Beijing Central Business District (with Johnson Fain) Beijing, China 2003 – 2004
Beijing Central Business District (with Johnson Fain) Beijing, China 2003 - 2004
Services Conceptual Master Plan and Urban Design Program One hundred fifty million square feet HQ office, services, retail, cultural, civic, and other public amenities, residential, and public open space. Site Area 990 acres Drawing from traditional Chinese city planning, the master plan divides the site into four distinct districts, each centered around a prominent public park. Each of these parks is connected to the others by four additional linear parks, forming an overall open space network. The park network contains a ‘necklace’ of premier cultural institutions. The plan draws from historic organizing principles that contribute to Beijing’s distinct identity: lakes linked by canals; a strong plan geometry with axial views; large ‘super-block’ development areas with through-block walking streets (hutongs); distinct gateway entrances; sun access that helps to provide heat for housing units during cold weather; and thematic open space. Respectful of its urban context, the plan also establishes a unique skyline for the CBD while fully integrating it with its surroundings. Since 2001, Beijing’s CBD has emerged as China’s primary global business address, drawing more than 117 Fortune 500 businesses in the financial, media, information technology, and consulting service industries.
- DATEJanuary 08, 2018
- CLIENTDynamicLayers Company
- PROJECT TYPEContruction, Brading
- CREATIVE DIRECTORJohn Doe
01. Introduction
The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive, civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what’s in or what’s out. This is not an easy job. Be faithful to your own taste, because nothing you really like is ever out of style.
02. Process
The best rooms have something to say about the people who live in them. There are two things that make a room timeless: a sense of history and a piece of the future. I like an interior that defies labeling. I don’t really want someone to walk into a room and know that I did it.
03. Decor
The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive, civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what’s in or what’s out. This is not an easy job. Be faithful to your own taste, because nothing you really like is ever out of style.
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