Start-up incubator

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has completed the overhaul of an existing office building in Shanghai that has been turned into an innovation incubator for Hi-Tech start-up companies.

Commissioned by CaoHeJing in 2014, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects’ proposal was to overclad and unify the existing rendered concrete facade using a corrugated and perforated polyester powder coated aluminium skin.

The facade concept allows for a simple and clean expression of openings within and behind the perforated aluminium, providing shading to every workspace whilst optimising both view and daylight. The facade also facilitates the increased insulation build-ups and the integrated approach to new and existing services whilst enabling these to be hidden from everyday view.

The second key design strategy was to open up the existing deep plan of the building, creating a new atrium through the middle with connected views and much improved daylighting.

This new atrium space becomes the heart of the entire project, creating opportunities for collaboration and visual connection. Along with key new public circulation, it contains break out spaces, a cafe bar, hanging meeting boxes and connections to the external green terraces.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Hi-Tech start-up incubator space, Shanghai, 2016

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Hi-Tech start-up incubator space, Shanghai, 2016

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Hi-Tech start-up incubator space, Shanghai, 2016

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Hi-Tech start-up incubator space, Shanghai, 2016

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Hi-Tech start-up incubator space, siteplan

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Hi-Tech start-up incubator space, plan

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Hi-Tech start-up incubator space, elevation

Hi-Tech start-up incubator space, Shanghai, China
Program: office renovation
Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Structural engineering: UDG
Area: 1,977 sqm
Completion: 2016

Start-up incubator

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has completed the overhaul of an existing office building in Shanghai that has been turned into an innovation incubator for Hi-Tech start-up companies.

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