TITAN Property Platinum Winner

2025

BLUE BAY

Entrant Company

VAAS(VAAS Architects Co., Ltd.)

Category

Architecture - Public Spaces

Client's Name

China Communications Overseas Investment Urban Development and Construction Co., Ltd.

Country / Region

China

Haikou, the core city of Hainan Free Trade Port, is situated in northern Hainan Island as the political, economic, technological, and cultural hub of the province. With a millennium-long history since its establishment in the Northern Song Dynasty, it embodies a fusion of Lingnan architectural traditions, Song-era scholarly academy structures, and modern Nanyang colonial influences. Located on ​Xinbu Island, this project rejects intrusive urban interventions in favor of site-specific solutions that integrate regional characteristics and contemporary cultural expressions. Taking inspiration from the spatial organization of ​Bao'ao Cai Family Ancient Residence with its "three-hall, two-courtyard" layout, the design evolves into a trilogy of narrative spaces: "Origins-Growth-Symbiosis". Three two-story volumes are interconnected through outdoor colonnades and internal courtyards, creating an organic interplay between architecture, interiors, and landscapes. Public spaces engage with human behavior while blending seamlessly into local ecosystems and community contexts. The design elevates the ground floor to create a cantilevered platform floating above reflective water features. Continuous sun-shading systems formed by second-floor overhangs establish all-weather transitional corridors. Visitors experience filtered sunlight through perforated aluminum ceilings in 6m-high semi-outdoor spaces, while water reflections create multidimensional spatial perceptions. This ​"elevation-shading-ventilation" triad reinterprets Qiong Island's vernacular veranda wisdom through contemporary tectonic strategies Adopting a modern aesthetic of simplicity and transparency, the project combines beige stone with silver aluminum panels to form a climate-responsive façade. Traditional Li ethnic basket-weaving patterns are abstracted into modular triangular perforations, achieving rhythmic yet restrained public interfaces. Precision-crafted 45° beveled joints accentuate tropical light qualities, culminating in a community landmark that balances cultural identity with environmental adaptability

Credits

Chief Architect
Zhang Yuxiao
Designer
Chen Hao
Designer
Hu Zhenkun
Designer
Xu Haoyu
Designer
Huang Peiying
Photographer
Light Field Architectural Photography
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