Fuzhou, China
Led by Hu Qiao and Cheng Biao and the design team at Shanghai PTArchitects, this new commercial space for Yango Group’s Fuzhou Branch is designed from an architectural perspective retaining two ancient banyan trees that have stood on the site since the Ming and Qing dynasties and creating a series of spaces and inner streets around them to continue the memory of the original place.
Through the introduction of businesses, situational inner streets, open spaces, and an urban green area, the project has a connection with Min River and Guangming Port, providing residents with a more engaging and open urban interface.
The site planning adopts a Chinese courtyard layout.
Surrounding two old banyan trees, three architectural blocks with different functions are set on the site, together forming a “U” shape and a semi-enclosed courtyard space.
The project integrates art, commercial activities, and leisure, and emphasizes the interaction among nature, architecture, and people.
Combining glass, stone materials, and local terracotta bricks which are organized in a way that leaves gaps in between, the architectural exteriors feature the contrast of the solid and void, and present diverse visual effects with varying light and shadows.
The building emphasizes the interaction and harmony between nature, architecture, and people.
Changes in the height and scale of the building are done to reveal the relationships formed by the architecture and the banyan trees.
The shape and slope of the roofs are derived from the traditional buildings of Fuzhou.
The gentle character inherent in these rooftops brings stability and calmness to the building.
To match the local architecture, the architect uses local stone and brick as the main materials of the wall.
Project: Fusion Fuzhou
Architects: Shanghai PTArchitects
Lead Designers: Hu Qiao and Cheng Biao
Design Team: Wu Haojie, Huang Zhuojun, Chen Bin, Fu Gang, Peng Wanyi, Li Huimin, Wang Yunzhu, Yang Li, and Hou Xianwu
Client: Fujian Yango Group Co., Ltd.
Photographers: Arch-Exist