The ZGC Forum is an international conference focused on innovation and technology held annually in the Zhongguancun area of Beijing's Haidian District. This area, blends nature and history with modernity and technological advancements. It's near historical landmarks like Yuquan Mountain, the Summer Palace, and Yuanmingyuan Garden, alongside prestig...
Project name
ZGC International Innovation Center
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
Arch Exist, CreatAR Images, Zhu Yumeng, ChillShine
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Zhou Rui, Zhuang Fan, Hu Jing-Chang, Liu Yiqing, Xue Yawen, Yang Xuebing, Edgar Navarrete, Zheng Chengwen, Wang Shuobin, Wu Qiaoling, Alan Rodriguez Carrillo
Collaborators
Associate Partners in Charge: Fu Changrui, Kin Li - Executive Architect: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. The First Architectural Design Institute - Curtain Wall Consultant: Inhabit (Beijing) Ltd. - Floodlighting Consultant: TORYO International Lighting Design (Beijing) Center Co., Ltd. - Signage Consultant: To Three Design - Acoustic and Video Consultant: Radio, Film and Television Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Built area
64,998 m² (Above ground: 20,000 m², Underground: 44,998 m²)
Interior design
MAD Architects, Beijing BIAD Decoration Engineering& Design Co., Ltd.
Landscape
MAD Architects, Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Beijing TaiFu GuangDa Lighting Design Inc.
Client
Zhongjie (Beijing) Development and Construction Co., Ltd.
Typology
Office Building › Conference Center
The object of the renovation is the "Wanmicang" warehouse on the southside of the Shanghai Zhangjiang Cement Factory. MAD's renovation envisions a three-dimensional hierarchy of time and physical dimensions through the juxtaposition of old and new structures. Like a rising ark, the transformed building will bring new life to the decaying industrial...
Project name
The Ark | Shanghai Cement Factory Warehouse Renovation
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Zheng Chengwen, Zhang Tong, Zhou Rui, Shiko Foo
Interior design
MAD Architects
Collaborators
Associate Partner in Charge: Fu Changrui; Executive Architects: Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.; Façade Consultant: Shanghai CIMA Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd.
Built area
15,312 m²; Building height: 24 metres
Structural engineer
Archi-Neering-Design/AND Office
Landscape
Design Land Collaborative Ltd.
Lighting
TS Shanghai Tunsten Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
Client
Shanghai Quan Cheng Development & Construction Co., Ltd.
Typology
Factory › Industrial, Renovation
