The Kunlun Group project calls for a development inland of the Yangtze River, a manufacturing hot spot in the midst of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, which is now undergoing a rejuvenating transformation. Our concept includes an environmentally sustainable office design to both the tenants of the building, as well as the public. Lush hanging gardens are proposed on top of outside walk-ways to add a, “greening” effect to the public in such an industrialized area. This in theory would greatly enhance not only the air quality, but also the quality of life for the users of the building and the … Continued

This master plan was developed in collaboration with Prof Xu Lei and Wang Ka of ZheJiang University. As part of an invited competition, the local government asked three teams to develop proposals for a master plan of a newly developed CBD. As the winning entry, our team proposed creating a design which met both the programmatic needs for high density development, while working with an understanding of the site’s natural attributes. Context: Zhou Shan is an island close to Ningbo, China. As part of an archipelago bordering the East China Sea, it is developing in importance as the archipelago’s islands … Continued

Located on the edge of Hangzhou’s growing metropolis, ChuanHua is a new development for 18 custom designed villas. The images included here represent the first of five villas designed. The relatively flat and lightly wooded site is bisected by a wide canal. The individual site parcels are designed to work with the qualities of the site, its topography and ecology as well as allowing each parcel to have direct access to the canal. No two parcels are identical. A boardwalk aligns the canal, providing public access to the waterway and its piers. As the first villa designed, its scale and … Continued

Premise: The contemporary university campus represents a physical platform for the interaction of faculty and students as they both engage and expand fields of knowledge. As such, the campus should foster an environment which encourages interaction (planned and chance) between members of the university and the outside world. It is in fact the “chance encounters” that more often yield new and surprising ideas and research. In addition, the mixing and matching of discipline groups (which break out of the traditional wall-like edifices so that often have defined campuses and their buildings), are more likely to result in a creative and … Continued

The “Spine” project is one of two demonstration projects designed by CVP (The China Vision Project a joint venture team comprised of Brooks Mostue, Jue Zhan and Paul Lukez). The site is located in the forecourt of a large housing development estate of 1,000 units in Hangzhou, China. There is also a park in front of the project, (while not shown) is also part of the design scope. The project developer is among China’s 20 largest development companies, and intends to market its company as one of China’s top “green” developers. Consequently this project is designed to demonstrate how the … Continued