tsushima design studio blends changsha vanke club into chinese forest

tsushima design studio blends changsha vanke club into chinese forest
all images courtesy of masao nishikawa

created by tsushima design studio and located by the side of a thousand-year-old camphor woods at the edge of the xiang river in china, the ‘changsha vanke club’ respects, complements and merges with the forest  landscape. the main design objective was to capture the mesmerizing scenery, leading to a clean cantilever box that sits on top of a green hill, overlooking the river. 

the architecture was envisioned to merge with nature, respecting and honoring it

when entering the marketing center, the visitors are greeted with an unobstructed view of the forest and river. the sunlight, descending through the 11m-high atrium, floods the space, passing through the glass curtain wall into the lower ground rooms. unlike conventional showrooms, the interior design reflects more than the product that is going to be sold by connecting the inside with its surroundings. this gives the buyers a complete picture of what they are going to purchase: a living space that is linked to the environment.

the subtle materiality and shape is an exemplary form of contemporary architecture

the inner courtyard space can be seeing through the double-height glass wall

a terrace can be found under the cantilever for more outside space

the bamboo façade perfectly integrates with the forested landscape

the open space inside is completely column-free

during the night, the ‘changha volke club’ gleams and guides the visitors 

to make nature the most important element, outside spaces were created

floor plan

project info:

architects: tsushima design studio
location: changsha, hunan, china
client: changsha vanke ltd.
project year: 2014
photographs: masao nishikawa

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edited by: juliana neira | designboom