Gold Construction and Real Estate Projects Design · 2025
Jiangangshan Number 1 Residential Buildings
- A' Design Award 2025 Gold Winner in Construction and Real Estate Projects Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
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About Jiangangshan Number 1 Residential Buildings
Jiangangshan Number 1 is a residential development located in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. The project has a total construction area of 394,000 square meters. The layout follows the natural topography next to Dajing Mountain Park, so that the homes can face the mountain and forest landscape. Building types include residences, a kindergarten, a commercial street and supporting facilities. Residential and public buildings are placed in two clusters to keep the living areas quiet. A circular fitness trail of 700 meters runs through the central garden.
Within the discourse of contemporary residential architecture, hpa Ho and Partners Architects's Jiangangshan Number 1 Residential Buildings emerges as a compelling meditation on the challenges and opportunities inherent in high-density vertical living, demonstrating how thoughtful massing, material selection, and landscape integration can transform what might otherwise register as repetitive tower development into a cohesive and visually engaging ensemble that rewards sustained contemplation, the architects appear to have engaged deeply with questions of how multiple towers might converse across shared ground plane while maintaining individual identity through subtle variations in height, orientation, and facade treatment, the chromatic strategy proves particularly successful in its deployment of warm terracotta and salmon tones against the cooler blue-gray of extensive glazing, creating a visual dialogue between earthbound warmth and sky-reflecting coolness that prevents the development from reading as monolithic or impersonal, technically the composition demonstrates sophisticated understanding of how projecting balcony elements can break down the scale of tall facades while introducing shadow patterns that animate surfaces throughout the day, the ceremonial entry pavilion occupying the composition's center establishes a threshold experience that honors the psychological importance of arrival and departure rituals in residential environments, its bold geometric form creating a visual anchor that gathers the surrounding towers into relationship while framing views deeper into the development, the integration of mature trees and geometric hedgerow patterns speaks to biophilic design principles and the recognition that human wellbeing in dense urban environments requires generous provision of natural elements, the reflective water feature in the immediate foreground introduces contemplative stillness and doubles the vertical drama through mirrored imagery, viewers might consider how this ensemble balances the pragmatic demands of urban density with the aspirational qualities that transform housing into home.
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- Unique Properties
- The project is located in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, with a total construction area of 394,000 square meters. The project design gives full play to the advantages of leaning on Dajing Mountain Park, leaning on the mountain, respecting the natural topography, introducing mountain and forest landscapes, and creating a modern residential area with pleasant ecology and rich cultural atmosphere. Building types include residences, kindergartens, commercial streets and supporting facilities.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- This project includes multi-storey buildings and high-rise buildings. There are five garages of different heights in the basement, and there are residential and supporting facilities on the ground. The five floors underground are used as motor vehicle parking garages and equipment rooms. There are 1-32 floors above ground, including a three-story kindergarten (block 18 ), a high-rise commercial and residential building (block 6 ), fifteen high rise residential buildings (blocks 1-5, 7-16 ), and a one-to-three-story property service house and shops (block 17 ).The building height is 12.75-99.90 meters, and the rescue site to the roof is 99.90 meters. The bottom of the high-rise residence is an open space floor, the under floor of the commercial and residential building (block 6) is for shops and garages, the podium from the first to third floors are public supporting facilities, and the fourth floor is the open space floor.
- Tags
- Jiangangshan, Earthwork balance, Green building, Urban mountain dwelling, Health life
- Production Technology
- In this project, we have used BIM technology. BIM design covers three cycles: scheme, preliminary design, and construction drawing design. We have conducted staged and refined modeling, problem analysis, and discussion, and derived construction drawings. Shorten the design cycle, improve the quality of drawings, and ensure on site construction efficiency.
- Design Challenge
- How to make full use of the site conditions and the surrounding environment to create a relaxing and healthy home is our design focus.
Centralized functions, dynamic and static partitions
The residential and public buildings are divided into two large clusters, one south and one north, to achieve dynamic and static zoning of the overall layout and create a quiet living environment.
