This case archive documents yellow terracotta panels and glazed facade zones at a research/office building on the Second Institute of Oceanography campus in Hangzhou.
The institute is now officially named the Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources. The replacement preserves the 2019 product and team records while distinguishing the current institution identity from the former State Oceanic Administration name.
Institution identity and address correction
The institute’s current official English site identifies it as the Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources. Its official Chinese site gives the address as 浙江省杭州市西湖区保俶北路36号. The old English post’s “Baojiao North Road” is corrected to Baochu North Road.
The archive was published on 23 January 2019 after the institution’s 2018 administrative renaming, but retained the older State Oceanic Administration wording. Publication date is not evidence of facade completion, and no construction or opening year is supplied.
Project-team credits are historical attributions
The old page credits Zhejiang Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. as designer and Zhongnan Construction Group under “Construction.” No linked consultant record, contract, package, completion certificate or company project page was supplied, so the credits are retained as LOPO’s 2019 archive attributions rather than independently expanded roles.
The source does not identify the facade consultant, structural engineer, specialist contractor, installer, client representative or LOPO contract scope. It also does not establish whether the named construction group was general contractor for the whole building or responsible for a narrower package.
Dated terracotta panel schedule
| Field | 2019 archive value | Evidence boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Panel type | Plane | Historical description; no current product-family mapping is assumed |
| Model | F4530230 | Current availability and replacement compatibility require confirmation |
| Nominal size | 450 × 900 × 30 mm | Archive dimension only; tolerances and orientation are not stated |
| Colour | Yellow | No physical sample, range, batch or acceptance record is supplied |
| Facade area and unit quantity | Not stated | Do not estimate a take-off from photographs |
| Support and complete wall build-up | Not stated | Project drawings, calculations and system evidence must control |
Campus facade views retained intact
The second original file is a three-view composite. It shows a curved low building, a taller facade with projecting corner balconies/stairs, and a wider campus view. It remains one complete clickable image so none of the reference views is cropped away.
Panel grid and piers
Coordinate module, joints, yellow colour range, tall piers, corners, returns and transitions from approved drawings and physical samples.
Glazing interfaces
Assign perimeter seals, flashings, drainage, tolerances and movement between terracotta, glazed curtain-wall zones, windows and recessed openings.
Curved and projecting forms
Resolve set-out, panel cuts, substructure, edge conditions, balcony/stair interfaces and replacement access for each distinct building geometry.
Campus operations
Coordinate construction, inspection and maintenance access with current institutional safety, security, occupancy and operational requirements.
No research-building performance is inferred
The old prose claimed eternal colour, absence of chemical dyes, high-temperature firing, precise colour matching and changing brightness under weather/light. It supplied no identified sample, batch, technical document, test result or standard. Those marketing statements are not carried into the case record.
The photographs and panel schedule do not reveal the complete wall build-up, brackets, anchors, rails, cavity, insulation, membranes, fire barriers, flashings or laboratory/office environmental systems. They cannot prove structural, fire, water, thermal, acoustic, durability, security, vibration-control or other research-building performance.
- exact building identity, elevations, survey, substrates and responsible project parties;
- current panel item, dimensions, tolerances, colour range, quantities and approved samples;
- complete support/enclosure build-up, loads, anchors, movement, joints and replacement access;
- glazing, windows, corners, projections, base, roof/parapet, drainage and waterproofing interfaces;
- project-specific structural, fire, weather, thermal, acoustic, security and operational requirements; and
- applicable standards, authority approvals, calculations/tests, representative mock-up and inspection records.
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Share the building identity and use, elevations, panel module and finish, current item reference, substrate and support concept, glazing/interfaces, quantities, exposure, required evidence, standards, mock-up plan and programme. Final selection, engineering, enclosure design, installation, institutional requirements and compliance remain project-specific.