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Scienceandtechnologyevolveatanastoundingrate.Theyareinconstantmotionandchange,withsuchfiercespeedthatbothsurprisesandexcites.Thenon-stopevolutionisboundless,anditgetsfasterandmoredynamiceveryday.

Companies,industries,laboratoriesandresearchcentersdevoteenergyandmakeinvestmentstodiscovernewwaystoenhanceandconsolidateavarietyofproductsingeneral.Thespacesthatshowcasescientificandtechnologicalprogresshavebecomehubsofsocialinterest,wheremagicandfantasyofthenearyetunknownfutureattractlikeamagnetthatboastsanamazingarrayoffeatures.

Inmankindandnature,scienceandtechnologyhaveuncoveredauniverseofsolutionsandanswersthatnotonlyshapesabetterfuturebutalsobringsallthebitsandpiecestogether.Natureservesasthemiddlemanbetweenmankindandscience;therelieitsstrengthandbrightfuture.Thevirtualworldhastakenonparamountimportanceandplaystheleadingroleintoday’sstage.

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Tobeabletodesignauniquebuildingthatreflectsscienceandtechnologyasanexpressionofthenewavant-gardechineseindustry,manyquestionsmustfirstbeasked:

Howshouldabuildingthathostshi-techchineseindustryproduction,whichalsotakesadvantageoftheevolvingandever-changingscientificadvancementslooklike?

Whatshoulditsmaterialityandimagebe?

Site

Shouldsuchabuildingreflectaspecificperiod’sarchitectureorshoulditinsteadupholdabstractandtimelessnotionsthatstandthetestoftime,soitwon’tbecomeobsoletelikesignatureortrendyarchitectureandfleetinglanguage?

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Howshouldthebuildingconveythedialogamongscience,technology,natureandmankind,whilethelatter,itsend-user,reapsbenefitsfromtheassociateddiscoveriesandadvancements?

Beijing’sculturalparkisaplacethatpossessestheeverlastingidentityandcharacterofnature,inspiteofconstantchangesthroughtheseasons.

Howcanaproductwithinanaturallandscapemanagetobeunique,whileconveyinguniversalvalueswithintheframeworksofavirtualworld（whichrepresentsthefleetingandtheabstract）?

Thebuildingmustbeabletoconveytothevisitortheaforementionedmagicandfantasy,andactasamarketingtoolaswell.It’stheindustrialpark’sshowroom;asidefromstimulatingtrade,itmustalsolettheworldknowalltheintenseproductionandresearch.

Plan

Thebuildingmergeswiththelake’snaturalenvironment.It’sbothbelowandabovethewater.Thestatementisboldandoverwhelming.Whilethebuildingstealthilyblendsinwithitssurroundings,itdoessososeamlesslythatittendstovanish.

Thenewcenterofscienceandtechnologyhasitsfoundationsonland.Byburyingthebuildingandwideningthelake’ssurface,thelandclearedduringexcavationwillbeusedtobuildahill,whichwillallowaccesstothepublicplazaonitsrooffromdifferentareasofthepark.

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Oncethelake’ssurfaceiswidened,thebuildingwillnaturallyblendin,withabstractresoluteness.Scienceconveystheseconceptsthatthebuildingofferswithaudacityandauthority.Theaforementionedhillembracesandprotectsthebuildingfromcoldnorthernwinds.Itwillbeagreenslopewherethepublicplazacanbeseenafar.

Oncetheexcavationandtheconstructionarefinished,waterwillfillinthelakeagaintocompletethelandscape.Thedialogamongthelake,theparkandthebuildingisalandscapingoperationofgreatcreativityandinventiveness,anditwillbringnewsensationstothegeneralpublic.

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Thebuildingacknowledgesthevirtuesoftheexterior,anditwarmlywelcomesnature’spresence.Thelakeandtheadjacentsceneryofferanopportunityforthebuildingtoconversewithitssurroundings,whilemaximizingitspresenceandblendinginwithsubtlety.Thepureandsimpleoutlineofthebuildingstandsoutatadistance,yetitmergesharmoniouslywiththeculturalpark’slandscape.Thebuildingconveysuniversalandeternalnotions.Itiseasilyrecognizablenotbecauseofitsextravagancebutbecauseofitsresolutenessanduniqueness.

Accessingthebuildingevokestheideaofdescendingintothedepthofknowledge,ofexperience,ofhistoryandoflifeitself.Accessingthebuildingthroughwater’snatureconveystimelessnotionsthatwilllastforeverinindividualandcollectivememories.Thebuildingshowssolidarity.Itgeneratesapublicspaceonitsroof（thescienceandtechnologyplaza）asawayofintegratingitselfwithandbringinginpeople.

Section

Thebuilding’smaterialityasseenfromtheoutsidereflectstheimageofthesurroundingelement:

water.Asubtlewatercurtainestablishesthebuilding’simage.Indifferentseasons（exceptchillywinters）,waterflowsalongthefaçadeinaloop.Whenthebuildingisclosed,thewatercurtainisshutdown:

thescientificconceptoftransformationandchangeisthusaddedtoitsimage.Onecanthenenjoyadifferentanduniqueview.

