Fragrant Hill
Beijing / China

2013 – 2015

At the foot of the Fragrant Hills in north-eastern Beijing haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has developed plans for a new residential district. In addition to the 120,000 sqm of residential floor space the development includes the highly distinctive „House of Sustainability“ which will house a permanent exhibition, showcasing methods of sustainable construction. Fragrant Hills is intended as a unique project for Beijing and will serve as a critical reference for the use of renewable resources and building with regenerative materials.

Three different housing typologies offer generous living space directly adjacent to one of Beijing’s important natural landscapes, the Fragrant Hills. The distinctive qualities of this landscape serve as inspiration for and are extended into the new district. Terraces and a river leading to the central lake not only contribute ecological value towards the quality of the public spaces, but also serve as essential components of the far-reaching sustainability concept. Through a combination of geothermal systems and solar collectors the development is to be energy self-sufficient. Extensive vegetation together with careful housing placement within the modulated topography is used to generate beneficial microclimates. The result is a healthy oasis in this climatically / environmentally challenged city.

Short Facts
Awarding Authority
Legendtec – Beijing / China
Citic – Beijing / China
Planing Team
Architect haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050

Landscape Architect 
Atelier Dreiseitl – Überlingen / Germany

Energy Concept
Transsolar – Stuttgart / Germany
Area
120,500 m2

Team

Felix Beck

Projects

Regional Music School and Concert Hall

Regional Music School and Concert Hall

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 will be completing the planning and construction of the Concert Hall and Music School in Ventspils. Construction started in Fall 2016. The opening is scheduled for 2019 in celebration of Latvia's 100th anniversary.
Guggenheim

Guggenheim

Eine elfköpfige Jury hat unter 1715 eingereichten Entwürfen aus 77 Nationen sechs Finalisten ausgewählt. Als einziges deutsches Büro war haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 mit dabei!
Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

At the foot of the Fragrant Hills in north-eastern Beijing haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has developed plans for a new residential district. In addition to the 120,000 sqm of residential floor space the development includes the highly distinctive „House of Sustainability“ which will house a permanent exhibition, showcasing methods of sustainable construction. Fragrant Hills is intended as a unique project for Beijing and will serve as a critical reference for the use of renewable resources and showcasing methods of building with regenerative materials.

Hanxiao Liu

Han hat an der University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada) mit Major in Mechanical Engineering studiert. Sein Master in Architecture und dem Certificate in Landscape Studies hat er an der University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (USA) erworben. Während und nach seinem Studium war Han in mehreren Büros in Canada, den USA und China tätig. Unter anderem arbeitete er bei Environmental Control and Safety Engineering in Burnaby, Canada, MCW Consultants (Vancouver), ABB Robotics Division (Shanghai), sowie SOM in New York, USA. Han hat den angesehenen Arthur Spayed Brooke Memorial Award erworben.

Seit 2012 arbeitet Han als Architekt und Projektleiter für haascookzemmrichSTUDIO2050. Zu seinem bisherigen Tätigkeiten zählt die Mitarbeit an Wettbewerben (u.a. Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki, Deutsches Pavilion für die Expo in Mailand, Italien, Mercedes-Benz Campus in Stuttgart, sowie Smichov Residential Area in Prag) und an folgenden Projekten: Fragrant Hill Residences in Beijing, China; Global Geometry Office, Hamburg; Musikschule und Konzertsaal in Ventspils, Lettland, sowie TenON 5 Stadtquartier in Mannheim.

Seit 2017 ist Han für unsere Niederlassung in Shanghai verantwortlich.

Projects

Xiang'on - "Valley of Light"

Xiang'on - "Valley of Light"

Regional Music School and Concert Hall

Regional Music School and Concert Hall

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 will be completing the planning and construction of the Concert Hall and Music School in Ventspils. Construction started in Fall 2016. The opening is scheduled for 2019 in celebration of Latvia's 100th anniversary.
Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 won 3rd prize for the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center in Bejing, China
Guggenheim

Guggenheim

Eine elfköpfige Jury hat unter 1715 eingereichten Entwürfen aus 77 Nationen sechs Finalisten ausgewählt. Als einziges deutsches Büro war haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 mit dabei!
Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

