Hangzhou Civic Center
| Hangzhou Civic Center | |
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杭州市民中心 | |
 The Hangzhou Civic Center with the Memories of Jiangnan, the three mascots of the 2022 Asian Games on display | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Municipal government offices |
| Location | Hangzhou, China |
| Address | Jinsha Avenue, Jianggan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China[1] |
| Coordinates | 30°14′54″N 120°12′23″E / 30.24833°N 120.20639°E |
| Construction started | 2004[1] |
| Completed | 2012[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 110 m (360 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reinforced concrete[1] |
| Floor count | 26[1] |
| Floor area | 580,000 m2 (6,200,000 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Tongji Architectural Design[1] |
| Developer | Hangzhou Qianjiang New City Construction[1] |
| Structural engineer | Zhejiang Dadi Steel Structure[1] |
| Main contractor | Zhejiang Construction Engineering Group & Zhejiang Greatwall Construction Group[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
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 View within the central ring looking east towards the Qiantang River | |||||||||
| Chinese | 杭州市民中心 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Hangzhou Urban Residents' Center | ||||||||
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The Hangzhou Civic Center or Citizen Center is a civic center in Jianggan District in central Hangzhou, the capital of China's Zhejiang province. It is located beside the Citizen Center Station on the Hangzhou Metro's Lines 4 and 7.
It houses the Hangzhou Library and Urban Planning Museum.
Design
The Hangzhou Civic Center consists of a central plaza and park surrounded by 6 curved high-rise office towers surrounded by 4 lower rectangular podium buildings housing various public services.[1] The high-rise towers are connected by curving elevated walkways on the 23rd & 24th floors 85 meters (280 ft) above ground level and by underground corridors on the B1 floor.[1] The basic conceit of the design is the traditional Chinese scheme of establishing harmony between a square Earth and the round Heavens (天圆地方, Tiān yuán Dì fāng). The basement area includes shops, storage, parking facilities, and air raid shelters.
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Bibliography
- "Hangzhou Civic Center 1", Skyscraper Center, Chicago: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, 2025.