GEMDALE TOPVIEW MANSION

Gemdale Topview Mansion is a visionary urban development located at a prominent city corner, where substantial setbacks from the red line create an exceptional opportunity for an open, shared public space. The design strategy, rooted in the concept of "urban life and landscape symbiosis," seeks to harmonize the area's complex and chaotic surroundings.
The design begins with a focus on the open, shared urban corner space, which serves as the nucleus of the project. The architecture draws inspiration from the coastal character of Qingdao, with a geometric form and flowing curves that intersect, creating a striking visual focus. Integrating elements such as lush green woodlands and cascading water features, the project invites visitors into a journey through nature—passing through shaded groves, alongside babbling streams, and into serene communal spaces like the Jin Cui Forest, a tranquil fountain plaza, and ultimately, an urban art gallery.
The architecture embodies the coexistence of modernity and nature, with a dynamic interplay between geometric and organic forms. The building's massing is defined by a warm gray aluminum framework that envelopes a transparent glass core, creating a layered effect with interlocking volumes. The southern entrance is marked by a large transitional space, formed naturally through cantilevered elements, while a sharply angled aluminum and glass box extends in a 90-degree curve, embracing the fountain plaza and floating above a transparent glass volume and sunken garden.
The façade features a strong contrast between solid and void, with interpenetrating volumes, twists, and displacements that create a rich spatial experience. The second level employs precise, industrially inspired large panels of warm gray aluminum, accented with touches of wood. The seamless integration of the framed glass curtain wall and the aluminum panels on the upper floors enhances the building's harmonious coexistence.
At night, the interplay of light and shadow along the beveled edges and through the transparent glass creates a dazzling spectacle, showcasing the union of solidity and lightness, purity and complexity. Gemdale Topview Mansion is an expression of refined living, where architecture and nature converge to shape a shared, organic, and open space for all.