fake hills by MAD architects is well underway and play to the the vast majority of development of residential housing in china’s new cities. while often standardized and cheap to guarantee a quick return for investment, 'fake hills' proves it possible to build high-density, economically viable housing that is also architecturally innovative.
this development is located on the coastal city of beihai, south of china, on a 800 meter long, narrow oceanfront site. the fundamental geometry of the scheme combines two common yet opposite architecture typology, the high rise and groundscraper, producing an undulating building typology, resulting in a form of a hill. the geometry of the architecture maximizes potential views for the residents; the continuous platform along the roof becomes the public spaces, with gardens, tennis courts and swimming pools on top of the man-made hills.
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