{"id":87295,"date":"2021-07-06T08:15:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T12:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=87295"},"modified":"2021-06-29T12:20:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T16:20:13","slug":"mad-architects-chaoyang-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/mad-architects-chaoyang-towers\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Details: MAD’s Futuristic Fins in the Chaoyang Towers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Building the future begins with challenging convention. MAD Architects<\/a>‘ architectural practice rethinks traditional building methods and forms as they reimagine what\u2019s possible. Take for example the Chaoyang Park Plaza<\/a> project, where the team approached the design as an expansion of nature. Extending park space into the city, the project reinterprets classical Chinese garden architecture, bringing nature and the built environment together.<\/p>\n

\"ChaoyangAt the heart of the Chaoyang Park Plaza project is two asymmetrical office towers. Imagined as two \u201cmountain peaks\u201d growing out the nearby lake, their design features a connective atrium with a glass rooftop. Located on the southern edge of Chaoyang Park \u2500 the largest remaining park in Beijing\u2019s central business district area \u2500 the project was made to unfold like a Shanshui painting on an urban scale. The development includes nearly 240,000 square yards of area and ten buildings.<\/p>\n

\"ChaoyangSpearheaded by Junhao Real Estate Beijing Jingfa Properties, the project broke ground in April 2014 and the topping-off ceremony took place in June 2015. The plaza was completed in December 2017. As the team outlines, the plaza project sought to introduce natural forms and spaces, \u201cmountain, brook, creek, rocks, valley and forest,\u201d into the city. MAD also explains that the landscape between the buildings incorporates traditionally Eastern landscape elements such as pine trees, bamboo, rocks and ponds.<\/p>\n

\"Chaoyang\"ChaoyangThe environment is shaped by smooth, curved surfaces of black and white, recalling traditional Chinese ink paintings. Working with facade consultant RFR Asia, the team also partnered with San Form Limited to bring streamlined and continuous curved facades to life. The two main towers feature a core-tube framing system made from steel-reinforced concrete to provide lateral stiffness and fire resistance at a lower cost.<\/p>\n

\"Chaoyang \"\"The exterior glass fa\u00e7ade of the buildings is made from tinted glass to replicate the ink-based paintings. The vertical fins seen on the exterior emphasize verticality of the towers and double as a ventilation and filtration system, drawing fresh air indoors.<\/p>\n