Lin'an City is famous for its landscape. The idea of this project originated from the landscape of Lin'an. Using the freehand brushwork method, it outlines the landscape of the mountains and rivers, which is consistent with the profound cultural heritage of the city of Lin'an.

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Architects: Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University

Location: Intersection of Jiuzhou Street and Jiquan Road, Linan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Principle Architect: Danshen Dong

Project Team: Jian Chen, Jian Ni, Yi Cai

Structural Engineer: Gang Gan, Jianlu Zhou, Jiepan Shen

Mep Consultant: Yi Yang, Ping Li, Nan Li, Bing Jiang

Quantity Surveyor: Yunfeng Wang
Area: 74986.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Qiang Zhao

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Text description provided by the architects. Lin'an City is famous for its landscape. The idea of this project originated from the landscape of Lin'an. Using the freehand brushwork method, it outlines the landscape of the mountains and rivers, which is consistent with the profound cultural heritage of the city of Lin'an.

© Qiang Zhao

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