Xizhimen Port Apartment
Zhe Wang of SZA Architects
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Xizhimen Port Apartment by Zhe Wang of SZA Architects Xizhimen Port is an apartment building in Beijing, China. The ten-story structure was built in the 1980s and later renovated for young urban tenants. The new facade is formed by aluminum window frames that project out from the exterior wall. The frames organize the exposed beams and columns of the original building and provide space for the air conditioning unit of each room. Inside each frame, the color shifts from orange at the top to pale yellow at the bottom. Added windows on the east and west walls increase daylight by 50 percent.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
Xizhimen Port Apartment by Zhe Wang of SZA Architects is a winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Xizhimen Port Apartment earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2022 and is showcased on Architectural Design Winners among other remarkable designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Zhe Wang of SZA Architects and see why Xizhimen Port Apartment design sets itself apart from its competition.
About Xizhimen Port
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Xizhimen Port Apartment by Zhe Wang of SZA Architects Xizhimen Port is an apartment building in Beijing, China. The ten-story structure was built in the 1980s and later renovated for young urban tenants. The new facade is formed by aluminum window frames that project out from the exterior wall. The frames organize the exposed beams and columns of the original building and provide space for the air conditioning unit of each room. Inside each frame, the color shifts from orange at the top to pale yellow at the bottom. Added windows on the east and west walls increase daylight by 50 percent. Xizhimen Port earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, as high-quality entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and independent academic review, where nominated designs are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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