The Galaxy SOHO project in central Beijing
for SOHO China is a 330 000m2 offi ce, retail
and entertainment complex that will become
an integral part of the living city, inspired by
the grand scale of Beijing. Its architecture is
a composition of four continuous, fl owing
volumes that are set apart, fused or linked
by stretched bridges. These volumes adapt
to each other in all directions, generating a
panoramic architecture without corners or
abrupt transitions that break the fl uidity of
its formal composition.
The great interior courts of the project are a
refl ection of traditional Chinese architecture
where courtyards create an internal world
of continuous open spaces. Here, the
architecture is no longer composed of
rigid blocks, but instead comprised of
volumes which coalesce to create a world
of continuous mutual adaptation and fl uid
movement between each building. Shifting
plateaus within the design impact upon each
other to generate a deep sense of immersion
and envelopment. As users enter deeper into
the building, they discover intimate spaces
that follow the same coherent formal logic
of continuous curvelinearity.
The lower three levels of Galaxy SOHO house
public facilities for retail and entertainment.
The levels immediately above provide work
spaces for clusters of innovative businesses.
The top of the building is dedicated to bars,
restaurants and cafés that offer views along
one of the greatest avenues of the city.
These different functions are interconnected
through intimate interiors that are always
linked with the city, helping to establish
Galaxy SOHO as a major urban landmark
for Beijing.
Design
Zaha Hadid with
Patrik Schumacher
Architect
Zaha Hadid Architects
Project Director,
Associate
Satoshi Ohashi
Associate
Cristiano Ceccato
Project Architect
Yoshi Uchiyama
Project Team
Kelly Lee
Rita Lee
Eugene Leung
Lillie Liu
Rolando Rodriguez-Leal
Seung-ho Yeo
(DD Phase)
Dorian Bybee
Michael Grau
Shu Hashimoto
Shao-Wei Huang
Chikara Inamura
Lydia Kim
Christoph Klemmt
Yasuko Kobayashi
Raymond Lau
Wang Lin
Yereem Park
Tao Wen
Stephan Wurster
(SDPhase)
Samer Chamoun
Michael Hill
Tom Wuenschmann
Shuojiong Zhang
Competition Team
DaeWha Kang (Lead
Designer)
Monika Bilska
Elizabeth Bishop
Diogo Brito
Brian Dale
Kent Gould
Jwalant Mahadevwala
Michael Powers
Vignesh Ramaraju
Local Design Institute
BIAD Beijing Institute of
Architecture & Design
Consultants
Lighting
LIGHTDESIGN
Contractor
China Construction
First Building (Group)
Corporation Ltd
Plot area
46,965 m2
Total Floor Area
332,857 m2
Above Ground
4 Towers 15 Floors (12
Offi ce Floors and 3 Retail
Floors)
Max Height
67 meters
Below Ground
B1 Floor Retail and B2 &
B3 Parking (1275 cars),
MEP
Retail Floors
B1F,1F,2F,3F (90,000 m2)
Materials Exterior
3mm Aluminium Exterior
Cladding, Insulated
Glass, Stone
Materials Interiors
Glass, Terrazzo, GRG, Tile
Stainless Steel, Gypsum
Board Painted
Structure
Concrete Construction
(8.4m spans)
Floor to Floor Heights
Retail fl oors 5.4m, offi ce
fl oors 3.5m
Landscape
Stone, Glass, Stainless
Steel,
Exterior Furniture
Stone, FRP
LEED Rating
Silver
Construction Period
2009 - 2012 (30 months)
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