Depending on the shape, urban mountain dwelling
From south to north, according to the terrain elevation difference, the residential cluster is arranged in three terraces in a enclosed layout. Through careful design, the buildings are staggered, spaced apart, and ventilated.
Internal and external integration, landscape penetration
On the first floor of the residence, an openspace floor
is designed to achieve landscape penetration. Here,
landscape infiltration has dual characteristics: first, the
infiltration of park landscape into residential areas; The
second is the infiltration of the interior landscape of the
park.
Diversion of people and vehicles, safe and carefree
A driveway is set along the periphery of the residential cluster to connect with the basement. People and vehicles take their own paths, away from the noise, quiet and safe, the elderly and children can travel safely, further expanding the living standard of the community.
Sports Trail, Healthy Life
Pay attention to residents' health and exercise, and set up a 700m circular fitness trail in the central garden.
Green building
Based on the natural climatic characteristics of Shenzhen, measures are taken from planning, construction, thermal engineering, air conditioning, lighting and other aspects to enhance the thermal insulation performance of building enclosure structures and improve the energy efficiency ratio of air conditioning equipment and other energy-saving measures to reduce energy consumption. The greening and waterscape system adopts the recycling method, which is more ecological and environmentally friendly. - Project Duration
- This design started in December 2016 in Shen zhen, China and finished in January 2020.
- Operation Flow
- The construction reflects the architect's design intent to a high degree, and the construction and design are highly integrated. The project is presented in a high-quality form in front of everyone.Under the cooperation of various parties, the project began to be sold in 2020, achieving very good sales performance, achieving a win-win situation for all parties, and was completed and delivered to the owner for use in 2022.
- Research
- During the design period, we did a lot of research to meet the needs of users. The end users of the project are aborigines and home buyers. For the aborigines, we interact with them by distributing questionnaires, organizing seminars, distributing design process diagrams and other methods to understand the requirements of the aborigines in time and integrate them into the design. For the needs of home buyers and owners, we cooperate with the planning company to collect various information, predict the policy trend, summarize and analyze, and form a project planning report to guide the design.
- Inspiration
- Bayfront Modernism
Integrating Contemporary Living with Regional Advancement
Heritage Integration and Communal Reconstruction
Preserve Local Cultural Memory through Community Collaboration
Reinterpret Original Settlement Aesthetics in Contemporary Context
Sustainable Site Development
Topographical Synergy
Earthwork Balance for Cost Effective Construction
Eco Civic Living Framework
Dual Landscapes Livable Community Ecosystem
Urban Park Pedigree with Humanistic Ecological Habitat
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During the overall layout planning, we adhered to the principle of balancing landscape and orientation to maximize the use of scenic resources. Firstly, the buildings were arranged within a range of 5–10 degrees southeast to southwest, with adjacent buildings staggered to provide each residence with excellent scenic views and optimal orientation. Secondly, leveraging the terrain's elevation differences, platforms were created to form a layout with lower southern and higher northern sections, allowing buildings in higher areas to overlook lower ones and achieve panoramic views. Finally, by adjusting the angles of individual buildings and unit layouts, staggering primary and secondary functional spaces, and increasing the spacing between buildings, we fully "borrowed" views from the external mountain park, "overlooked" the cityscape, and "connected" with internal garden landscapes. This seamlessly integrated natural and internal landscapes, forming a complete three-dimensional spatial system that blends with the surrounding environment and links internal garden views.
The project's unique geographical location inspired this special layout. The site is backed by mountains and urban parks to the north, while facing the bustling urban area to the south. The design theme revolves around allowing residents to immerse themselves in the tranquility of natural landscapes while enjoying the conveniences of modern urban life. "Centralized functionality and dynamic-static zoning"—separating residential and public service areas into northern and southern clusters—perfectly embodies this theme. The southern public service area includes a 27-class kindergarten in the west and a comprehensive building in the east, with ancillary facilities such as community health centers, cultural activity centers, community markets, elderly day care centers, and police stations, totaling approximately 7,000 square meters. The rooftop features a community swimming pool, and along with a 3,000-square-meter commercial street, it closely integrates with urban life. This not only facilitates user convenience and enhances the living experience but also serves as a "buffer zone" between the southern urban road and the northern residential area, reducing disturbances from the road.
