Hangzhou XTD Factory H, China

Building Type: Exhibition, Office and Retail

Location: Hangzhou, China

Status: Ongoing, construction to begin Jan 2011

In March 2010, Serie alongside, Grimshaw of London and Pysall Ruge Arkitekten of Berlin were selected to renovate and design four large disused factories in Hangzhou; with Serie and Pysall Ruge designing one of the four factories each, and Grimshaw the remaining two. These factories will form the main urban core for a new city centre, named Hangzhou Xin Tian Di, located 6km north east of the present city centre.