A new research and development complex for the Ziejiang Energy Group is seen as an opportunity to create a signature presence for the company within a new high tech development in Hangzhou.

The site design of this scheme is predicated on the green corridor becoming a sinuous seasonal tree lined spine winding its way through the site. Pedestrians and employees crossing the site pass through a variety zones and landscape features. The northeast entrance sits between the building and a sculpted and landscaped mound; further on at the center of the site lays the main square linking the two buildings on the ground level. The square provides space for outdoor events and informal meetings while maintaining the required emergency access to both buildings. In the southwest corner of the site the spine bridges a pair of twin lakes before opening out towards the Yuhang River.

Where in scheme A the site design is based on the creation of a physical green corridor here the corridor is seen as an implied visual gateway. This frees the ground plain from a need to adhere to one primary circulation path; instead pedestrians are faced with a network of paths through an abstracted geometric patchwork. The individual tiles are made up of indigenous wetlands, wildflower beds, patches of forest, reflecting ponds and hardscape.