Eye Level Rendering - Exterior

• Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
• Design: Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
• Project Director: Satoshi Ohashi
• Project Architect: Yoshi Uchiyama
• Associate: Cristiano Ceccato
• Project Manager: Raymond Lau
• Project Architect (Concept): DaeWha Kang
• Project Team: Josef Glas, Stephan Wurster, Michael Hill, Samer Chamoun, Eugene Leung, Rita Lee, Lillie Liu, Rolando Rodriguez-Leal, Wen Tao, Tom Wuenschmann, Seung-ho Yeo, Shuojiong Zhang, Michael Grau, Shu Hashimoto, Shao-Wei Huang, Chikara Inamura, Lydia Kim, Yasuko Kobayashi, Wang Lin, Yereem Park

Nighttime Exterior View Rendering

• Beijing, China
• 2009 – TBC
• SOHO China Ltd.
• Under Construction
• 46,965m2
• Gross Floor Area: 332,857m²
• Maximum Height: 67m
• Floors Above Ground: 12 Office, 3 Retail
• Below Ground: 1 Retail, 2 Parking Levels

Rendered Exterior View

Galaxy Soho constitutes a new office, retail and entertainment complex for the heart of this great Chinese city – matching its grand scale. The complex comprises five continuous flowing volumes, set apart yet fused or linked by a sequence of stretched bridges. Each volume adapts outwards, generating a panoramic architecture devoid of corners or abrupt transitions.

Rendered Interior Walkspace

Galaxy Soho reinvents the great interior courts of Chinese antiquity to create an internal world of continuous open spaces. Here, architecture no longer incorporates rigid blocks, but instead comprises volumes which coalesce to achieve continuous mutual adaptation and fluid movement between buildings. Shifting plateaus impact upon each other to generate a deep sense of immersion and envelopment, allowing visitors to discover intimate spaces as they move deeper in the building.

Rendered Interior

The structure’s three lower levels contain retail and entertainment facilities, those above provide works spaces for innovative businesses of many kinds, while top levels are dedicated to bars, restaurants and cafes – many with views along the city’s great avenues.

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