Project: Free Trade Building
Location: Ningbo, Zheijang Province, China
Year: 2023
Client: Ningbo International Investment Consulting Co.
Ltd.
(宁波国际投资咨询有限公司)
Surface: 142.000 m2
Status: Competition 3rd Prize
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Ningbo Free Trade Building
This project, centered around the Free Trade Building, serves as a vital transitional nexus within the «Mountain-City» and «Park-Industry» axes, perfectly aligning with the industrial structure distribution outlined in the free trade zone plan. The Free Trade Building embodies hybrid functionalities, reflecting urban topographical traits and supporting China’s regional policies, including the free trade zone bonded area. It integrates industry and administration while establishing a regional highland and symbolizing the maritime port.
The Free Trade Building is designed with three primary functional components: digital free trade services, a national legal center, and human resources services, enabling efficient and independent management. Its layout preserves the mountain-city-port relationship, with a podium that anchors the ground connection, creating a continuous urban front and ensuring accessible government services.
The building’s three towers project a strong urban image. Their white crystalline curtain facades evoke the essence of harbour lighthouses, reinforcing the identity of the Free Trade Building. These towers facilitate distinct functional management, feature dynamic aerial perspectives with inclined designs, and link seamlessly to the inner courtyard with slanted facades, imbuing the shared central space with energy and vitality. The Free Trade Building not only integrates functionality but also establishes a modern icon for the free trade zone.
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宁波是中国一个古老的东部沿海城市，现为浙江省I型大城市，经济增长之根本由港口驱动。建成选址在堰山、天台山脉延伸入东海的末端，北仑区就在这条延伸线最邻海的位置，也因北仑港而获批设立国家级自贸区。本案场地在凤凰城核心区，位于北仑区中部可均衡辐射、管控自贸区的位置。
本案处于自贸区规划产业结构纵横分布的“山林-城市”、“公园-企业”两条轴线的中部，既是转换的位置，也身负交互、混同的功能属性。因此本案既是宁波城历史地形特征的浓缩，也是自贸区保税区等国家区域政策牵引力的落实，任务要旨需具备产城融合、区域高地、海港标志三重含义。
项目功能主要由三部分组成，即数字化自贸服务、国家法务中心及人力资源服务，需整合化一且方便独立管理。
方案整体形态守住地理格局的山–城–港关系，以礁石的意象构建一个与山城同构的象征物。基座部分稳定地连接地面，给予城市连续的沿街面，让政府服务能开放地直面城市。
塔楼部分是建筑向城市辐射的形象讯息。方案以白色晶体幕墙的简洁体量塑造了一组港岸的灯塔。三座塔楼让功能结构的三类分区独立管理，流线明晰。每座塔楼一面倾斜，不仅在鸟瞰尺度提供了指向性和动态的形象，也连接到中庭广场四周反向倾斜的立面，让共享的内院具有生机和力量。
Team: Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and Research (ZIAD), Studio IN/SIDE
Images: Baile Menduiña, ATCHAIN, Hangzhou Dieying Information Technology Co., Ltd (杭州蝶影信息技术有限公司)
Project: Free Trade Building
Location: Ningbo, Zheijang Province, China
Year: 2023
Client: Ningbo International Investment Consulting Co.
Ltd.
(宁波国际投资咨询有限公司)
Surface: 142.000 m2
Status: Competition 3rd Prize
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Ningbo Free Trade Building
This project is positioned in the middle of both the «Mountain-City» and the «Park-Industry» axes, aligning with the industrial structure distribution in the free trade zone plan. It acts as a transitional nexus with interactive-hybrid functionalities, embodying urban topographical traits and driven by China’s regional policies like the free trade zone bonded area. Its mission integrates industry and administration, establishes a regional highland, and symbolizes the maritime port.
The project comprises three functional parts: digital free trade services, a national legal centre, and human resources services, to be integrated for efficient, independent management.
The design maintains the mountain-city-port relationship in the geographical layout, symbolized by reef-inspired imagery resembling the dualism of the city and mountain. The podium ensures ground connection, a continuous urban front, and accessible government services.
The towers project an urban image. Simplified with white crystalline curtain facades, they evoke harbour lighthouses. Three towers facilitate separate functional management with clear circulation, inclined for dynamic and directional aerial perspectives. They also link to the inner courtyard’s facades which are inversed slants, infusing energetic vitality into the shared central space.
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宁波是中国一个古老的东部沿海城市，现为浙江省I型大城市，经济增长之根本由港口驱动。建成选址在堰山、天台山脉延伸入东海的末端，北仑区就在这条延伸线最邻海的位置，也因北仑港而获批设立国家级自贸区。本案场地在凤凰城核心区，位于北仑区中部可均衡辐射、管控自贸区的位置。
本案处于自贸区规划产业结构纵横分布的“山林-城市”、“公园-企业”两条轴线的中部，既是转换的位置，也身负交互、混同的功能属性。因此本案既是宁波城历史地形特征的浓缩，也是自贸区保税区等国家区域政策牵引力的落实，任务要旨需具备产城融合、区域高地、海港标志三重含义。
项目功能主要由三部分组成，即数字化自贸服务、国家法务中心及人力资源服务，需整合化一且方便独立管理。
方案整体形态守住地理格局的山–城–港关系，以礁石的意象构建一个与山城同构的象征物。基座部分稳定地连接地面，给予城市连续的沿街面，让政府服务能开放地直面城市。
塔楼部分是建筑向城市辐射的形象讯息。方案以白色晶体幕墙的简洁体量塑造了一组港岸的灯塔。三座塔楼让功能结构的三类分区独立管理，流线明晰。每座塔楼一面倾斜，不仅在鸟瞰尺度提供了指向性和动态的形象，也连接到中庭广场四周反向倾斜的立面，让共享的内院具有生机和力量。
Team: Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and Research (ZIAD), Studio IN/SIDE
Images: Baile Menduiña, ATCHAIN, Hangzhou Dieying Information Technology Co., Ltd (杭州蝶影信息技术有限公司)