At the foot of the Fragrant Hills in north-eastern Beijing haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has developed plans for a new residential district. In addition to the 120,000 sqm of residential floor space the development includes the highly distinctive „House of Sustainability“ which will house a permanent exhibition, showcasing methods of sustainable construction. Fragrant Hills is intended as a unique project for Beijing and will serve as a critical reference for the use of renewable resources and showcasing methods of building with regenerative materials.
Mercedes-Benz Campus

Mercedes-Benz Campus

The Mercedes-Benz Campus is intended as the crowning element of Stuttgart’s Neckarpark. “High Tech – High Nature”. What better symbolizes a worthwhile future? The lake in the centre of the campus serves as an energy engine; its role is to help in making aspects of renewable energy understandable. With the "Wave" and other public activities, the visitor himself is encouraged to be part of the spectacle. We have the responsibility for shaping our future ourselves! Both the Campus and the Future Center therefore do not focus on objects, but on people; their movement, their behaviour and their ambitions, people undertaking research, experimenting and sharing their experience in striving to develop a better future.
Holstenhof – Geometry Global

Holstenhof – Geometry Global

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 have designed new office spaces for the international advertising agency Geometry Global in a 19th century Art Nouveau Building in Hamburg’s Holstenhof.
TENon5

TENon5

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has prevailed in an international design competition with 29 competing teams. The competition included a community participation process. "The design proposal is convincing in terms of urban planning with 10 clearly legible parcels occupied by highly individual buildings offering a wide range of residential opportunities.

Martin Haas

Partner Freier Architekt BDA / Miller Chair University of Pennsylvania

Martin Haas hat in Stuttgart und London Architektur studiert. Von 1995-2012 war Martin Haas bei Behnisch Architekten tätig. Nach dem Gewinn einiger Wettbewerbe war er unter anderem von 1996-2002 mit Jörn Genkel als Projektleiter für die NORD/LB in Hannover verantwortlich. Danach arbeitete Haas an internationalen Projekten in Dubai, Italien und Frankreich bevor er 2005 Partner in Behnisch Architekten wurde. Als Partner war Martin Haas verantwortlich für das Stadtentwicklungsprojekt Riverparc in Pittsburgh, für Labor und Büroprojekte in Paris, für das Haus im Haus in der Handelskammer Hamburg, die Unilever Zentrale und den Marco Polo Tower in Hamburg, sowie für das Ozeaneum in Stralsund. Martin Haas war auch Co-Kurator der sehr erfolgreichen Wanderausstellung "Ökologie, Design, Synergie".


Den Schwerpunkt seiner Arbeit legt Haas auf die Entwicklung innovativer, nachhaltiger Architektur. Nach 6 Jahren der Partnerschaft gründet Haas, zusammen mit David Cook und Stephan Zemmrich im April 2012 sein eigenes Büro haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 mit Projekten im In und Ausland.


Als Mitbegründer des DGNB ist Martin Haas Mitglied des Präsidiums, und seit 2013 deren Vizepräsident.Seit 2008 hat er eine Gastprofessur and der University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA sowie an der Universita di Sassari in Italien inne.


Martin Haas ist Mitglied des Gestaltungsbeirats in Konstanz und Offenburg. Seit 2020 ist er ehrenamtliches Mitglied des Konvents der Baukultur.

Projects

Cuore:NINO

Cuore:NINO

Campus HafenCity

Campus HafenCity

Nestbau⁴

Nestbau⁴

Rapunzel Naturkost Visitor Center

Rapunzel Naturkost Visitor Center

Visiting Rapunzel: haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 is planning the new Visitor Center for the head quarters of the organic manufacturer Rapunzel Naturkost GmbH in Legau.
VielArten

VielArten

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are awarded the contract for the VielArten building community project in Tübingen
Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are planing a rammed earth residential house at the Neckarbogen in Heilbronn, Germany.
Smart Mobility Hub

Smart Mobility Hub

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 gewinnen 1. Preis beim Wettbewerb "Smart Mobility Hub“ in Stuttgart
Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Berliner Platz

Berliner Platz

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Spring Park Valley Hotel

Spring Park Valley Hotel

Haascookzemmrich Studio2050 is tasked with a hotelproject made of rammed earth in Bad Vilbel near Frankfurt including 250 guest rooms.

