Global architecture studio MAD has unveiled ZGC International Innovation Center in Beijing, which features a curving green roof with rippled overhangs.
Located in the Haidian district, the 65,000-square-metre conference centre has an organic shape with rounded, petal-like corners that extend from the building envelope to shade outdoor public spaces.
MAD has created the ZGC International Innovation Center. Photo by CreatAR
"The centre's biomorphic, clover-like form features a cantilevered roof characterised by soft, fluid shapes," said MAD.
"The form floats overhead, providing shade from the sun, shelter from the elements, and a space for social interaction, enhancing the connection between people and the architecture."
It is topped with a green roof that curves and gently slopes MAD has built ZGC International Innovation Center to host the annual Zhongguancun (ZGC) Forum technology conference.
It is topped with a 17,000-square-metre roof park complete with trees and walkways, intended to blend the building in with the surrounding landscape.
"It blends into the cityscape with an accessible green roof park, consisting of trees, gardens, walkways, and architectural features that extend the surrounding gardens and hills, making it completely disappear when viewed from the surrounding mountains," said MAD.
Lights on the roof form a rippling pattern. Photo by CreatAR
The roof is made from concrete and honeycomb aluminium panels coated in fluorocarbon...