Xiaohe Park

The project is transformed from original Sinopec Oil Depot, which has been included in the "Protection Scope of the Fifth Batch of Historical Buildings in Hangzhou". The renovation adheres to the renewal concept of integration with the city, fully respects the industrial style of the remains, and focuses on reshaping its relationship with the city and people. Architects introduce the concept of "network" to create a "cloud shed" to sort out the spatial context of the oil depot itself and the city, connect the oil tank and the warehouse, the new and the old, the water and the land, finally integrate the park and the city into an organic whole. After its completion, Xiaohe Park has attracted a large number of visitors, constantly bringing new vitality to the development of this area.

Located in Xiaohe area, the site of Sinopec Oil Depot is adjacent to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. There are a large number of residential communities on its west, south and north sides, and the urban interface is relatively old and spatially divided. Since the site occupies a part of canal interface, the walkway along the west bank has been unable to run through. Based on the original texture of historical architectural complex, the renovation design re-connects the slow walking path along the canal, sets up space nodes according to local conditions, introduces new functional formats and the concept of "cloud shed network". It takes the transformation of oil depot as an opportunity to further improve the quality of urban space in Xiaohe area. The design content involves three warehouses, one outdoor warehouse and three oil tanks, as well as new underground garage, supporting facilities and overall landscape. The renovation with full respect for its original style takes reinforcement and repair as the main means and embellishes with weathering resistant steel as the new language. The combination of weathering resistant steel curtain wall, the warehouse's original red brick and concrete components allows the warehouse's unique industrial features to be preserved and new era characters to be introduced. For the transformation of historical oil tanks, the insertion of the inner frame liberates the skin from the original structural load-bearing function. The light is introduced into the oil tank through the trepanning of the skin, thus shaping it into a vessel of light. The ETFE aerated air pillow membrane structure technology is used to shape the "cloud shed", and stormwater runoff simulation is adopted to optimize the air pillow design. The surface of the air pillow is applied with shading paint to filter the light, creating a light and shadow experience as if you are in the shadow of a tree. In addition, the project also integrates the site through the design of sunken plaza and grassy slope, which promotes the connection between the new basement and the outdoor space, leaving more possibilities for the future use of the basement.