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Hi-Tech Start-Up Incubator in Shanghai
Office Building Development in China ? design Schmidt Hammer Lassen
5 Sep 2016
Hi-Tech Start-Up Incubator
Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Location: CaoHeJing Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai, China
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects completes renovation for Hi-Tech start-up incubator space in Shanghai

Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects has completed an overhual of an existing office building in Shanghai into an innovation incubator for Hi-Tech start-up companies. Located at the CaoHeJing Hi-Tech Park, in aim to support and nurture local start-up companies, the incubator is a pilot project of a series of shared office developments in the area by the client.
Commissioned by CaoHeJing in 2014, Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects’ proposal was to overclad and unify the existing rendered concrete facade utilising a corrugated and perforated polyester powder coated aluminium skin.

The facade concept allows for a simple and clean expression of openings within and behind the perforated aluminium, providing shading to every workspace whilst optimising both view and daylight. The facade also facilitates the increased insulation build-ups and the integrated approach to new and existing services whilst enabling these to be hidden from everyday view.
 
The second key design strategy was to open up the existing deep plan of the building, creating a new atrium...