Pyramid Apartment: Architecture straight out of a science fiction movie

"Pyramid Apartment" has recently become a famous landmark in Kunshan, Suzhou, China because of its extremely unique architecture.

The three-building residential complex in Kunshan, a satellite city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, was put into use in 2013 with a total floor area of ​​130,000 square meters. The unique design of the buildings quickly became a hot topic on social media. (Photo: Sina).

Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province is the county-level city with the strongest economic power in China, and Huaqiao Town is a town next to Shanghai.

In China, there is a residential area called "Pyramid Apartment" , the shape is quite special, looking from a distance like an Egyptian pyramid, very spectacular, looks like a futuristic building in a science fiction movie. Unlike most of the strange-looking buildings used as business offices and hotels.

The "Pyramid Apartment" is used for residential purposes. Except for the ground floor (mainly shops), the upper floors are basically apartments. The shape of the pyramid not only makes the building more aesthetic, but also allows the entire building to enjoy enough sunlight.

This building is located in Huaqiao Town, Kunshan, has a very trendy name "Youzhan Future City" , is as large as 18 football fields, completed and put into use in 2013. Masters' Architectural Office, the company that designed the apartment complex, said they were inspired by the image of terraced fields in China and 'parkour' - running and jumping between architecture and objects. (Photo: Sina).

However, netizens have mixed opinions about this unique architectural building. While many people think that the design style of this building is very trendy and avant-garde, some netizens even joked: "With such a design, people may not need to worry about someone jumping off the building."

Of course, some other netizens also commented: "This kind of pyramid-shaped building is very unlucky, because the pyramid itself is a tomb, and living there may not bring good luck". Some also said: "There are too many balconies here. I will probably get lost in this area".

According to Daily Toutiao , the architect of this pyramid building is Mao Houde, a Chinese-Japanese who studied under famous Japanese architect Kazusei Sakamoto and is also the founder of "Masters' Architectural Office".

Mao Houde has been in the industry for more than 30 years and lived in Japan for 10 years, he has personally created countless landmark buildings, this interesting and unique "pyramid" building truly contains Mao Houde's unique design concept, which is to care about "People".

But overall, the "Pyramid Apartment" is still very attractive in the eyes of many people, especially for photographers. Since it became known to many people, it has attracted many tourists from Suzhou, Shanghai and other neighboring cities to visit and take photos.

In the Pyramid model, the top floor has only one house. This room is likened to the Presidential suite in high-class hotels. Many netizens joke that the person living on this top floor can only be a rich CEO, who is domineering but introverted. (Photo: Sina).

Looking down from the top of the building, you can see the balconies built on it, like long staircases, arranged in layers. Some people joke that a building like this is the most suitable place to play parkour, even if you slip, you don't need to worry too much, because in reality, it is only a fall of one floor, not seriously affecting your life. (Photo: Sina).

The building units are basically 30 to 60 square meters in area and 4.8 meters high. The residents of this building are mostly young people. Since its completion, this building has become one of the most popular buildings on local social networks. (Photo: Sina).

The strangeness of this building lies not only in the complaints and ridicule of netizens about its appearance, but also in the complaints of former residents that there is no space or equipment for cooking inside. On the positive side, this design can facilitate the neighbors to "gossip" with each other, on the negative side, the terraces on each floor are clearly visible to the people on the upper floors, so it can be said that it has no privacy at all. (Photo: Sina).

There are a total of 601 households planned in three buildings. There is a drainage platform between the balcony of each apartment and the upper floors, so the lighting system and ventilation conditions of all floors are very good. Huaqiao used to be a remote town in Kunshan, but now it has developed into a modern urban area full of high-rise buildings. (Photo: Sina).