“六边钻石”新总部大楼 —— 鹤鸣广宇大厦

The COSMOS Group's newly designed headquarters building by LYCS Architecture has been completed. It's an 88-meter-high Grade A office building with 22,015 square meters of construction area. It includes public service spaces such as office and commercial spaces, and it's located on the north bank of the Qiantang River. This slim and tall building is now a new highlight in the urban landscape of Jiangbei.

Located to the west of Zhonghe Elevated Road, the project is surrounded by Qianjiang International Business Center、 Daming Space and Haiyun International Building in a north-to-south direction. As the final addition to an established cityscape, the project's design focuses on addressing the challenges of limited land use and maximizing landscape resources.

“在三座大楼和高架的夹缝中，一块不到半个足球场大小的三角形地块上，盖一座百米高的总部大楼。当业主带着这个需求而来时，热衷于迎接高密度城市挑战的我们，立刻就被深深地吸引了！”

——设计团队

All the land around the project has been developed, and the urban area is fully grown. The plot for the building is only 3,348 square meters and is located less than 20 meters away from the nearest South West Point of Daming Space. The triangular shape of the plot could be utilized more efficiently.

The design team uses hexagonal planes to fit the site's shape, make the most of the space available, and fully utilize the building planes.

Hexagonal shapes are better than traditional quadrilateral planes because they prevent sharp angle conflicts with existing buildings, creating a more relaxed urban space.

The short side of the hexagonal shape forms the slimmest silhouette of the building in Hangzhou, providing a good landmark. The long side creates a thick and sturdy building volume with continuous display surfaces adding color to the image of the group enterprise.

The project overlooks Qiantang River to the south and Yuhuang Mountain to the northwest and has a 180-degree landscape along the elevated side.

It is designed to set two balconies on the 5th and 12th floors to respond to the landscape externally. Simultaneously, internally, they correspond to the office area for external rent and the Sky lobby for the headquarters. At the same time, the building volume is divided into three parts through the terrace, with three slightly staggered blocks making the building more versatile.

The beige imitation stone aluminum panel extends into the sky in sharp contrast to the adjacent black glass and steel development projects to the east, standing out from the urban environment.

After the rapid development of urbanization, how to develop the remaining land in the gaps of high-density cities is a necessary path for cities to move towards a high level of refinement and intensification. From the Pencil Tower in Hong Kong and the ultra-thin 111 West 57th Street skyscraper in New York, the design of the COSMOS Headquarters Building provides high-quality office space and makes new explorations on land use.

摄影： 山间影像

Flowing Diamonds |  COSMOS Headquarters

Location: Hangzhou | China

Client : COSMOS GROUP CO., LTD. 

Area : 22,015 ㎡

Design Date : 2017/06—2019/09

Construction Date : 2020/05—2022/03

Architecture Design : LYCS Architecture

Cooperative Design Institute :Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group CO.,LTD.

Landscape Design : Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group CO.,LTD.

Lighting Design Consultant : Tinshine Group

Construction Contractor (Architecture） : Zhejiang Yaohua Construction Group CO.,LTD.

Construction Contractor（Interior） :Zhejiang Yuanxin Shifang Construction Technology Co., Ltd.