Wenzhou Vanke Residence by UNStudio, Wenzhou, China
The project comprises three high-rise residential towers, two low-rise SOHO towers, and a group of villas. The site context provides duality in qualities along the north-south axis: waterfront versus historic city, open views versus privacy and landscape versus urban density. UNStudio's design of the towers reflects this duality and creates unique architectural articulation for each side - hence the smoothness of curtain wall system on the tower north facade, and the texture of balconies on the south.