Buehler
LIYANG
Facts
Client: Buehler China
Location: Liyang, Jiangsu Province, P.R.C.
Industry Sector: Food Processing, Food Technology
Typology: Greenfield
Project Size: 160,000 M2
Project Date: 2015-2017
Services: Architecture Design, Interior Design, Design Management, Site Visits
BUEHLER, LIYANG
DESIGNED AS A LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING HUB, THE FACILITIES COMPRISE A SHED TYPOLOGY PRODUCTION BUILDING OFFERING AN OPTIMUM INDOOR DAYLIGHT ILLUMINATION WHILE BEING PERFECTLY INCLINED FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM DIMENSIONED TO COVER THE BASIC ELECTRICITY DEMAND OF THE FACTORY.
VIRTUARCH GAVE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS TO THE DESIGN OF THE MAIN SPACES OF THE BUILDING, BEING A BRIGHT 3-STOREY LOBBY ENLIGHTENED BY A SYSTEM OF CAREFULLY PLACED SKYLIGHTS AND OVERLOOKED BY BRIDGES AND CONFERENCE ROOMS EXTRUDED AS CANTILEVERED BOXES OVER THE LOBBY. THE SHOWROOM IS PLACED STRATEGICALLY BETWEEN THE LOBBY AND THE FACTORY, CREATING A SPECIAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE WHEN VISITING BUEHLER LIYANG.
THE INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE OFFICE BUILDING FOLLOWS THE CORPORATE IDENTITY OF BUEHLER DOMINATED BY WHITE METAL CLADDINGS, LIGHT GREY FLOORINGS, SHINY OPEN SPACES WITH GLASS PARTITIONS AND A TOUCH OF BAMBOO FOR SPECIAL AREAS. THE FACILITIES ALSO INCLUDE SOCIAL AREAS, A GENEROUS STAFF RESTAURANT WITH VIP ROOMS AND A FULL-BLOWN GYM WITH A BASKETBALL COURT.
