Sanlitun International Education Centre
Topwin Group, Beijing, China

Importance of the site in Beijing’s prominent location requires unique architectural statement. “Educational Centre” has an international importance, which is rooted into local environment. 

The pyramid is a simple yet powerful geometry, whose design reacts to the constraints and potential of the different programs housed within, including kindergarten, youth centre and additional sport and educational programs. The influence of the specific distribution of functions above and bellow the ground, and the requirement for daylight, creates a silhouette that is both rational and sculptural.

The basic shape of pyramid, provide the natural shading in summer outside, distributes and reflects the daylight inside, makes additional building extensions easy with low costs, utilities the site efficiently, covers the outdoor spaces for rain protection and creates a memorable symbol for knowledge sharing institution.

The sloped onward landscape toward main entrance creates an additional exciting spatial moment and invites kids and visitors to enter the building. These public spaces host social activities during daytime and open possibilities for activating the entire area after learning hours.

Top Win “International Education Centre” is an spatial experience not only for learning and sports, but also for creativity and imagination as well the social interaction.

国际教育中心的位置决定了其建筑单体必须具有一个独特的建筑形式。一个既有国际的影响力，并且扎根于周围环境的建筑。基于建筑内复杂的功能所带来的各种可能性和限制，我们选择了倒立的金字塔这样一个造型。金字塔是一个简单却强有力的几何形体，不仅能够很好地满足我们功能上的需求，而且能够提供日照和节能方面的优势，是一个既理性又具有雕塑性的造型。倒立金字塔的基本结构自然地提供了建筑室内外在夏季的遮阳功能，只有在冬天需要的时候，太阳才能直射到
建筑内部，提供天然的保暖。 由于“头重脚轻”的这样一种形式，也使得未来的扩建更加的低成本，方便快捷。从基地周边到建筑入口，路面向上略微倾斜，营造了另外一重空间体验，邀请儿童和来访者进入建筑内部。这些公共空间不仅能在日间使用，而且能在学习结束后，成为一个24小时的社交空间。通盈国际教育中心的空间不仅仅服务于学习和运动，而且具有灵活性和可发展性，以后可以通过加建扩建，作为文化，办公，商业，住宅建筑使用。