Tp-Link Hangzhou
R and D Center for BEIJING SZA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANT
Tp-Link East China Headquarters in Hangzhou, is a creative office building that offers a mixture of open office areas, research and development space, and amenity programs designed to foster collaboration. The project features a strong spatial concept: the R and D function as two externally invisible black boxes utilizing daylighting, and the common space between the two black boxes is shared by all departments. The key design goal of the project is to present the brand and culture of a tech manufacturer that takes pride in creativity and collaboration.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
Image Credits
Photograph：Jin, Weiqi Video: BEIJING SZA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANT
Project Overview
Tp-Link Hangzhou R and D Center has been a Silver winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2021 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Silver Recognition
Zhe Wang of SZA Architects was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2022, a testament to excellence of their work Tp-Link Hangzhou R and D Center.
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TP-Link Hangzhou R and D Center: Fostering Collaboration in a Three-Dimensional Office Garden
Hangzhou TP-LINK R and D Center, designed by Zhe Wang of SZA Architects, is a 26700sqm, 12-story creative office building located in the high-tech zone of Hangzhou Binjiang District, China. The project was completed in 2020 and is inspired by the local urban landscape culture of Hangzhou, aiming to create a three-dimensional office garden.
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