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WORKPLACE / Hangzhou, China

DAMO Academy

Research workplaces, landscape and collective spaces brought into one campus-scale conversation.

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DAMO Academy — Hangzhou, China — view 1
Design studySpatial and programme study
LocationHangzhou, China
SectorWorkplace
CollectionDesign study
FocusSpatial and programme study
Design study / Spatial analysis

A campus for shared discovery.

DAMO Academy — The campus as a workplace
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The campus as a workplace

Research, everyday work and collective activity extend across a campus. The imagery shows buildings and planted spaces forming a connected pattern. The design reading begins with the routes between buildings, because the working environment includes those transitions.

DAMO Academy — Shared life and focused work
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Shared life and focused work

Larger gathering settings and smaller team environments require different degrees of openness. Clear relationships between shared facilities and individual buildings can support a legible campus without making every part feel the same.

DAMO Academy — Architecture meets landscape
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Architecture meets landscape

Views, courtyards and planted edges give structure to the wider experience. The study asks how outdoor connections, internal movement and the scale of communal spaces can be considered together, before individual finishes are resolved.

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