Introduction
Xiaomai island, the center of Qingdao Maidao Area, resembles a pearl inlaid on the longlasting coastline. The client with exceptional insight bought a detached hotel building here for renovation, which will be used as the high-end headquarters of the enterprise.
Reason to Be Selected
In order to increase the overall flexibility, the facade lines have made some changes in the horizontal direction. Through the processing of folded plate, the original monotonous parallel relationship has been changed, and the momentum has been increased for the facade form.
Highlights:
Facing the sea, the building extends horizontally along the coastline, corresponding to the terrain and the surrounding buildings. The original building has part of the terrace on the side near the sea.Details
In terms of space, there is a two-story height difference between the northeast side and the south side of the site where the building is located. There are two and a half stories on the side near the main urban road and five stories on the coastal side.
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As for the façade form, as the renovation project of the existing building, the location of the project is very sensitive. The floor area, building height and even the protruding part of the top are strictly restricted. The particularity of geographical location enables the project to become the focus of people’s visual center, whether from the sea or in the city.
Looking back from the Xiaomai Island to the shore, the building is clear and transparent, forming a good visual landscape effect. The beams, plates and columns of the original building are retained, and the overhanging eaves and transparent floor glass curtain wall are added outside.
Conclusions
Facing the city, the facade still adopts the view frame technique. Different from that along the sea surface, the view frame here plays a greater role in displaying itself in the city than in capturing the scenery in the building. The square view window brings the staggered form relationship, which is lively and flexible, and becomes a vivid ornament on the boundary of the city.
| Lat: | 35.35 |
| Lng: | 119.3 |
| Type: | |
| Region: | Asia |
| Scale: | Building |
| Field: | Environment |
| City: | Qingdao |