Linked Hybrid - Beijing, China (Steven Holl Architects)

[khris]

Steven Holl Architects have completed Linked Hybrid, a mixed-use complex of eight linked towers in Beijing, China.

The project, which was last week named Best Tall Building 2009 in the Asia and Australia category by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, comprises apartments, a hotel, cinema, kindergarten, school, underground car park, commercial zones and a public green space.

A series of multi-functional “skybridges” connect the eight residential towers and the hotel tower.

The architects are aiming to achieve LEED Gold Certification, making Linked Hybrid one of the largest green residential projects.

Geothermal wells 100m below the foundations provide heating in the winter and aid cooling during the summer.

A pond in the centre of the complex holds recycled greywater from the buildings and will freeze over in the winter, transforming into a public ice rink.

The earth excavated during the construction of the project has been landscaped to create a series of mounds housing public recreational areas.


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[Archivist]

Thanks for posting this - I saw this from a passing car on an expressway and it looked quite cool. The version in Boston (though smaller) is more accessible.

 

[golodhendil]

For those interested, here's the Boston version, Simmons Hall at MIT:

 

[khris]

That's pretty sweet! Thanks for posting that.

 

[adma]

And here's the original, 30 seconds in.