Hangzhou Gateway Tower / JDS Architects

As the first prize winner in the Hangzhou Gateway Competition, JDS Architects shared with us their building concept, which is to create a gateway that is neither closing-off or dividing the city. The 15-story tower features offices, restaurants, post office, a terraced roof garden and a sunken passage that leads through a shopping center. More images and architects description after the break.

Architect: JDS Architects Project team: ChinaCUC, Julien De Smet, Andrew Griffin, Francisco Villeda, Lasse Lyhne-Hansen, Qian Dong Location: Hangzhou, Peoples Republic of China Project: Mixed-use, Offices, Commercial, Restaurant and Post Office Size: 23,619 sqm Budget: 22 Million EUR Client: Hangzhou Xintiandi Group LTD Type: Invited Competition, 1st prize Status: On-going

Daegu Gosan Public Library Competition Entry / wHY Architecture & Design

The design proposal for the Daegu Gosan Public Library aim towards becoming a knowledge based city by putting a strong emphasis on the multiple roles of a library as a knowledge based center accessible to all. Designed by wHY Architecture & Design, their project is based on the concept and form of an opened book. The library unfolds to the public green space, engages the landscape into a continuous surface, and invites people to activate and share the space to facilitate knowledge. More images and architects description after the break.

New Headquarters for GEPS Proposal / Tomoon & HAEMA

Architecture and Engineering firm, Tomoon, in collaboration with HAEMA, shared with us their winning competition entry for the New Headquarters for GEPS in Geju, South Korea where the city is a gently sloping area located between the old city and new city in Seogwipo and know to be an international trade base and a city of education. Their future-oriented concept is designed by four directions considering

sloping ground, wind, scents and views and territoriality. By using this approach, they create an ecofriendly and energy saving building. More images and architects d escription after the break. Architect: Tomoon Architects & Engineers + HAEMA Architects Co., Ltd Location: Geju, South Korea Project architect: Yeol Park Design team: (Tomoon) Moon-young Ko, Jae-jin Kim, Hong-bae Kim, Jeong-un Hwang, I-jin Lee, Jin-ho Shin, (Haema) Mi-jin Shim, Seung-eun Kim Project Area: 19,560 sqm Gross Floor Area: 14,969.77 sqm Landscape area: 8,122.40 sqm Gross Floor Ratio: 49.31% Bldg. Coverage Ratio: 23.93% Parking Lot: 94 cars Usage: Office for Headquarters Floor: 6 Floors and B1 Structure: Reinforced Concrete Exterior Finishing: Aluminum Composite Panel, Low-e Triple Glazing Competition Year: 2011 Client: Government Employees Pension Corporation(GEPS) Status: Construction Drawing Phase