Vantone Centre, Yuhang Future Science and Technology City, Hangzhou Buildings, Chinese Architecture
Vantone Centre in Hangzhou, China
28 Aug 2020
Vantone Centre, Yuhang Future Science and Technology City
Architecture: CLOU architects
Location: Hangzhou, China

The Vantone Centre at Yuhang Future Science and Technology City is an 80,000 sqm mixed-used complex, merging retail, office space, and SOHO apartments into one destination. This project is designed to accommodate the multifaceted demands of a contemporary lifestyle.

Design Challenge

The project site is located in the Yuhang ?Future Science and Technology City?. Five years ago, during the first site visit, Yuhang District was considered the fringes of Hangzhou that still lined with villages and farmlands. The grand-scale development which would remodel Yuhang into a new economic center awaited commencement, and all its sites were poised for transformation. Therefore, the fundamental challenge was to envisage a design solution that could respond to inevitable changes, and to think in the near future, how could our project take a clear position along a rapidly shaping skyline"
The project and its neighbors, including Alibaba?s Xixi Campus, are part of the expanding Central Business District development in this area. As such, it is anticipated that neighboring sites will grow into high-density communities populated with high-rise towers.

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