Changbaishan
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A recreation center, clubhouse and fourteen mixed-use buildings create a community centerpiece. The design uses topography to wrap around sub-grade parking and create a hill town with pedestrian streets linking activity anchors.
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The site is a 25-acre knoll at the center of an 1800 unit residential community with beautiful summers and cold, dry winters. Protection from the elements was a design directive. The goal is to accommodate a golf clubhouse, recreation center, and mixed use retail street in a forward-looking community centerpiece that worked year-round to create a gathering place and varied activities for the community. The concept uses topography to create a hill town. The clubhouse, recreation center, and retail street wrap around the hill, using the elevated topography to provide hilltop views, easy access to sub-grade parking, and create a recognizable landmark.
The architects programmed the facilities and amenities to create multiple levels of activities and experiences. Trails, lake edges with hardscape and natural edges, fire-pits, restaurant/bars, nightclubs, family restaurants, a great lawn for music and wedding tents, demonstration retail for outdoor apparel and the climbing and observation tower are some of the attractions.
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Completed
Design PhaseLocation
Changbaishan, Jilin Province, ChinaProject Size
25 Acres
Recreation Center
Observation and Climbing Tower
Mixed-Use Retail Street
Primary Scope
Master Planning and Architecture
Primary Materials