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DESIGN PROFILE - LWK + PARTNERS

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LWK + PARTNERS are a leading architecture and design practice headquartered in Hong
Kong. With over 35 years of growth, the company today operates with a team of over 1,100
creative minds who collaborate across a network of 12 offices around the globe delivering
world-class solutions to the built environment.

or the past decade or so, LWK + PARTNERS have been work on Aoti Vanke Centre, an innovative working hub in Hangzhou,
operating on an increasingly agile and resilient model that China and this scheme opened its doors last year. Comprised of two
is both vertically and horizontally integrated to deliver office towers and a ring-shaped podium, the complex reinterprets
Fholistic results with efficiency. This model has allowed the podium-tower typology with each level of its elevated podium
them to continue growing during a much disrupted 2020 due to the rotated by a different degree to create a myriad of walking spaces
coronavirus pandemic. for people’s enjoyment.
Vertically, they have experts from planning and design through Their Interior Design Team designed the Radisson Collection
to execution and operations, supported by a Design Research Resort in Nanjing, a low-rise resort with 151 deluxe guest rooms
Unit that provides insights on sustainable design, net zero and in 2020. The interior spaces of the project takes inspiration
technology, whilst their integrated digital delivery capabilities are from the time-honoured local silk craftsmanship called Yunjin, a
highly appreciated by their clients. Horizontally, they continue to UNESCO-listed intangible cultural heritage. A subdued approach
embrace multidisciplinary teams and inter-office collaborations to aesthetics was adopted to highlight a raw sense of tactility and
across their 12 studios located in China, Southeast Asia and MENA bespoke craftsmanship.
to ensure they combine good local understanding and world vision The practice also completed the Hengqin Port Mixed-use
while staying readily accessible to clients. Development in Zhuhai, China. With transit-oriented development
Its work in the retail and leisure sector has seen them launch (TOD) seen as China’s prevailing urban development model in
Zijing Paradise Walk, which opened last year in Hangzhou, China. today’s world, this project enjoys a prime location with direct access
With culture and wellness as its central themes, this community to the port and commercial facilities at the border of Hengqin
shopping centre rests next to the Wulitang River in the West Lake and Macau, and consists of offices, a hotel, commercial area and
district. It offe diverse leisure and wellness facilities spread across serviced apartments.
interlocking spaces which are well integrated with the key essence Meanwhile at the start of this year, the company announced
of ancient Hangzhou’s Hui-style architecture, embodying a sense of winning designs of the shopping mall and apartments of Zhongshan
simplicity, elegance and preserved heritage. OCT Harbour, a large-scale cultural-tourism project on the west
A major upcoming project by the company is the MixC Dongguan coast of China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Songshan Lake District Mixed Use Development in Dongguan, China The mall serves as the primary commercial draw for the whole
which is being designed as a catalyst of urban transformation from development, while the sea wave-inspired apartment blocks mark
suburban industrial landscape to a robust lifestyle and cultural hub. the site’s overall skyline.
Outside of these sectors, LWK + PARTNERS have completed The business stays closely connected with its clients and partners

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