Embassy Residence

Completion

Client

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Location

Beijing

Size
320 sqm
Design Team
Andreas Thomczyk, Simon Berg, Vivian Zhang
Photographer
Sun Xiangyu

The single story contemporary building serving as the residence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was designed by Dutch architects but built locally and over a decade ago. Partly as a result of poor workmanship the building had become dilapidated over time. anySCALE was appointed to renovate the interior spaces and surfaces as well as update all of the MEP services.
Apart from one part of the roof that needed fixing, the structure of the building was to be largely left untouched. This meant that despite the modern context for the original design, the approach adopted by anySCALE for renovating was akin to that of a historical project in need of restoration. The exterior landscaping was also entirely updated by anySCALE.