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Peter Pichler Architecture has just announced a new mega-sized, tradition-inspired project in China. The Milan-based architecture firm was awarded the project through an international invited competition.
Interestingly, the project is located in Taiping, a city in southwestern China known for the prominent historical event known as the 19th-century Taiping rebellion. The city of Taiping is roughly 1,620 kilometers away from the capital city of Beijing and only 30 kilometers from Kunming.
 
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The urban development uses Chinese rice fields as its inspiration for the mixed-used development, which is the first for Peter Pichler Architecture in China. Spanning an area of 100,000 square meters and housing several towers, the project comprises a boutique hotel, residential apartments, offices, retail options, parks and parking lots. Courtesy of Peter Pichler Architects (PPA)
Its wood façade is inspired by ancient vernacular Chinese architecture. Each tower has ellipse-formed rings on each of its floors. These rings change based on the orientation and program, the company said.
Taking inspiration from the well-known Chinese rice fields, the development brings together the surrounding woods with local parks to integrate the context into the project.
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Peter Pichler Architecture also said that the use of bamboo on the towers’ res...