The Interactive Pier 

Hangzhou

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China
Tablet - Desktop
Mobile
Tablet - Desktop
Mobile
Tablet - Desktop
Mobile
Tablet - Desktop
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Tablet - Desktop
Mobile

Client

Hangzhou East City Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd.

Project

48-class Primary School

Stages

Team

MLA+:Ruizhi Cao, Tong Li, Li Tan, Hang Gao, Cheng Shi, Xing Xu, Ye Tang (intern)
SNAKE (Rendering)

Awards

Finalist Award

We changed

We transformed the historical Sanbao Pier area into a future-oriented educational and cultural hub—a new “pier” that protects and nurtures the next generation, reactivating a once-industrial site into a vibrant learning and community environment.

Transformation

+ Reimagined a former industrial river pier into a metaphorical and functional “campus pier” for education.
+ Created a C-shaped, inward-facing layout to shield students from uncertain future surroundings, while selectively opening to urban amenities like parks and community centers
+ Designed for future adaptability and public integration, with spaces that can be opened to the wider community through shared use.

Climate

+ Campus structure minimizes external disruptions, creating a controlled micro-environment beneficial for students.
+ Encourages low-energy use through daylight optimization, natural cooling, and shared-use spaces. (Semi-open facades and interwoven outdoor-indoor spaces allow for natural light and ventilation.)

Collaboration


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