SAA was commissioned by a leading developer in Kunming, China – Huaxia Real Estate – to design its new company headquarters in the Dianchi Lake district of the city.
One of the challenges is the planning regulations that limit the 15,000sqf building to a mere 21m, inducing a dense building block. With a building footprint as such, there is therefore a need to provide an indoor green lung with good cross ventilation for the staff. To capitalize on the dense greenery, we proposed an eco-pond, which becomes an ‘oasis’ along the façade of the building that softens its urban edge and frontage.
SAA was commissioned by a leading developer in Kunming, China – Huaxia Real Estate – to design its new company headquarters in the Dianchi Lake district of the city.
One of the challenges is the planning regulations that limit the 15,000sqf building to a mere 21m, inducing a dense building block. With a building footprint as such, there is therefore a need to provide an indoor green lung with good cross ventilation for the staff. To capitalize on the dense greenery, we proposed an eco-pond, which becomes an ‘oasis’ along the façade of the building that softens its urban edge and frontage.
SAA was commissioned by a leading developer in Kunming, China – Huaxia Real Estate – to design its new company headquarters in the Dianchi Lake district of the city.
One of the challenges is the planning regulations that limit the 15,000sqf building to a mere 21m, inducing a dense building block. With a building footprint as such, there is therefore a need to provide an indoor green lung with good cross ventilation for the staff. To capitalize on the dense greenery, we proposed an eco-pond, which becomes an ‘oasis’ along the façade of the building that softens its urban edge and frontage.