- Xpace Digital Park -
XPACE Digital Park recycles a compound of unused old factories in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, China, into a new Startup Campus for Tech companies. Our goal was to update the existing buildings supporting a new identity for the site that transforms it in an urban attractor. The property has three large buildings and is surrounded by a very differentiated perimeter, with two heavy traffic roads and one water stream. The design proposal, beyond updating the existing construction facades improving its energetic performance - replacement of all window frames, updating wall insulation levels and roof waterproofing- focused on two strategies.
The first one built a campus from many buildings while the second main strategy focused on the construction of a new identity for the place. The facade renovation was achieved through a wrapping envelope that improved sun protection and privacy level of the openings of the façade while shaping a new identity. The new skin was designed parametrically to construct a choreography that responds to several systems simultaneously. The new facade is built on top of the existing one, integrating both, and it is composed of prefabricated GRC vertical louvers.
