Hangzhou Prism | OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture

OMA’s design for Xinhu Hangzhou Prism is integrated into the beauty of the surrounding natural landscape. The complex will house a hotel, retail space, lofts and an atrium garden. Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, is known as one of China’s mos beautiful cities with a high quality of life. The city is rapidly developing into an important tech-hub, home to some of China’s largest technology companies (including Alibaba Group Holding and NetEase) and a burgeoning start-up scene. Hangzhou competes with Beijing and Shanghai to attract China’s new-economy workforce and young tech graduates.

The 43,000 m2 Prism is shaped by two radical oblique cuts through the building envelope, creating terraced lofts with generous scenic views. A large interior void creates a publicly accessible garden with water features and playgrounds.
A pinnacle reaching into the sky, the Prism pays homage to the ancient saying that the there is “paradise above, and Hangzhou below”. The Prism is complemented by an adjacent 35,000 m2 residential tower, reflecting the geometry of a prism in its façade, and will encourage the development of a creative community in the new CBD of Hangzhou. The design enables flexible programming and a broad repertoire of communal outdoor spaces, while maintaining a strong visual identity: striking in its form, archetypical yet contemporary.

PROJECT DATA
Year: 2016 – 2026
Status: Completed
Client: Xinhu Real Estate Group
Location: Hangzhou, China
Program:
Residential – 10000 m²
Hotel – 20000 m²
Office – 5000 m²
Commercial – 8000 m²
Total Area – 43000 m²

CREDITS

Concept Design
Partner: Chris van Duijn
Project Architect: Michael Hadjistyllis
Team: Sandra Bsat, Mike Fritsch, Joanna Gu, Reema Abu Hassan, Wael Sleiman, Iason Stathatos
Schematic Design
Partner: Chris van Duijn
Project Architect: Michael Hadjistyllis
Team: Sandra Bsat, Daan Ooievaar, Mike Fritsch, Joanna Gu, Eve Hocheng, Mattia Inselvini,
Timothee Jourdain, Wael Sleiman, Iason Stathatos
Detail Design
Partner: Chris van Duijn
Project Architect: Michael Hadjistyllis
Team: Andre Backlund, Daan Ooievaar, Eve Hocheng, Federica Giorgetta, Iason Stathatos, Joanna
Gu, Marco Gambare, Mateusz Kiercz, Stephanie Bigelow, Vitor Oliveira, Zuzanna Binda
Construction Administration
Chen Lu, Lingxiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang
Collaborators
Local Design Institute: LPA Architecture Studio
Structure Consultant: Open Structural Design Co., Ltd.
MEP Consultant: MJP M&E Consultant
Façade Consultant: VS-A. HK Ltd.
Lighting Consultant: BPI
Landscape: iPD
Photography
Tu Ximeng
Zhu Wenqiao