Beijing-based property developer China Resources Land Limited (CR Land) makes money by managing residential, commercial, and civic projects across China. For its Guanganmen Green Technology Showroom in Beijing, CR Land commissioned Vector Architects to create a 500-square-meter temporary showroom for the company’s residential properties in the area. With the showroom, Vector aimed to design a space that makes a case for affordable, attractive, and ecologically sensitive living.
At the client’s request, Vector set out to minimize the building’s environmental impact. So, the firm’s design team lifted the showroom’s steel structural system off the ground with columnar supports that punctuate the building’s base at regular intervals. Then, the design team specified permeable pavers for the area beneath the new structure, to reduce rainwater run-off. Inside, a pared down aesthetic and an airy, wall-free space greatly reduce the amount of material used and, thus, trash generated later.
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