MVRDV has revealed its design for the If Factory, a new 11.000 m2 office building for the Bureau of Public works of Shenzhen Municipality Nanshan district and real estate company Vanke in Nantou, Shenzhen. Rather than demolish and rebuild, the design sustainably renovates a disused factory building to form a “creative factory”, containing a mixture of offices for the Urban Research Institute of China Vanke and offices for rent. At the heart of the design is a public stairway, providing visitors with a view into the activities within and leading to a landscaped public roof terrace known as “The Green House”.
The main intervention is a simple cleaning and renovation of the old. With new transparent painting techniques, the old structure will be treated to resist aging. This preserves the traces of the building’s history, keeping the concrete frame that is now exposed due to the building’s dilapidated state – in line with principles of sustainability and the circular economy. The exterior walls of the new offices are set back from this frame to create perimeter balconies that allow for circulation and chance encounters with colleagues. The walls are glass, while the floors of these balconies include glass blocks that mark the entrances to the building.
The third intervention is the “The Green House” on the roof. Upon exiting the staircase, visitors are greeted with a green bamboo landscape packed with amenities and activities. This is arranged to form a bamboo “maze” that divides the rooftop into different rooms, The Green Rooms, each containing a different activity, including a dance room, a dining room, a reading room, and many other themes for relaxation and gathering.
“Nantou is a special and fascinating place. It is very important for Shenzhen. It’s really rewarding to return to this building after we exhibited here during the Shenzhen Biennale in 2017 with our ‘Vertical Villages’ and ideas for the future of cities”, says MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas. “Our proposal draws on that ambition to make this part of Shenzhen a creative force, but it also remains in touch with the people of Nantou, their needs, and the history of the place.”
MVRDV还为建筑设计了临时的帆布立面,以便在施工过程中使用。临时立面展示了建筑完工后的外观,并采用大拉链设计,拉开帆布可通往底层,目前正在举办 “万化同源”献礼深圳特区40周年的展览。临时立面一旦不再需要,该帆布将被回收并制作为手提袋,使这种临时措施成为配合该项目循环经济考虑的另一个要素。MVRDV也与Studio Boris Maas合作为展览“漫游.南头延生”特别设计了椅子,将在南头新生场展出。 MVRDV has also designed a temporary canvas façade for the building to be used during the construction process. The temporary façade shows an image of how the building will look once complete, punctuated by large zips which open up the canvas to provide access to the ground floor, which currently hosts an exhibition for Shenzhen 40th Anniversary about the history and development of Pearl River. Once it is no longer needed, this canvas will be recycled into tote bags, making this temporary intervention another element in the circular economy thinking that underpins the project. MVRDV also worked with Studio Boris Maas to develop “Nantou Odyssey”, a special stool design used in a related exhibition being held in the Nantou Re-gallery.
MVRDV 为深圳市南山区建筑工务署局和深圳万科设计了南头创意工厂。该设计与万科城市研究院、万路设计咨询和深圳博万建筑设计公司合作完成。 MVRDV designed the Nantou Creative Factory for the Shenzhen Nanshan District Bureau of Public Works and Shenzhen Vanke Development. The design was completed in collaboration with the Urban Research Institute of Vanke, vaLue Design, and the Shenzhen Bowan Architecture Design Institute.