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Private Residential Estate in Guangzhou
25 June 2022
Façade Designer: Purcell
Location: Guangzhou, China

Renders courtesy of Yuechang Limited

Drawings courtesy of Purcell
Private Residential Estate, People’s Republic of China
Following Purcell?s previous involvement in the façade design for a private house in Guangzhou Province, the team were approached by the same client to re-design the building exterior of 4 6-storey residential towers, podium and other affiliated facility structures for Private Residential Estate in Guangzhou, China.

What was the brief"

Due to the close proximity of this residential estate to the private house we previously designed, it was crucial to establish a well-balanced harmony between the two. The final scheme is Regency inspired with traditional façade proportions and details. Given the architectural design of the buildings had already been completed, a key requirement of the brief and somewhat of a challenge was to minimize the required modifications to the already developed structures.

What were the key challenges"

It?s not uncommon to be engaged for façade design seperate to the architectural design team and having to work with the already approved designs to achieve a clients brief.
In this case, upon commencement of our works, a full structural and MEP design for the buildings had already been fully established and approv...