Hefei Merchants Seal
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Location
Hefei, Anhui
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Client
China Merchants Shekou Hefei Company
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Design
gad
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Area
1000㎡
The top residential brand of China Merchants Shekou, Xi, has set off from Taizi Bay in Shenzhen, experienced the prosperity of Beijing and Shanghai, and finally landed in Hefei for the first time in 2024, a rising star in the sub center of the Yangtze River Delta.
Hefei, rising in the wave of integration in the Yangtze River Delta, is increasingly shining as a city, and the entry of China Merchants Seal is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the heart of Anhui.
「Ten year new seal, attracting attention to Hefei」
Hefei Investment Promotion Seal is located in the western part of Binhu Provincial Government, Hefei City, in the center of Anhui Province. It is situated at the intersection of Huashan Road and Yangzijiang Road, and boasts six major centers including politics, finance, science and technology innovation, urban public infrastructure, world park ecology, high-end residential properties in Anhui, and high-end commercial consumption. The superior geographical location and complete supporting facilities make it an ideal choice for high-end living.

「A LIFE LONG HOME」
As a 'lifelong home', Hefei CMX is not only a review and innovation of products and services over the past decade, but also a milestone in redefining the national high-end residential standards.
The project brings together first-line design agencies and professional consulting teams such as Gad, Shanghai Riqing Landscape, DIA Danjian International, Mingde Design, and Matrix Zongheng. Based on a deep understanding of local culture and customer needs, they capture the unique urban charm of Hefei - "majestic yet elegant, grand yet humble", integrated into every inch of planning, and forged the unique soul of the project; Combining international perspectives and forward thinking, carefully crafted high-end residential spaces that are in line with Anhui's characteristics.

The design focuses on "tree house companionship" and "lifelong home", emphasizing the removal of unnecessary decorations and returning to the core value of the residence: serving people's lives.
Here, century old trees such as holly and olive trees coexist harmoniously with architecture, creating a serene and profound living environment through the interplay of light and shadow, reflecting the concept of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature in traditional Chinese culture.
By integrating traditional and modern, local and international design concepts, CMB Xi is committed to providing unprecedented living experiences for those who pursue the ultimate quality of life, making it not only a place to live, but also an eternal home that carries time memories and emotional sustenance.
PART
01
Facade Design
Time passes on, nature and humanity paint a brilliant chapter together
The facade design of Hefei Merchants Seal is centered on "time and inheritance", drawing inspiration from nature and culture, emphasizing the dialogue between architecture and time, and showcasing the eternal beauty accumulated by time.
The facade design incorporates natural elements and cultural imagery, creating a unique aesthetic experience and conveying a perfect fusion of globalization and localization.
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02
Welcome interface
The graceful shadows of flowers, the beauty of symbols praised by time
The entrance of Hefei Merchants Seal gathers customized art design, century old trees, and intangible cultural heritage handicrafts to create a hall level homecoming ceremony.

Parameterized metal curtain wall lintel: The metal curtain, composed of tens of thousands of camellia flowers arranged at different angles, shines with a unique brilliance day and night. Each petal displays delicate and rich light and shadow changes through parameterized design, like layers of ripples solidified by time, silent but powerful.

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Each metal camellia is carefully designed, with different bending angles simulating natural wind marks, bringing rich light and shadow changes that can be felt from various perspectives, like eternal ripples that freeze silently and shimmer.
The pioneering curved curtain wall facade, combined with the curved elements and camellia art symbols throughout the project, surrounds every step of the way home with artworks and provides a beautiful experience.
Facade base: The curved stone is used to increase the overall thickness, and the middle section of the facade adopts a layered design, with glass curtain wall as the main surface and stone and imitation stone aluminum plate decorative lines as prominent parts. The interlayer eaves and sections are added to increase details, emphasizing the three-dimensional effect. The overall design is classic, stable, and modern.
The top adopts champagne gold horizontal cantilever folding stacking, creating a lightweight and eye-catching, exquisite and simple top shape.


Door pillars and screen walls: The 8-meter-high screen wall and door pillars are made of warm and jade like moonlight beige stone and handmade hammered purple copper, which strongly support the sense of volume and order of the space, creating a heavy and elegant visual experience.
Front hall: A century old clustered red fruit iron holly ancient tree has become the visual center. This ancient tree is not only the core of the landscape, but also symbolizes the long-term prosperity and evergreen foundation of the owner's family. It is like a natural canopy, providing a unique and solemn welcoming experience for every visitor.
When the car arrives at the drop off area around the island, there is water in the courtyard and trees in the water, where the natural vitality shines together.
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PART
03
One water inlet courtyard
Trees and houses are together, and the family business is flourishing
Hefei Merchants Xi seeks innovation in tradition, breaking through the segmentation of traditional sunken courtyards. Through cleverly designed elevated levels, the entire area is elevated and private elevator entrances are designed to broaden the view and enhance the entrance experience. At the same time, landscape and interior are integrated to create an ecological community.
On both sides of the Li Xu Jing Wall: defining the space of the Returning Home Water Garden, six olive trees are arranged layer by layer, showcasing the harmonious integration of exotic customs and traditional residential culture.

