Heli-stage

PrizeWinner in Architectural Design / Commercial Architecture
Firm LocationShanghai/ Los Angeles, China
CompanyATAH
Lead ArchitectGuang Xu, Dandan Wang
Design TeamZhongxia Ji ,Fan He , Dejun Zhang , Zhenqin Yang
ClientOffice of CTC Development

This Luxury store gallery involves a spiral form, blurring the boundary between floors, therefore connecting the exterior space with the interior, creating a continuous exhibition space. One will shuttle through both indoor and outdoor landscaping via the access staircase, without being aware of the transition due to the blurring effect of the floors. The geometry is directly tangential to the structural steel core, while horizontal steel components overhang to support the spandrel. The frame, in combination with suspended cables at the periphery, creates a column-free space on the horizontal.