Bronze Architecture · 2025
Quzhou Landmark Mixed Use Towers
by Xiyao Wang
- Bronze A' Design Award 2025 in Architecture
- CLIENT: Extended Play Lab
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 15,964
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About Quzhou Landmark Mixed Use Towers
Quzhou New City presents a visionary urban development that reinterprets traditional values through contemporary architectural expression. Anchored by two landmark towers along the Quzhou West Station axis, the project establishes a dynamic and recognizable skyline. A defining feature of the design is its fluid connection to the surrounding landscape, where architecture and nature converge in a continuous dialogue. The integration of greenery extends from the ground plane to the rooftops, fostering an environment that promotes ecological balance and urban livability.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Quzhou Landmark Mixed Use Towers is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Quzhou Landmark Mixed Use Towers is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Quzhou Landmark Mixed Use Towers splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
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- Unique Properties
- The design for Quzhou’s landmark merges traditional philosophy with modern urban innovation. The project features two iconic towers along the Quzhou Station axis, creating a distinctive skyline. What sets this design apart is its seamless integration of architecture with an undulating green landscape, reflecting Quzhou’s natural terrain. The design prioritizes sustainability, utilizing green roofs and vertical landscapes to reduce energy consumption and enhance environmental comfort.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Height: 150m. Area: 34000 sqm.
- Tags
- Highrise building, sustainable deign, green architecture, super tall tower, office, retail
- Production Technology
- Concrete & Steel structure. Vertical Gree
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was integrating Quzhou's historical and cultural identity with modern design while addressing sustainability. We faced challenges in merging traditional concepts like "Heaven as Courtesy, Earth as Culture" with contemporary urban needs. Navigating strict local regulations, limited by available materials and technology, we also had to ensure the design’s feasibility across varied landscapes. Balancing these internal and external factors required innovative thinking and adaptability.
- Research
- Our research focused on integrating cultural heritage with sustainable urban design. We aimed to blend Quzhou’s historical identity with modern needs. Using qualitative analysis and site studies, we gathered data through surveys and 3D modeling tools. Participants included local historians, urban planners, and residents. The results revealed a deep connection between the community and their environment, leading to a design that fosters both cultural pride and sustainable growth, impacting society and urban planning in Quzhou.
- Inspiration
- The design was inspired by the ancient Eastern philosophy of Heaven as Courtesy, Earth as Culture, which emphasizes harmony between humanity and nature. Motivated by Quzhou’s rich cultural heritage and distinctive terrain, we seek to create a design that blends modern technology with natural landscapes. Extensive research into sustainable architecture and urban planning guided our approach, resulting in a project that honors tradition while embracing innovation, fostering a sustainable future.
- Project Duration
- Conceptural design
- Image Credits
- Xiyao Wang. Xiaohan Wu. Mou yuyangguang.
