Guanshengyuan Company, with a rich history spanning over 100 years, is situated on Guiping Road, a street lined with wutong trees.
This project involves the renovation of eight buildings within this area.
▲ Exterior View
These eight relatively small buildings are clustered together, forming a community. Walking through them offers an experience similar to strolling along a street.
▲ Community View
▲ Animated Image
Our goal is to transform the buildings to harmonize with the surrounding environment while maintaining the perfect scale of these low-rise structures.
▲ Sense of Scale
The balcony details are designed to match the window frames, enhancing the overall functionality and cohesion of the buildings.
▲ Balcony Details
Shanghai is home to many beautiful old Western-style houses built during the concession period, each with unique characteristics. For this project, we aimed to create a community of individual old Western-style houses.
To preserve the unique soft ambiance of the original facades, we selected washed stone and teak wood—materials commonly used for the exterior of old villas.
▲ Old Western-Style House
Vertical greening not only enriches the inner street landscape but also contributes to the energy efficiency of the walls.
▲ Vertical Greening
▲ Corridor View
The renovated buildings recreate a rhythmic architectural harmony through varied building volumes, layered facades, staggered window placements, and multi-angled French windows.
▲ Layered Architecture
▲ Interlocking Windows
While preserving the scale of the original factory buildings in Guanshengyuan, the renovation introduces new vitality and a distinctive Shanghai character.
▲ Vibrant Atmosphere
The staircase leading to the second floor is combined with landscaped flower beds, creating an inviting space. The second-floor viewing platform offers panoramic views of the upcoming Sakura Avenue to the west.
▲ Inviting Foot Traffic
▲ Wall Details
The park has been developed into a cultural and creative complex that integrates work, entertainment, and art. Garden-style courtyards between the buildings serve as leisure and office spaces.
▲ Integrated Complex
▲ Landscape Sketch
Our design philosophy embraces innovative living, and the facilities in this project provide the first step toward that vision.
▲ Night View
▲ First Floor Plan
▲ Second Floor Plan
▲ Third Floor Plan
▲ Elevation View
▲ Sectional View
Project Information:
Project Name: Happiness Village ● Ruiyuan
Project Address: 353 Guiping Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Design (BIM Tutorial) & Calculation: COLORFULL Yujing Design
Building Area: 12,000 square meters
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Project Design & Year of Completion: 2018
Chief Creative Designers: Zhao Zongyang, Ryosuke Ono, Zhang Hao
Design Team: Zhang Yayun
Photography Copyright: Liu Lei
Client: Shanghai Xirui Industrial Co., Ltd.
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