Whereneeded,glassandwatercometogetherintheformof“waterwall”systemstogenerateablurryandabstractsurfacebytricklingwateroverglass.Thesubstanceofwateriseternalanduniversal.Itnevergoesoutoffashion.Itensuesfromthedialogwiththeenvironmentandthepreviouslymentionedinterpretationamongscience,technology,natureandmankind.Thesefourpiecesfittogetherperfectlyandspawnanindustrialproduct,whichbytransformingnatureanditsmatters,enricheslife.

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Wateristhego-betweentheexteriorandtheinterior.Itssoundyieldsanaddedvalueasatoolofdesignandinnovation.It’sasubstancethatspeaksforitselfandit’scapableofgeneratingsubtlemoodsanddelicateartisticmoments.Thecoveredspaceontheroofisabigpublicplaza.Thescienceandtechnologyplazaisconfiguredbywatermirrorsandpathways,accessandleisuresituations.Itwillbeagreatplacetomeetandinteract.Asifemergingfromthelake,theplazawillbepartlycoveredbywater.Beyonditsnaturalimpactonthescenery,thewatershieldstheinnerspacefrombeijing’sclimate.

Byfollowingchineselandscapetraditions,thelargepondsontheroofrecreateandmultiplythesurroundinglake,andtheyofferviewsfromavantagepointwhichresemblethoseofanartificialislandfloatingsixmetersabovewater.Whentakingabriskwalk,onecan’thelpbutfeelasenseofpridetobestandingoverchina’sgreatindustrialproduction.Thewaterofthepondssetinmotionbybreezeorrainwillfreezeduringwinter,thuschangingthescenerywithgreatsensibility.

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Insummer,fallandspring,thewatermirrorwillprovideprotectionagainstheat.Inwinter,thefrozenwaterwillworkasathermalbarrieragainstoutsidetemperatureaslowas-20degrees.Asidefromthesurroundinglake,thefrozensurfacewillalsoserveasaniceskatingfacilityforthegeneralpublic.

Theconceptofinfinity,conveyedbyscience,isever-present.Thepathwaysconverge.Circularpathwaysareendless.Thebuildingcanbeaccessedfromtheplaza.Alookoutcapturesthewholescenery.Elevatorsandescalatorsleadvisitorstowardstheinnerspacebelowthelake’swaterlevel.

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Itstechnologicalmaterialityinducesthepossibilityoftransformation,andallowsittocommunicate,likealighthouse,messagesandimagesthatareeasilyrecognizablefromadistance.Largebleachersofcontemplationisdirectlyovertheeffectstheater.Naturallightfiltersthroughrows,illuminatingtheundergroundhallandexhibitionarea.

Section

There’sarampthattakethegeneralpublicfromtheelevatedplazatoapartiallyroofedspacebetweenthebuildingandthewatercurtain.Fromtheretheinnerstirringsofthebuildingcanbeseenfromtheoutsidewherethewatercurtainofthefaçadeiswithinarm’sreach.

Thebuilding’smainaccessisthroughthepark’ssouthernsector.Afootbridgelocated1meterbelowwaterlevelinthevicinityofthesubwaystationandtheparkleadsvisitorsin.Ithasasensuousandartisticfeel.Itpreludestheuniquespatialexperiencethatistobelivedinsidethebuilding.

Detail

Thereare3accessestowardtheupperpublicplaza,locatedinthesouth,eastandwestsectorsofthepark.Theyestablishapedestriancircuitthatconsolidatessurroundingtrafficstreams.Thevehicleaccessandtheloadingandunloadingareaarelocatedinthenorthernsectorofthepark,behindtheman-madehill.

Theinnerspaceconveysscience’scomplexityandtheconceptoftechnology.Fromtheinside,onecanenjoythewatercurtain’sartificialnatureandperceivetheundergroundspaceoftheexhibitionandconferenceareas.Aclearorganizationiscoupledwithperimetertrafficalongthepathofscience,whichaddsvaluebygraphicallyandeducationallyunveilinghistory,evolutionandthecomingfuturewithaudiovisualaids.

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Architects:

BL/KLMArchitects+BIAD

Location:

DistritoYizhuang,Beijing,China

ArchitectsInCharge:

Baudizzone-Lestard,KLMKellyLestardMaldonado,BeijingInstituteofArchitectureDesign

Collaborators:

MatíasVerdi,JuanIgnacioRuffa,MarianaOdorico,JeremiasThomas,FernandoSchapochinik,LucianoCapaccioli,DarioStorminsky,MatíasLastra,AlejoNaipauer,GabrielaAxelrud

StructuralConsultant:

AlbertoFeinstein

Sustainability:

EstudioGreenberg

DigitalImages:

AtelierArq.FedericoRaponi

Audiovisual:

DiegoPinzon

Area:

26,000sqm

Images:

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