Industrial Buildings in an Urban Context

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俋矇梽姈咇廟

Impressions of the jumbo hangar

謚㣮䎇䯤踽㒄敆搫酁椨羾跏跣嬐澑韓昅艊唻蠙愭嫮鄩彾

ouble page: The primary supporting structure composed of two parallel inclined arches

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熕 140 貏䂏浵㪀譯謭㓉㓕跤艊婠詀咇廟

View to the north along the 140 meter long transverse axis

熕 350 貏䂏鄓㪀㒂謭㓉㓕跤艊婠詀咇廟 View to the west along the 350 meter long longitudinal axis 熴賣陸螆梽鯫烲騚A380裶跤咃㩱醎販㩱䄄 A380 Lufthansa Maintenance Hangar at Frankfurt/Main Airport

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鰱鱖A廟粶瑪杛蹕

Panorama of the inner ring of plot A

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艤嶼譯擔㫅翨艊窩駡婠詀侳襫䉳

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Section of the façade the northern edge of the park

昷嫮䃸忊婠詀鄓謭綏䉳蹕

Longitudinal section of the square gatehouse

醢犦產熅燰婩僨嶼犑焎䗮蟨恖艤

U 嫮窩駡婠詀㪏褆跏擔悪䗮䯖妛梒謭烐㭠婩敡

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U嫮窩駡婠詀綏䉳蹕

View of the U-shaped

building with its elevated narrow sides opens on to the canal

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Caohejing “Xinzhou” Shanghai, China

An unusual building is currently under construction as part of a new section of the Caohejing Hi-Tech Park. Located diagonally opposite to the “3 Cubes” between Midring and a park in the western area of Shanghai, it is being erected on a lot just 60 meters wide and 220 meters long. Supported by two massive concrete bases, the whole

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This helps form visual connection between the road and park, enhancing the dialogue between the two and improve the quality of urban spaces.

width of 28m. The spacious open spaces at the base help create a more iconic entrance square. Thanks to the landscape concept that provides water features around lightness and grace of the main building. The large concrete base and two main cores support the roof structure of the whole building. The roof structure,

coupled with the suspension system of hanging pillars from F4 to F6, helps to create a huge column-free interior space on F3, which contrasts to the two relatively petite, enclosed yet artistic lobbies on F1. Thus, a unique and dramatic spatial atmosphere is fostered along the interior circulation. The dynamically angledboardon both endshibition or lecture in the future.

ance, the slender and transparent double-layer glass curtain wall forms contrast to the massive concrete elements, bringing about the sense of distinct horizontal lines and strong visual impact, while improving the per-

Design Meinhard von Gerkan and Nikolaus Goetze with Magdalene Weiss, 2011 Project leader Sun Yajin Chinese partner practice SIMEE Client Shanghai Hi-Tech Park Development Corp. 21,801 m² Construction period 2013-now