Chao Wen Tian Xia: linear terracotta panel townhouse case study
Chao Wen Tian Xia (潮闻天下) is a mixed residential development beside the Qiantang River in Hangzhou. This source-bounded case study preserves the four original planning and facade images and the archived LX770 panel record while separating dated project information from missing contract and system evidence.
Project identity, location and scale
The historical property record lists the formal Chinese name 潮闻天下, aliases including 德圣潮闻天下, the Hezhuang location, Hangzhou Baihe Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. as developer, and residential, apartment and villa uses. The district label has changed over time: older records use Xiaoshan / Dajiangdong, while the address is now within Qiantang District.
Both the LOPO archive and property record give approximately 380,000 m² as total construction or floor area. That is a whole-development figure, not townhouse facade area, panel quantity or supply scope.
The article’s counts—nine high-rise apartment buildings, 242 river-view townhouses, 87 villas and three buildings described as “5A-level” offices—are retained as a dated supplier-archive description. They are not represented as a final as-built schedule.
What the archived panel record says
| Field | Archived record | Evidence boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Product label | LOPO “light weight” terracotta panel. | This is the 2018 source wording; no mass per unit or square metre is supplied, so no comparative weight claim is made. |
| Item number | LX770. | Retained as a dated project-article field; current availability and equivalence require written confirmation. |
| Nominal size | 115 × 600 × 15 mm. | The source does not state tolerances, orientation convention, corner formats or dimensional test method. |
| Surface | “Line surface”; the close photograph shows fine horizontal ribs. | Rib geometry, colour code, gloss and accepted variation are not specified. |
| Application | The article associates the panel with townhouse facades. | No elevation schedule, exact building list or installed facade area is supplied. |
| Area / quantity | Not stated. | Total development floor area and dwelling counts cannot be converted into panel area or pieces. |
| Installation system | Not stated. | Rails, clips, anchors, cavity, backing wall, joints and interface details must not be inferred from the images. |
The source promotes 15 mm as a cost-saving thin panel without reduced quality. That comparative claim is not carried forward: cost, strength, impact resistance, fixing capacity and other project outcomes depend on the current product, complete assembly, design actions and project-specific evidence.
Facade composition visible in the archive
Linear surface
Fine ribs run along the long panel direction and create a different scale from the larger horizontal joints. A current brief should define the rib profile using a physical sample.
Warm red field
The photographs show a warm red panel field beside cream bands, dark rails and deep roof edges. Web images do not establish the approved colour range or production-lot variation.
Corners and bands
Panel courses wrap around outside corners and stop at projecting bands and openings. The images do not show corner-unit geometry, cut edges, flashings or concealed support.
Precedent limit
The appearance does not prove structural, impact, fire, water, thermal, acoustic, weathering, maintenance or environmental performance for this or another building.
Information to request for a comparable townhouse facade
Confirm the current panel model, nominal and permitted dimensions, body, colour, rib profile and accepted variation; elevation setting-out, corners and replacement strategy; panel, rail, bracket and anchor responsibility; backing wall, cavity, drainage and perimeter details; project-specific structural, impact, fire, water and movement requirements; sample and mock-up approval; production-lot traceability; cleaning access; panel area, quantity, delivery scope and responsible parties.
Discuss a linear terracotta facade brief
Send the project location, elevations, target module and rib profile, preliminary area, wall-system concept, applicable requirements, delivery destination and programme. Ask for current samples, scoped technical documents and a written commercial proposal.