Article source: UAD

The project was commissioned by Kaihua County Urban Construction and Development Co., Ltd. to design a comprehensive office building with three functional requirements: the Urban Archives and the Civil Defense Command Center and the Housing and Construction Bureau at the entrance of the scenic spot. The project has a superior geographical position. The south side is a multi-storey terrace house. The north side is a low-lying mountain with abundant vegetation. The valley on the east side is quiet and far-reaching. The west side is just a few steps away from the bank of Qinjiang River. The mountain can be seen from afar. Like description of Tao Yuanming's “Peach Blossom Spring”, a large-scale multi-functional building with open access functions and private concealed works is constructed between the general green mountains and green waters that fully respected the original buildings which is the challenge of this project.

Folding base for horizontal extension of the main entrance, Image Courtesy © Zhao Qiang

• Architects: UAD (Fan Xuzhuang, Zhu Kai, Shi Minghua)
• Project: Kaihua County 1101 Project and Urban Archives
• Location: Fenghuang Middle Road, Kaihua County, Zhangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
• Photography: Zhao Qiang, Zhou Yifan, Fan Mingming
  
• Structural Design: Shen Jing, Jin Zhenfen, Ding Lei
• Electromechanical Design: Chen Zhoujie, Yang Wenzheng, Shao Chunting, Jiang Bing
• Project Owner: Kaihua County Civil Air Defense Office
• Land Area: 7118 Square Meters
• Project Area: 12,206 Square Meters

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