Project Location: Beijing, China
Architect: Steven Holl Architects, Beijing Capital Engineering Architecure Design Co.
Client: Modern Green Development Co.
LEED: LEED Gold Targeted
Size: 2,260,421 sf/ 210,000 sm
Services rendered: MEP/FP, LEED Design
Photo Credit: © Steven Holl Architects
Captions: Exterior view of site model
Description: Cosentini Associates provided MEP engineering for Beijing’s Looped Hybrid residential development, which encompasses approximately 210,000 sm adjacent to the old city wall. The complex includes eight towers containing 700+ apartments, a ninth tower containing a hotel, 5,600 sm of retail space and a 2,600 sm cinema. The towers are connected at their bases and at the twentieth floor via skywalks. Additional program areas include a kindergarten, outdoor recreation, and underground parking.