The geography of the Pearl River Delta is known for its rolling hills. However, the recent urbanization process tends to alter the original landscape by bulldozing the land flat.
Even when the topography remains unchanged, it is overwhelmed simply by the scale of the development. The hills’ profile is too gentle and appears insignificant compared to the one of monumental architecture. In an attempt to avoid a similar fate, the lower part of this 20,000 square meter office complex in the PRD region is designed as artificial terrain, where one floor curves up and down while creating spaces for offices, lecture hall, and a restaurant, which is situated on the top of the arch over the road. Form follows nature and continues it if possible.
The upper buildings of the complex “float” over the manmade hillside so that the surrounding views are not blocked by the multiple floors.
The various roofs of the compound are landscaped and accessible by foot from the ground up.
The linearity of the design is generated from an intention to enclose a common green area with the neighboring facilities.