RIBBON CHAPEL

Architects :Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architects

Location: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Area: 80.0 sq.m.
Project Year: 2013
• The site is midway on a hill enjoying a panoramic view of the Inland Sea of
Japan.
• A single spiral stairway would be unsteady in a horizontal direction and is
prone to vibration in a vertical direction, hence, very unstable.
• The simple building is composed only of paths, along which sceneries of
ocean, mountains, sky, and distant islands successively appear and
disappear.
• The building’s exterior is finished in upright wood panels, painted white so
as to deepen in beauty as time passes, and titanium zinc alloy, a material
resistant to damage from the sea breeze and pliable enough to be applied
to curvature.
 Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Area: 116000.0 SQ.M.
Project Year :2016.
• The project site comprises a main tower and two smaller supporting towers.
• The elliptical footprint of the three towers frees the buildings from the rigid geometry of the adjoining
urban fabric,allowing the landscape of surrounding parks to continue seamlessly through the project site.
• The long-span structural design not only opens up the interior, creating a column-free work
POLY INTERNATIONAL PLAZA environment, but also employs a highly sustainable architectural/mechanical approach to
address the climatic and air quality challenges particular to Beijing.
• Inspired by Chinese paper lanterns, the design of the main tower’s exterior is formed by a continuous
diagrid pattern, with a jewel-like faceting that shimmers as it reflects the sky.
• The landscaping covers garage ramps and egress stairs, minimizing their visual impact while creating a
tranquil, undulating topography with pedestrian paths.
LOTUS BUILDING AND PEOPLE’S PARK

Architects: studio505
Location :Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu,
China Project Year 2013.
• the Lotus Building and the 3.5 hectare
People’s Park has been designed to act
as a cultural anchor and civic landmark -
establishing a symbolic commitment of
the local government’s ambitions and
future aspirations.
• Conceived as an inhabited sculptural
form, emerging naturally from the lake.
• The project is also mixed mode and
naturally ventilated and utilises
evaporative cooling from the lake
surface to drive a thermal chimney
within the main flower pod.
• Hand laid and varied white, beige and
stainless steel hexagon mosaic tile
finishes cover all external and internal
surface