Wangjing SOHO serves as the landmark of Wangjing urban space with its predominant architectural presence. The site presented itself as a challenge as how to respond to the city with its three open edges.

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Architects: Bao Wei Architecture Office

Location: Wangjing SOHO, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Lead Architect: Wei Bao

Architectural Design: Yan Jia

Area: 210.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Lighting Design: Xin Zhang, Xiaowei Han, Xuanyu Zhou, Bentian Niu (Zhang Xin Studio, Tsinghua University Architecture Collegue)

Electrical Engineering: Yunfeng Hang

Client: Genuine Warriors Sports

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Text description provided by the architects. Wangjing SOHO serves as the landmark of Wangjing urban space with its predominant architectural presence. The site presented itself as a challenge as how to respond to the city with its three open edges.

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As an anchoring tenant, its three sides are a continuous curve, with only one straight edge. There are seven columns that lean into the space with various degrees.

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