Located on the edge of Beijing’s Northeast 5th Ring Road is the former industrial building that now houses the headquarters of a historic Chinese pastry brand. The old industrial area, which is currently in a state of constant change, had its own railway depot, the Langyuan Station, used to transport goods to and from the Chinese capital.
In China, a former textile factory houses the headquarters of a pastry brand
The transformation of an old industrial building in Beijing was entrusted to Neri&Hu who, between the renovation of the existing building and new additions, gave shape to an architecture with an emotional interior.
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- Francesca Grillo
- 31 January 2023
- Beijing, China
- Neri&Hu
- 974 sqm
- Offices, concept store
- 2022
The old building in question was a factory that produced cotton fabrics, now adapted to house the offices and concept store of Lao Ding Feng, a well-known bakery brand. The project was entrusted to Neri&Hu, who chose to merge past and present, giving shape to a poetic and emotional space.
The original brick structure was refurbished and then completed with concrete additions that aim to produce a clear distinction with the pre-existing environment: just as a cake is moulded by its container, in this project the concrete is amalgamated within the brick building, proposing new spaces.
The design is a constant succession of solids and voids, of openings in space and skylights. Concrete – bush-hammered by expert craftsmen to allow it to appear almost soft to the eye – also emerges at times on the facade in place of voids or to indicate new entrances. The environments house offices, a gallery for exhibitions and retail spaces, a garden and a café.
- Lao Ding Feng Beijing
- Beijing, China
- Offices, concept store
- Neri&Hu
- Zhao L ei
- Ivy Feng, Tian Hua , Wenbo Da , Joy Han, Mingxuan Wei , Nicolas Fardet , July Huang Lyuqitiao Wang
- Questing Building (Beijing) Technology Co., LTD
- Linea Light (China) CO., LTD
- Beijing Jianyan Urban Renewal Engineering Technology Co. LTD
- Beijing Lao Ding Feng Food Co., LTD
- 1,345 sqm
- 974 sqm
- 2022
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Ground floor plan.
First floor plan.
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Roof plan.