How to design a high quality urban space, redefine the image of a “landmark” building, while maintaining cultural tradition of Xixi wetland spirits, is the major challenge of this project. Four L-shaped slab buildings with large openings are used to encircling the site due to the landscape cross. The internal building volumes are modeled on the traditional wetland settlement pattern. It ensures the maximum utilization of landscape resources. Reasonable structures present a non-conventional visual impression, making the buildings a group of futuristic city sculptures.

Meng Fanhao with Line+ Studio he founded has been internationally recognised for its creative and innovative designs. Confronting the market oriented commercial design, he always practice with research, focusing on the creation of urban public space. He has been actively involved in the exploration of urban residential environment and urban renewal. With his professional working attitude, additional value that can be shared with the public are attached to his design works. In the process of counter-urbanization, he is devoted to the rural rejuvenation practice. In his works, he break away from formulaic style, responds to contemporary culture and adapt appropriate design strategy under the existing system. He is trying to seek a delicate balance between responsibility and position, demands and experience, cost and quality, modernity and localization, sociality and professionalism.

gad takes an open attitude towards architectural creation. It highly advocates the mode of collective participation and provides a growth platform for designers. gad uses appropriate design techniques to control architectural design, efforts to introduce higher professional standards for the field of architectural design, and pursue modern life style with international forms and languages.