Harbin Haxi New District Office Building

Location: Heilongjiang, China

Site Area: 1.8 ha

Building Area: 23,109 sqm

Client: Haxi New District Gov.

Harbin Haxi New District Office Building is located in the central Haxi District, serving the Land Department, Planning Department, and the New District offices within the new district. To break through a traditional notion of government buildings as monotonic and symmetric as they are, Haxi New District Office Building takes on a gorgeous yet refreshing look that stands for an open and friendly governmental image, which is also what the fundamental design concept is about for this specific project.

Highlighted by the central landscape square that's open to the public, the architectural layout itself showcases the new government's determinations of building up a closer relationship, between the citizens and the office staff, through better communications and effective services. As huge pieces as the curved screen walls are, the longest interactive surface between the indoor exhibition hall and outdoor activity square is established, which not only deepens the citizens' curiosity to appreciate the models and exhibition boards in display indoors, fosters the public interactions among the citizens, government as well as the outdoor open spaces themselves, but also provides efficient and bright office environment with uninterrupted views indoors.