Michael Kapeller

Projects

Regional Music School and Concert Hall

Regional Music School and Concert Hall

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 will be completing the planning and construction of the Concert Hall and Music School in Ventspils. Construction started in Fall 2016. The opening is scheduled for 2019 in celebration of Latvia's 100th anniversary.
Rheinschloss Residential Tower

Rheinschloss Residential Tower

The new Rhine Castle has a prominent position at the entrance to the city of Waldshut directly above the river Rhine. The building will become a new landmark for Waldshut on the basis of its exposed location. Part of the required area is carefully arranged along the scenic hillside in order to integrate the utmost elegant and slim residential tower into the city silhouette.
Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

At the foot of the Fragrant Hills in north-eastern Beijing haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has developed plans for a new residential district. In addition to the 120,000 sqm of residential floor space the development includes the highly distinctive „House of Sustainability“ which will house a permanent exhibition, showcasing methods of sustainable construction. Fragrant Hills is intended as a unique project for Beijing and will serve as a critical reference for the use of renewable resources and showcasing methods of building with regenerative materials.

Pascale Klaunig

Projects

Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

At the foot of the Fragrant Hills in north-eastern Beijing haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has developed plans for a new residential district. In addition to the 120,000 sqm of residential floor space the development includes the highly distinctive „House of Sustainability“ which will house a permanent exhibition, showcasing methods of sustainable construction. Fragrant Hills is intended as a unique project for Beijing and will serve as a critical reference for the use of renewable resources and showcasing methods of building with regenerative materials.

Paul Lipan-Weber

Projects

Regional Music School and Concert Hall

Regional Music School and Concert Hall

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 will be completing the planning and construction of the Concert Hall and Music School in Ventspils. Construction started in Fall 2016. The opening is scheduled for 2019 in celebration of Latvia's 100th anniversary.
Rheinschloss Residential Tower

Rheinschloss Residential Tower

The new Rhine Castle has a prominent position at the entrance to the city of Waldshut directly above the river Rhine. The building will become a new landmark for Waldshut on the basis of its exposed location. Part of the required area is carefully arranged along the scenic hillside in order to integrate the utmost elegant and slim residential tower into the city silhouette.
Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

Fragrant Hill, Beijing, China

At the foot of the Fragrant Hills in north-eastern Beijing haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has developed plans for a new residential district. In addition to the 120,000 sqm of residential floor space the development includes the highly distinctive „House of Sustainability“ which will house a permanent exhibition, showcasing methods of sustainable construction. Fragrant Hills is intended as a unique project for Beijing and will serve as a critical reference for the use of renewable resources and showcasing methods of building with regenerative materials.

Stephan Zemmrich

Partner

Stephan Zemmrich hat nach seiner Ausbildung als Tischler in Delft und in Stuttgart Architektur studiert. Nach Tätigkeiten in Rotterdam und Indien bei dem späteren Pritzker Preisträger Balkrishna Doshi, war Stephan Zemmrich seit 2005 in Behnisch Architekten als Architekt und Projektleiter tätig. Neben dem Unilever Gebäude in Hamburg ist hier auch das Dorotheenquartier Stuttgart zu nennen bei dem Zemmrich für den Wettbewerbsentwurf und den Projektstart verantwortlich zeichnet. 


2012 hat sich Stephan Zemmrich mit Martin Haas und David Cook selbständig gemacht und das Büro haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 gegründet.

Projects

Enercity

Enercity

The new corporate headquarters of Enercity in Hanover, designed by haas cook zemmrich STUDIO2050, has been opened.
Cuore:NINO

Cuore:NINO

Campus HafenCity

Campus HafenCity

Nestbau⁴

Nestbau⁴

VielArten

VielArten

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are awarded the contract for the VielArten building community project in Tübingen
Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are planing a rammed earth residential house at the Neckarbogen in Heilbronn, Germany.
Smart Mobility Hub

Smart Mobility Hub

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 gewinnen 1. Preis beim Wettbewerb "Smart Mobility Hub“ in Stuttgart
Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Berliner Platz

Berliner Platz

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Spring Park Valley Hotel

Spring Park Valley Hotel

Haascookzemmrich Studio2050 is tasked with a hotelproject made of rammed earth in Bad Vilbel near Frankfurt including 250 guest rooms.

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