Chaoyangmen SOHO / Zaha Hadid Architects

By David Basulto

Bert from Moving Cities (a blog focused on contemporary architecture in China) just told us about a new project by Zaha Hadid in Beijing: Chaoyangmen Soho.

The announcement was made by Pan Shiyi, a real estate mogul chairman of SOHO China. Pan has been working on huge developments, such as the Commune By the Great Wall and several commercial projects in central Beijing.

What s interesting on SOHO s developments, is that they invite renowned architects to participate, under heavy budgets restrictions in order to delivery quality projects for the stylish middle class . They also have a great corporative culture as you can see on their website.

But back to this project, Bert points us out to a recent interview with Pan Shiyi:

Q: Which development project is your favourite?
A: Chaoyangmen SOHO. It is our latest development. I asked British architect Zaha Hadid to design a creative project, and she did. The project is unique, like the Beijing bird s nest [Beijing National Stadium].

Read more about this project at Pan Shiyi s blog. More images after the break.