Alibaba Headquarters by HASSELL

Designed by HASSELL studio. The new Alibaba Headquaters is a workplace benchmark for future of working in China. 

From architects: The design is based on the concepts of connectivity, clarity and community. The workplace has been designed to be a positive and healthy environment to encourage informal and creative meetings throughout the complex. Hubs, internal and external streets, bridges, roof terraces and strategically placed destination points contribute to the collaborative intent. The built form and the designed spaces are integrated so that each defines the other.

The Hangzhou context has been embraced with garden networks and the sunshading screens that represent Chinese ice-pattern window screens prominent throughout the region.

project info:

project name: alibaba headquarters
location: hangzhou, pr china
disciplines: architecture
expertise: commercial and workplace
year: 2009
scale: 150,000 sqm
client: alibaba group
status: completed
photography: peter bennetts
recognition:
2010 china’s most successful design awards – gold award
2011 asia pacific property awards – office architecture china – highly commended

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