Pyramid apartment in China: stepped-back towers with rooftop

Experience China's Pyramid Apartments, Inside Like a Massive Maze.

Destination:ChinaCity:ShanghaiPopulation:24.9 million
Experience China's Pyramid Apartments, Inside Like a Massive Maze.
CN Walking2024-01-1327 min

Hi everyone! Today I will take you to visit a pyramid apartment in China. It is located in Huaqiao Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, which is adjacent to Shanghai. This apartment is well-known for its unique shape, but it has also been controversial. The design of this apartment was created by M.A.O., a Japanese architecture firm. The design is called a stepped-back design because each floor steps back from the one below it. This allows each floor to have a garden-style balcony, but it also has some drawbacks. The interior ventilation is inconvenient and the lighting is poor. In addition, the apartment has over 1,000 different floor plans, almost all of which are lofts. This makes the interior ventilation, fire protection, and pipework design very complex. So let's take a look at this amazing building together!

--- CN Walking
January 13, 2024, Winter in China

Video Chapters

  1. 00:48Preview
  2. 01:19Exterior tour of the pyramid apartment
  3. 09:59Rooftop tour
  4. 11:55Visit the interior loft apartment
  5. 15:12Explore the interior maze

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Experience China's Pyramid Apartments, Inside Like a Massive Maze.

This video takes you on a tour of an extraordinary pyramid-shaped apartment complex in China, located in Huaqiao Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, just next to Shanghai. The creator, a Japanese firm named M.A.O., designed what’s called a stepped-back building, where each floor recedes from the one below to create balcony garden spaces on every level. The concept sounds visually striking and has earned the building a lot of attention, but it hasn’t been without controversy. The stepped design brings some practical downsides: interior ventilation and lighting can be challenging, and with over a thousand distinct floor plans—mostly lofts—the project complicates systems like ventilation, fire protection, and pipework. The host invites viewers to explore both the aesthetic and the quirks of this ambitious structure, guiding us through exterior views, rooftop areas, interior lofts, and finally an inside look at the maze-like interior. The pacing moves from a quick preview to a thoroughし,

Pyramid apartment in China: stepped-back towers with rooftop

Hi everyone! Today I will take you to visit a pyramid apartment in China. It is located in Huaqiao Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, which is adjacent to Shanghai. This apartment is well-known for its unique shape, but it has also been controversial. The design of this apartment was created by...