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Tagged: nanjing

MVRDV gets the bid for new 'Oasis Towers' development in one of China's fastest-growing cities

By Josh Niland|

Monday, Aug 15, 2022

Image © Atchain

MVRDV will lead a new mixed-use development in the growing Chinese city of Nanjing following the results of an international competition that was announced on Monday.

The newly-minted Oasis Towers project reportedly entails two 150-meter-tall (492-foot) towers separated by a green plaza and featuring the same staggered, chasm-like facades seen in the firm’s previous Valley design from 2017.

Image © Atchain

The historic city has been expanding rapidly since 2015 to become China’s 10th largest economic producer in terms of overall GDP. In a press release, MVRDV says its contribution to Nanjing’s financial center would create a valuable new green space that also contributes to the biodiversity and cooling of the site. It will also feature a connection to the surrounding commercial plots and metro station, along with a new three-floor commercial area.

Image © Atchain
Image © Atchain

According to the firm, “The project spans two adjacent blocks on the edge of the Jiangbei Financial District master plan. The project’s two L-shaped towers, each 40 stories in height, face each other from the north and south corners, while the podium of 3–4 stories forms a perimeter that encloses almost the entire site to create the protective environment at its heart. This perimeter building bridges over pedestrian access routes and even the street between the two plots, creating a clear separation between the surrounding neighborhood and the oasis at the centre of the design.”

Image © Atchain
Image © Atchain

“The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance,” founding partner and principal architect Winy Maas said of the project. “With Oasis Towers we wanted to push this trend to the max — not only emulating nature with curving, stratified ‘cliffs’ but also to literally incorporate nature into the design with the greenery and by tapping into natural processes.”

Image courtesy MVRDV

The towers are said to be oriented towards the west in order to leverage the wind direction in order to maximize ventilation. Heat pumps and the arrangement of the balconies further aid in energy conservation and the reduction of solar gains in the summer. The upper floors will be divided into smaller residential units. 

MVRDV says it is still working with the client on the design and development of the site and that a construction estimate will be released at a yet-undetermined date and time.

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    stevejruzicka ·  Aug 19, 22 8:33 PM

    Audacious. It however gives a feeling of devastation after a bombing. Some call it deconstruction. Definitely not my style.
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MVRDV gets the bid for new 'Oasis Towers' development in one of China's fastest-growing cities

By Josh Niland|

Monday, Aug 15, 2022

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Image © Atchain

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mvrdv ● china ● nanjing ● mixed-use ● tower ● oasis towers ● competition
MVRDV
MVRDV

MVRDV will lead a new mixed-use development in the growing Chinese city of Nanjing following the results of an international competition that was announced on Monday.

The newly-minted Oasis Towers project reportedly entails two 150-meter-tall (492-foot) towers separated by a green plaza and featuring the same staggered, chasm-like facades seen in the firm’s previous Valley design from 2017.

Image © Atchain

The historic city has been expanding rapidly since 2015 to become China’s 10th largest economic producer in terms of overall GDP. In a press release, MVRDV says its contribution to Nanjing’s financial center would create a valuable new green space that also contributes to the biodiversity and cooling of the site. It will also feature a connection to the surrounding commercial plots and metro station, along with a new three-floor commercial area.

Image © Atchain
Image © Atchain

According to the firm, “The project spans two adjacent blocks on the edge of the Jiangbei Financial District master plan. The project’s two L-shaped towers, each 40 stories in height, face each other from the north and south corners, while the podium of 3–4 stories forms a perimeter that encloses almost the entire site to create the protective environment at its heart. This perimeter building bridges over pedestrian access routes and even the street between the two plots, creating a clear separation between the surrounding neighborhood and the oasis at the centre of the design.”

Image © Atchain
Image © Atchain

“The contemporary architecture of Nanjing takes its inspiration from nature in form and appearance,” founding partner and principal architect Winy Maas said of the project. “With Oasis Towers we wanted to push this trend to the max — not only emulating nature with curving, stratified ‘cliffs’ but also to literally incorporate nature into the design with the greenery and by tapping into natural processes.”

Image courtesy MVRDV

The towers are said to be oriented towards the west in order to leverage the wind direction in order to maximize ventilation. Heat pumps and the arrangement of the balconies further aid in energy conservation and the reduction of solar gains in the summer. The upper floors will be divided into smaller residential units. 

MVRDV says it is still working with the client on the design and development of the site and that a construction estimate will be released at a yet-undetermined date and time.

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RELATED NEWS MVRDV opens the archives in Rotterdam retrospective that marks its recent contribution to the city's skyline
RELATED NEWS MVRDV to design Vanke's new mixed-use headquarters in Shenzhen
Video courtesy MVRDV

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    stevejruzicka ·  Aug 19, 22 8:33 PM

    Audacious. It however gives a feeling of devastation after a bombing. Some call it deconstruction. Definitely not my style.
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