The Plugin Tower curtails the investment necessary for building a home since it excludes the risk of losing one?s property: residents can pack up their homes and bring it with them if they are ever forced to relocate. Classified as a temporary structure, the Plugin Tower does not require an underground foundation, thereby circumventing the strict planning approval for permanent structures and easing the requirements for building a private house. 

View 2. Image © Hannah Wu / People's Architecture Office

Architects: People's Architecture Office

Location: Shenzhen, China

Principals: He Zhe, James Shen, Zang Feng

Project Team: Zhang Minghui, Lin Mingkai, Amy Song, Zhang Zhen
Client: CHINA VANKE CO., LTD. & LDG Narrative Design

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Hannah Wu / People's Architecture Office

Birdview 2. Image © Hannah Wu / People's Architecture Office

The Plugin Tower curtails the investment necessary for building a home since it excludes the risk of losing one?s property: residents can pack up their homes and bring it with them if they are ever forced to relocate. Classified as a temporary structure, the Plugin Tower does not require an underground foundation, thereby circumventing the strict planning approval for permanent structures and easing the requirement...