ARCHITECTS CASE STUDY
QINGDAO BUSINESS PARK
SCULPTED ARCHITECTURE WITH STEPPED TERRACES
Qingdao Vanke Business Park , located in Chengyang District , has been developed by Vanke as a hub for innovative businesses . The park ’ s latest addition is a colourful , stepped , mixed-use complex designed by CLOU .
The site accommodates a bookstore , a small city hall , and retail spaces provide exciting meeting places for cross-cultural communications . The design reflects CLOU ’ s ongoing exploration of stepped architecture and office and commercial design integration .
The design responds to the predominately small and mediumsized companies and young creative retailers in the office park . Opening what would traditionally be a closed building , the firm created exciting paths of exploration and vibrant social spaces .
CLOU has carved the 10,000 sq m massing into a sculptural form , with stepped terraces for a proposal that shifts character from different viewpoints .
The human-scale terraces become an extension of the office areas . Varying semi-private spaces are curated into a series of vertical landscapes , providing the flexibility to host creative outdoor events .
The volumetric form resembles stepped boxes paired with geometric windows , expressing a rational beauty . The façade design plays with shades of pinks and silver which , from a distance , creates a luminous effect that animates one approach .
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