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Beijing, China

Mixed Use

2012-2017

Chaoyang Park Plaza is located on the southern edge of Beijing’s Chaoyang Park. Inspired by traditional Chinese Shanshui paintings, the project introduces natural forms into the urban core, creating a spatial experience that merges city and landscape.

The development includes a group of ten buildings that evoke imagery of mountains, valleys, rocks, and water. Twin office towers rise like peaks beside the park’s lake, linked by a transparent atrium. Low-rise commercial buildings resemble eroded stones, arranged to form a quiet garden space. Armani apartment buildings feature staggered balconies that open residents to natural light and park views.

With curved black-and-white forms, the architecture reflects the layered tones of Chinese ink paintings. Pine trees, bamboo, rocks, and ponds are woven throughout the site, grounding the project in Eastern spatial traditions.

Functional systems are integrated into the design, including vertical fins that support natural ventilation and a cooling pond at the base of the towers. The project has earned LEED Gold certification for its energy-efficient strategies.

Team

Principal Partners

Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano

Associate Partners

Kin Li, Liu Huiying

Design Team

Fu Changrui, Zhao Wei, Li Guangchong, Lin Guomin, Bennet Hu Po-Kang, Nathan Kiatkulpiboone, Yang Jie, Julian Sattler, Younjin Park, Zhu Jinglu, Xue Yan, Zheng Fang, Matteo Vergano, Wing Lung Peng, Gustavo Maya, Li Yunlong, Tiffany Dahlen, Gustaaf Alfred Van Staveren

Client

Smart-hero (HK) Investment Development Limited

Executive Architects

CCDI Group

Façade Consultant

RFR Asia

Façade Optimization

RFR Asia, Sane Form Limited

Interior Design (Office and Commercial)

MADA s.p.a.m., Supercloud Studio

Interior Design (Residential)

ARMANI/CASA Interior Design Studio

Graphic Design

Kenya Hara + NDC China

Landscape Design

Greentown Akin Landscape Architecture Co., Ltd.

Interior Lighting Consultant

M&W Lighting Limited

Landscape Lighting Consultant

Beijing Junhao Lighting Design Co., Ltd

LEED Certification Consultant

Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd.

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