Preface – DO GOOD

Urban business card, guardian of life

Spokesperson of prosperity, Eden of dreams

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That’s right

These are all labels of modern office buildings

Once perceived by office workers as rigid and inflexible,

How did they transform into spaces that refine inside and out and empower life?

Turning the clock forward

Let’s delve into the transformation diary of Chinese office spaces

A Desk, A Chair, A Day

Bronze Age

Born as a mere tube building...

The predecessors of Chinese office buildings were mostly administrative buildings from the planned economy era, the so-called self-contained tube buildings. These were mainly used within government agencies and state-owned enterprises, facilitating internal communication and thus, serving as their exclusive territory. Despite having basic facilities like small auditoriums, mailrooms, and canteens, these buildings only met the most fundamental daily work needs. Back then, office workers saw them merely as workplaces, with their stories yet to unfold.

Transformation in Progress

Silver Age

In its naive youth, it began to understand...

After the reform and opening up, with rapid socio-economic development and robust urban construction, office buildings gradually aligned with international standards, emerging in the core urban areas. Meeting rooms replaced small auditoriums, reception desks took over mailrooms, elevators were added, entertainment facilities appeared... Office buildings, in the dramatic shift of times, hastened their pace, focusing on deeper needs of business life, further enhancing hardware and soft services. For office workers, office buildings became more than just symbols of work; they transformed into spaces housing life’s imaginations, where more urban stories quietly sprouted.

(Zhongguancun. Image source: Haidian District Archives)

Resurgence and Return to Glory

Golden Age

Today, office buildings have become an essential element of business life, even a second home for office workers. Modern office buildings not only focus on aesthetics but also inner beauty.

Turning to the heart of Zhongguancun, Beijing, the rejuvenated Dinghao DH3, through architectural space, carries the three cores fully empowering business life: transportation core, industry core, and vitality core.

A multi-modal transport hub, a 24-hour corridor with a shopping street, and integration with the ground-floor technology lobby give rise to an excellent TOD model. Under the empowerment of the transportation core, the space provides convenience for commuting life.

Integrating top industry and research resources within the region, this development aids enterprises in connecting upstream and downstream resources, creating a new business and living scene rooted in science, innovation, and ecology. With the empowerment of the industrial core, the space is designed to shape a comprehensive office life experience.

Establishing a business community interaction platform, this initiative forms an innovative building ecosystem that is both intelligently open and culturally vibrant. It creates a smart, interactive innovation space for resident enterprises. Empowered by the vitality core, the space will foster possibilities for a social and interactive life.

From the clever mortise-and-tenon architectural structure to flexible office spaces, to the 50-meter-high lightwell atrium and the 11-meter-high lobby, Dinghao DH3 blends leading intelligence with aesthetic architecture, renewing spaces and transforming life.

The Dinghao DH3 Vision

Post-Pandemic Era

Having gone through the common nightmare of 2020 and welcomed the dawn after the darkness, we can’t help but wonder, where will office buildings head in the post-pandemic era?

Dinghao DH3 thoroughly considers the intricate relationship between healthy living and green spaces, striving to provide office workers with a safe and reliable business living environment. Adhering to the principles of low energy consumption and high efficiency, with healthy ecological concepts and sustainable development as the key architectural design elements, Dinghao DH3 utilizes energy-saving and environmentally friendly materials, creating a cozy and comfortable office space, a pursuit also acknowledged by the international LEED and WELL organizations.

Imagine in the rooftop gardens, stroll on the starry walkways, brainstorm in the fresh atmosphere, and let your dreams soar in the lightwell atrium. In the post-pandemic era, Dinghao DH3 invites you to embrace health and nature.

Urban living territory

More than just good

Life is not just about survival, but also about joy and enjoyment after work. Dinghao DH3, in the core area of Zhongguancun, defines the city’s commercial face, creating the landmark e-lifestyle shopping center – Dinghao DH3 Hub, adding colorful spaces to life after office hours.

Here, global premium products converge, and world delicacies gather; here, the shock of cutting-edge technology meets the philosophy of avant-garde trends. Enjoy novel life experiences in space, perceive e-intelligence in life; Dinghao DH3 Hub enriches real and ideal life with its diverse business forms.