Jiangwan Chunshuian: terracotta facade case study
This archive records pale plane terracotta panels at Jiangwan Chunshuian (江湾纯水岸), a mixed-use residential development in Changsha. The revised case preserves all three original photographs and the historic item and dimensions while separating whole-development figures from an undocumented facade quantity, unnamed project team and unverified LOPO contract role.
What can be confirmed about the development
The historic article places the project in Changsha’s Jinxia Development Zone, north of the Liuyang River and east of the Xiangjiang River. A dated Changsha property listing names the Chinese project 江湾纯水岸, identifies Plot 24 in the Jinxia New Area and attributes the development to 长沙金霞开发建设有限公司. No official English company name was found, so the Chinese legal name is retained rather than translated into a corporate endorsement.
The supplier article and property listing both record a 46,896 m² site and 239,165 m² total construction area. They describe a wider mixed-use plan with high-rise residential buildings and commercial, office and hotel components. Those numbers concern the whole development; they are not terracotta-cladding area, panel quantity or the area of any single building in the three photographs.
Archived panel record
| Field | 2019 article record | Evidence boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Product description | Plane terracotta facade panel. | A historic product label, not proof of current availability or an approved project specification. |
| Item number | F4518230. | No current catalogue cross-reference, purchase order or delivery record is attached. |
| Module | 450 × 900 × 18 mm. | The page gives no orientation, nominal/actual definition, tolerances, joint width or special-piece schedule. |
| Colour / surface | The text calls the overall appearance “white”; photographs show pale cream and light-beige fields. | No colour code, surface name, approved range, sheen or reference sample is stated. |
| Facade zone | The article says 18 mm terracotta panels were adopted for the building facade. | It does not map the item to each photographed elevation or distinguish panels from concrete, metal, glazing and balcony components. |
| Facade area / quantity | Not stated. | The site and total construction areas cannot be converted into cladding area or piece count. |
| System / fixing | Not stated. | Rails, clips, anchors, backing wall, cavity, insulation, membranes, flashings, joints and fire-stopping are unknown. |
The historic text praises the facade as elegant, minimalist and harmonious. Those subjective claims are replaced by observable composition: pale rectilinear panel fields, dark glazing, repeated horizontal bands and rounded tower corners. No structural, fire, water, thermal, acoustic, weathering, maintenance or environmental performance is inferred from the product dimensions or finished appearance.
Facade features visible in the archive
Light and dark fields
Pale opaque zones alternate with blue-grey glazing, making the panel rhythm legible at street and tower scales. Exact materials must be confirmed from current drawings and samples.
Rounded tower corners
Curved balcony or edge bands soften the tower profiles. The 450 × 900 mm record does not explain curved geometry, special pieces, subframe layout or corner tolerances.
Repeated horizontal lines
Continuous bands organize the tall elevations. Photographs cannot establish joint centres, floor-to-floor dimensions, movement strategy or panel orientation.
Archive, not approval
Item F4518230 and the three dimensions are useful historical identifiers, but a new project requires current manufacturing confirmation, samples, system evidence and project-specific engineering.
Information to verify for a comparable facade
Confirm the building and elevation scope, responsible project parties, current product item and availability, panel body and surface, dimensions and tolerances, colour range, layout and joints, flat and curved transitions, corners and openings, complete support and backing-wall build-up, movement and drainage, applicable structural and fire requirements, project tests, representative mock-up, batch controls, cleaning and replacement access, measured quantities and commercial responsibility.
Prepare a current panel-facade brief
Send the project location, elevations, target module and colour, flat and curved conditions, preliminary quantities, backing-wall concept, applicable requirements, mock-up plan, delivery destination and programme. Request current samples, scoped evidence and a written commercial proposal.