As the future headquarter and home to MBT, the most important business division of Midea, which is also one of the world’s biggest supplier in electronics, the MBT New Base has multiple functions such as R&D, office, production, apartments, gastronomy and exhibition. The core public functions sit in the main building, which is located at the north entrance of Plot B, offering the best interface to the city and the visitors. A generous public green space surrounds this building, offering leisure activities for the neighborhood and the company, is also the key installation for the eco-system of the whole development. In this typical southern Chinese landscape, flood water and rain water will be effectively dealt with, and the beauty of Chinese garden will be presented.
The main building hosts reception, showroom, R&D office, restaurant, collaborative working space and other functions. To reach maximum efficiency, these functions are arranged and combined according to their organizational logic, they then come into a form of a 160 meter long simple and elegant volume, which echoes the volume of the neighboring buildings and presents an strong company image facing the city.
