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The Mountain View in Shenzhen
10 Dec 2020
The Mountain View
Design: Onexn Architects
Location: Building 6, Xiangshan Village, Xiangshan Street Community, Shahe Sub-district, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China

Natural and serene surroundings

Situated beside Yanhan Mountain, The Mountain View building is very close to nature and not far away from the city as well. It boasts tranquil natural surroundings, and faces multiple building clusters and public spaces of OCT LOFT, Shenzhen.

The client’s design brief didn’t specify a clear direction for the renovation of the dilapidated building, so the architects had to identify a most appropriate solution among various possibilities.
Nature – facing building

In the bustling concrete jungle, nature is very precious. The original building is dilapidated,

contrasting yet integrating with lush greenery around it. Through prudent design intervention,

Onexn Architects intended to establish a new dialogue between nature and the building, and create experiences that are relevant to daily life.

The building consists of 5 floors. It adjoins a dormitory building and a court on east and south sides, and nestles under Yanhan Mountain on north and west sides. Before renovation, the first floor of the building was still in use, while the storeys above were in disrepair and leaky.
However, both the client and Onexn Architects saw new po...