{"id":17391,"date":"2014-09-20T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T07:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/bumps-2\/"},"modified":"2015-10-16T16:27:53","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T14:27:53","slug":"bumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/bumps\/","title":{"rendered":"BUMPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

photo by Beijing NDC Studio, INC., Misae Hiromatsu<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018BUMPS in Beijing\u2019 is an integrated project with four residences as well as a commercial building. The traditional residence buildings in China are oriented south and north. With the increase in the density of the buildings, the traditional method causes buildings too close to each other and the rooms facing to the north can hardly get sunshine.
\n\u2018BUMPS in Beijing\u2019 is rotated by 45 degrees from the north-south axis. This design can provide optimum sunshine for each building and also can short cut the way to the central business areas from different directions. The residence buildings are 80 meters height. Every two floors are set as a unit. Every unit is staggered by 2 meters horizontally. Whole 80m\u2019s building is repetitions of these units. The setback areas are used for terraces. Interlaced black and white units highlight the concave-convex fa\u00e7ade and show a clear lineament of the building. All the windows are 1 meter square. Randomly placed windows weaken the existence of all pillars and beams. Therefore, the appearance of the buildings look like stacked by lots of small black and white \u2018boxes\u2019 together. The cities in China have been changing in tremendous speed. \u2018BUMPS in Beijing\u2019 located in southern west Beijing where the area is under development. The purpose of this design is not to merge into surrounding circumstances, but be a \u2018Strong existence\u2019 as a landmark leading the development of this area.<\/p>\n