Chinese residential architecture
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Project • By ALPOLIC™ | Metal Composites Materials • Apartments
Enigma On the Park
Enigma on the Park, an 86-unit complex catering to the city’s creative population, represents renewal and growth. Situated on property once scarred by pollution, now bordered by lush green space, the project was conceived by Aragon Properties as a place for residents to harness the energy created in the neighborhood’s revival.
Dave Kearney for ALPOLIC
Dave Kearney for ALPOLIC
Designed by BDP Quadrangle and completed in 2018, the complex stands nine stories high and uses reclaimed materials like exposed brick for interior walls to hearken to the area’s industrial past. Floor to ceiling windows allow for natural light to illuminate living spaces. Amenities like common rooms, a rooftop terrace lounge and artist stu... More
News • News • 12 Jul 2022
An extensive research into social housing by Ma Yansong culminates into MAD's first social housing project
Ma Yansong's MAD Architects have completed their first social housing project - Baiziwan Social Housing. Located in downtown Beijing, the sprawling enterprise accommodates 4000 households over 12 Y-shaped residential towers, with a total construction area of 473,300 sq. m on a 93,900 sq. m site.
Yansong is a passionate advocate for social housing and teaches on the subject at both Tsinghua University and the Beijing Architecture University. He was invited to spearhead the project by Beijing's Public Housing Centre in 2014, based on extensive research he had conducted on the design and historical development of social housing in a range of different countries.
ArchExist
MAD Architects have a mission of developing fut... More