The complex used to be a half-built housing estate, which was designed and upgraded to become a new landmark of Hangzhou.
With an area of 430 sq m, the penthouse represents the highest living standard for the residential block. It features floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking panoramic views of the Qiantang River and the West Lake.
The plan of the penthouse is divided equally into two areas, the public and the private. The public area consists of the porch, lounge, kitchen, wok kitchen, fireplace, living room, family room and study room.
In the private area, the elder's suite keeps a distance from the children's suite and the master suite, avoiding mutual disturbance caused by differences in lifestyle between generations. More than half of the master suite is planned as the bathroom and the walk-in closet, responding to an exquisite and stylish lifestyle in a contemporary metropolis.
The colour scheme of the public space is white to reflect the clouds the penthouse sits amongst. A piece of artwork named Act like a child sits on the porch. Shaped like a child covered in clouds, it was designed by T.K Chu to convey the concept of freedom, naturalist and kidult.
Based on the same concept, a sculpture by Tengfei Yang stands by the window, next to which is a fluffy chair by T. K Home named Grinning & Silver Tooth, grinning to a vase by Jamie Hayon.
Dining chairs and the table from T.K Home, along with a lotus-leaf-shaped ceiling lamp, take the shape of nature, dramatising the dining experience.
On the table is a clown-shaped corkscrew, a masterpiece of Alessandro Mendini. It decorates the dining table and echoes with the circus-themed floor lamp and decanter by Tom Dixon. All furniture heights are strictly controlled, so as to avoid interruptions to the sky view.
There are only two partitions in the public space. One is a removable wall of corrugated glass of the study room, the other is an electric fireplace. The latter with white-gradient glass to depict thick clouds distinguishes the living room from the dining room, which becomes the visual focus and sets the conceptual axis of the whole design. When turned on, the blazing fire complements the spectacular sunrise outside the window.