Zhe Wang of SZA Architects
China
Wang Zhe has 18 years of architectural design experience. In 2004, he joined the New York office of KPF, one of the world's most renowned architectural firms, rising to associate director in 2007. As the chief architect and project manager, he has led the design of many large-scale projects in China and Asia, including urban planning, multi-purpose development projects, Grade A office buildings, super five-star hotels, and shopping malls. Before joining KPF, Wang Zhe worked for QPK Architecture in New York and Ayer Saint Gross in Maryland. He frequently served as a guest juror for architectural design courses at Columbia University, New York Institute of Technology, and Tsinghua University in Beijing. Wang's years of project experience include multi-disciplinary practices such as urban design, architecture, and interior design, with a particular adeptness at solving critical project challenges, especially in office buildings, urban renewal, and mixed-use design. Since 2016, Wang Zhe has also served as the consultant chief architect of the Beijing Vanke Commercial Real Estate Department and has presided over the design of several office, commercial, mixed-use, and urban renewal projects. Access Zhe Wang of SZA Architects Newsroom
Featured Designs
Zhe Wang of SZA Architects
Apartment
Port Apartment, as Vanke's long-term rental apartment product for urban youth, it's increasingly appearing in the new and old urban areas of Beijing. The outdated image, depressed tonality, and precipitated vicissitudes of the existing building are no longer in line with young people who are trying to be innovative in the new era. Upgrading the appearance of the old buildings, reshaping the city's image, stimulating the vitality of the community, and providing urban young people with a warm home with a story and a dream become a new topic faced by the project.
A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award - Silver (2022) - Access Zhe Wang of SZA Architects Apartment Press Kit
Zhe Wang of SZA Architects
R and D Center
Tp-Link East China Headquarters in Hangzhou, is a creative office building that offers a mixture of open office areas, research and development space, and amenity programs designed to foster collaboration. The project features a strong spatial concept: the R and D function as two externally invisible black boxes utilizing daylighting, and the common space between the two black boxes is shared by all departments. The key design goal of the project is to present the brand and culture of a tech manufacturer that takes pride in creativity and collaboration.
A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award - Silver (2022) - Access Zhe Wang of SZA Architects R and D Center Press Kit