During the overall planning phase, we combined preliminary survey data with BIM technology to create site and geological models, analyzing geological conditions and the surrounding terrain. This led to the adoption of a three-terrace design aligned with the terrain. In the detailed design phase, BIM technology accurately reproduced the geological distribution at various elevations, laying a solid foundation for analyzing the relationship between geological conditions and the basement's design elevation and scope. Ultimately, this resulted in a five-level "super basement" with an "overlapping, interconnected, and independently accessible" layout. The basement's seamless integration with site conditions avoided rocky strata, prevented costly blasting, effectively reduced earthwork, and was more environmentally friendly, significantly lowering project costs compared to conventional basements.
Modern lifestyles increasingly prioritize health, with more people engaging in running and walking. During interactions with local residents, we encountered avid joggers, so the concept of a circular fitness trail was met with unanimous approval from all stakeholders.
Despite the project's large scale, it features unique spatial experiences achieved through variations in space. Human-scaled components and landscape elements were used to create intimate and humanized spaces. For example, the entrance plaza utilizes site elevation differences with large steps and a grand entrance frame to highlight the project's entrance. A clean water surface along the central axis, flanked by green plant walls and a sloped lawn in the middle of the steps, evokes a sense of tranquility and calm upon returning home. Ascending the steps, residents are greeted by hedges and lawns within reach, with glimpses of distant mountains behind. The view opens to a bustling, horizontally arranged commercial street, creating a dramatic shift in spatial dynamics. Passing through the commercial street, residents enter the residential entrance lobby, where vertical transportation on both sides leads to a communal living room. Here, a two-story-high window frames the residential entrance landscape, offering a sense of openness. This entrance spatial sequence uses contrasts in size, height, length, openness, color, and texture to create a unique spatial experience.
By designing elevated ground floors, we achieved visual penetration between internal and external landscapes. This allows the mountain park scenery to permeate into the residential area and facilitates the integration of internal landscape clusters, creating a seamless blend of internal and external views and enhancing residents' overall sensory experience.
Leveraging Shenzhen's natural climate characteristics, measures were taken across planning, architecture, thermal engineering, air conditioning, and lighting to enhance the insulation performance of building envelopes and improve the energy efficiency ratio of air conditioning equipment, thereby reducing operational energy consumption. The 绿化 (greening) and water feature systems utilize recycling methods, making them more ecological and environmentally friendly.
Collaboration with the local community was a key feature of this project. At each design stage, regular discussions were held with community representatives to present design outcomes in an accessible manner. Important design results were also publicly displayed to ensure the community fully understood and digested the plans. This process gathered community requirements and suggestions. For proposals that were technically or legally challenging to implement, seminars were organized with community representatives to communicate and refine the designs. Some design elements were even tailored specifically to meet the community's needs.
The terraced design, aligned with the terrain, creates a layout with lower southern and higher northern building volumes, resulting in a visually layered façade that enhances the project's unique identity as a mountain residence. This terraced layout also benefits daylighting, scenic views, and basement accessibility. The five-level basement, aligned with the terrain, features entrances and exits at different elevations, dividing the approximately 120,000-square-meter (3,300 parking spaces) basement into multiple interconnected yet independent sections. This significantly reduces internal driving routes and ramp lengths, with basement entrances and exits designed for smooth access, improving driving efficiency and the overall homecoming experience for residents.
Through the collaborative efforts of all parties involved, the project achieved remarkable sales performance and was completed and delivered to owners in 2022, realizing a win-win outcome for all stakeholders. As a comprehensive residential real estate development project, it provides a valuable example and reference for leveraging complex terrain conditions, balancing earthwork to reduce costs, and integrating surrounding landscape resources in similar contexts.