Water courtyard corridor: DuPont paper is used as a translucent material to create a warm atmosphere. The reception hall of the Central Station is designed to be transparent and smooth, while the sand table area showcases a luxurious atmosphere through exquisite carving and delicate textures.

The water feature is partially based on glass, with scattered water and shadows reflecting on the underground visitor parking spaces. The light and haze cross the boundaries between the above and below ground, naturally initiating a dialogue that transcends space.


Central Station: The overall space continues the design style of the architectural landscape, integrating "Eastern aesthetics" and "international perspective" with unique aesthetic insights.
The combination of artistic metallic coatings and natural cave stones vividly conveys the atmosphere of hidden luxury, interpreting the uniqueness of the space.
Clubhouse: Adopting a ribbed full glass box structure, enhancing the transparency and suspension effect of the facade, and improving visual impact.
The top of the clubhouse is designed with metal lines and grooves, adding a sense of architectural hierarchy and detail decoration, making the overall design more exquisite and harmonious.


In the water courtyard system, landscape design allows natural elements to permeate into the indoor space, forming multiple functional areas with different heights, widths, and widths, as if floating on a natural foundation and dynamically interacting with the indoor space.
PART
04
residence
Taking stone as the soul, pioneering the facade
Three section Classic Facade+Arc Double Curved Surface: In terms of architectural form, Hefei Merchants Seal traces the history of architecture, draws on the classic proportion of the three section style, innovatively adopts a 270 ° full curtain wall window system, and complements the arc angle cutting of the World Trade White Stone to showcase the beauty of transparency inside and outside. At the same time, rich materials and design details are integrated to give the building multi-level rhythm and richness.

Facade base: By increasing the proportion of stone, the heaviness of the base is reflected. The side adopts imitation stone aluminum plate, which not only optimizes the cost but also maintains the aesthetic effect of the facade.
Window design: The standard floor window breaks through the norm and adopts an external flat opening design with imported hidden hinges. This design has been verified by experts for safety, providing a wide view and safe and convenient use.

Flying eaves: organically combined with fire-resistant glass, it can not only meet the requirements of fire safety regulations, but also reflect the facade effect and temperament, while saving costs.

Horizontal lines: Stone, metal lines, and flying pieces form horizontal lines of different scales. The curved corrugated design complements the human scale details, with profiles used at the ends of the grooves to increase the richness of the design.

It is worth mentioning that in the design of Hefei Merchants Seal, high-end techniques such as hot bending glass and stone chamfering have been specially introduced. Although the technical complexity and transportation cost of hot bent glass far exceed traditional flat glass, and the processing cost of stone chamfering with curved section technology is also high, the project team still insists on using it to ensure high-quality landing of residential buildings in order to achieve the best results.
In addition, CMB Xi boldly adopts a hidden frame column ultra wide curved screen design, which greatly broadens the field of vision and surpasses many top office buildings and hotels in first tier cities in terms of living experience, showcasing its unique features.
Hefei CMB Xi, this masterpiece that embodies the legendary ten-year history of CMB Shekou's top residential brand, not only deeply interprets the concept of personalized, scene based, and meticulous lifestyle, but also strives to become a new model in the high-end residential field in Anhui and even the whole country.
The Forcitis team has always adhered to the persistent pursuit of integrating excellent design concepts into every detail of architecture, working together with industry elites to create architectural art masterpieces that combine aesthetic charm and practical functionality. The successful conclusion of Hefei Merchants Seal is not only a high recognition of the work of the Foster team, but also a powerful push for the booming development of China's luxury housing industry.
Looking ahead to the future, Forcitis will continue to deepen the optimization and upgrading of its products and services, and warmly welcome more challenging projects, adding new vitality and brilliance to the Chinese luxury housing market. At the same time, we sincerely thank the support and love of the national real estate industry, and are willing to work together with colleagues in the industry to seek the prosperity and development of China's luxury housing industry.
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Automobile Production Base of Beijing Ideal GroupContinuous and unified urban interface forms a friendly and humble urban space.
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Shanghai Grandtopeak Shanghai Center Headquarters BuildingThe traditional material texture of the facade enhances people's cognition of urban space.
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Emerging Development Science and Technology R&D Headquarters Base of NingboCreate a harmonious, natural and flexible comprehensive building.