Tp-Link Hangzhou Centrum Investigationis et Progressionis by Zhe Wang

Tp-Link Hangzhou Centrum Investigationis et Progressionis by Zhe Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Architectura Competition Category.

ArgentumArchitectura· 2022

Tp-Link Hangzhou Centrum Investigationis et Progressionis

by Zhe Wang

Client: Beijing Sza Architectural Design Consultant

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Tp-Link Hangzhou Centrum Investigationis et Progressionis

Tp-Link Hangzhou est centrum investigationis et progressionis in regione altae technologiae districtus Binjiang, Hangzhou, in Sinis situm. Aedificium duodecim tabulatorum areas officii apertas, spatium investigationis, conclavia conventuum, auditoria, popinam atque areas thermopolii, et hortum in tecto coniungit. Duae tabulae altitudinum diversarum atrium anticum ad viam principalem spectans efformant. Inter tabulas, atrium pellucidum structura funium suspensorum et vitro laminato praealbo constructum tabulata coniungit. Cistae et suggesta in atrio collocata conventum et communicationem provocant.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Tp-Link Hangzhou Centrum Investigationis et Progressionis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Tp-Link Hangzhou Centrum Investigationis et Progressionis opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Tp-Link Hangzhou Centrum Investigationis et Progressionis creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A fast-growing Chinese manufacturer of computer networking products, TP-LINK East China Headquarter in Hangzhou, is a 26700sqm, 12 stories creative office building that offers a mixture of open office area, research and development space, and amenity programs (meeting rooms, lecture halls, canteen and cafe areas, rooftop garden, and etc.) designed to foster collaboration. It is important that the project has a high-tech appearance to respond to its corporate neighbors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Concrete Construction/Concrete Frame system
The enclosure materials, such as curtain wall glass and aluminum, stone cladding are from local manufacture.
Site Area:9861sqm
Gross Area:39556.3 sqm
The above-ground building area is about 26700sqm
Tags: Architecture design, R and D Center, Technology, Garden Office
Production Technology: To achieve a desirable transparent appearance of the atrium and provide a high-quality indoor environment, the atrium curtain wall structure and glass type are chosen carefully. The atrium curtain wall is composed of a suspended-cable structure and ultra-white laminated glass to meet the design goal. The glass on the north and south slab building facades is insulated with higher reflectivity Low-E ratio. In addition, the facade system is designed with vertical aluminum panels with operable windows in-between.
Design Challenge: The Hangzhou TP-LINK R and D Center showcases design practice that highly integrates architectural concepts with a corporate brand. The design team tries to think out of the box regarding future high-tech R and D center space planning and building imagery and build a user-centered R and D Center for the future. To accomplish a building space guiding and inspiring future use, the space planning aims at providing flexibility and efficiency for users.
Research: As a result of meeting the user's needs of interaction, a series of functional boxes, platforms embedded in the atrium encourage encountering and communicating. The design team was successful in creating a unique common area that is highly integrating of transparency, openness, interactivity, and adaptability. The atrium is not simply a container, a physical connection, a visual linkage, it becomes the LINK of team cooperation, the LINK promoting equal, free and open communication.
Inspiration: The design of Hangzhou TP-LINK R and D Center is inspired by the local urban landscape culture of Hangzhou, aiming to create a three-dimensional office garden. Create an informal, low-density natural environment for users to perform personal relaxation, contact, and communication. The exterior of the north and south buildings is solid and concise, while the atrium is transparent and flexible. Let the architectural space no longer be just a static container, but an engine that promotes equal, free and open communication.
Project Duration: The project is located in the high-tech zone of Hangzhou Binjiang District, China.
Design Period: 2014-2017
Completion Time：2020
Operation Flow: This project deliberately gave up constructing the building height up to the height limit as most clients would do for the sake of landmark. Instead, it is comprised of two slabs with different heights and forms a front courtyard facing the main street. The transparent atrium also provides a clear visual connection with the regional arterial road as the urban space axis. Therefore, the project intends to provide a more friendly human-scale frontage and a more welcoming urban interface.
Team Members: Wang,Zhe
Shi,Wei
Su,Ting
Wu, Runze
Jiang,Nan
Ma,Tao
Zhang,Yan
Gao,Huilai
Wang,Bingcong
Image Credits: Photograph：Jin, Weiqi
Video: BEIJING SZA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANT