Hangzhou Daming Government Building is preserved here as a concise historical terracotta rainscreen project record.
The source published on 22 September 2016 describes an office-building complex in “Daming, Hangzhou city.” It records terracotta panels used with glass on the facade, together with one panel reference and size. This case study keeps those facts separate from project details that the source did not provide.
- Project
- Hangzhou Daming Government Building
- Building type
- Office-building complex
- Location
- “Daming, Hangzhou city” in the 2016 source
- Facade materials
- Terracotta panels and glass
- Archived item
- F5030238
- Archived size
- 500 × 1,000 × 30 mm
Documented facade composition
The archived description states that the designer combined terracotta panels and glass as facade materials for this office building. It also describes multiple terracotta colours used beside the glazing. Together, those statements establish the material pairing and a multi-colour design direction, but not the exact elevation pattern.
The source does not identify the architect or designer, name individual colours, define panel orientation or joint width, or provide drawings. Those details are therefore not inferred here. The case is best used as a historical reference for coordinating an opaque ceramic panel field with glazed areas rather than as a construction detail or colour schedule.
Archived terracotta panel reference
The original article identifies the product as a “Terracotta Rainscreen Panel” and records the following values. They are historical project entries, not a statement of current availability or suitability.
- Product description: Terracotta Rainscreen Panel
- Item number: F5030238
- Recorded size: 500 × 1,000 × 30 mm
The source does not define which number represents installed width or height, dimensional tolerances, body composition, surface finish, colour code, edge profile, fixing interface or quantity. For a current project, confirm the active item reference, feasible module, physical sample, tolerances, support compatibility, production scope and quotation directly from current project-specific documentation.
What this historical case does and does not establish
Recorded in the source
- the project name used by the 2016 article;
- an office-building complex in the stated Hangzhou location;
- terracotta panels coordinated with glass on the facade;
- a multi-colour terracotta design description; and
- item F5030238 at the recorded 500 × 1,000 × 30 mm size.
Not supplied by the source
- architect or designer name, client and contractor;
- project area, panel quantity and completion year;
- colour references, module layout and approved samples;
- anchors, brackets, rails, cavity and joint details; and
- structural, fire, water, thermal, acoustic or regulatory results.
This record is therefore a material-and-composition precedent, not evidence that the same panel, dimension or assembly is appropriate for another building. No performance outcome is attributed to the Hangzhou Daming project without source documentation.
Translate the precedent into a current project brief
When a design team wants a similar relationship between terracotta and glass, the useful next step is to define the intended visual result and every interface in the actual project. The current brief should identify elevations, module direction, joint rhythm, colour distribution, returns and transitions at glazing before sample and engineering decisions are finalized.
- current panel references, dimensions, profiles, colour samples and acceptable variation;
- elevation layouts and interface details at glass, corners, openings, bases and parapets;
- substrate, support, anchorage, movement, tolerances and replacement access;
- cavity, drainage, water-control, insulation and fire-barrier coordination;
- project wind actions, structural calculations, testing and required approvals; and
- current quantity, packing, programme, delivery destination and commercial terms.
Qualified project teams must verify the complete wall assembly, including structure, anchors, support system, movement, fire strategy, water and drainage design, thermal and acoustic requirements, installation tolerances and applicable regulations. The historical item number and panel size do not replace that work.
Continue from case study to current information
Use the current Terracotta Rainscreen page for product-system information, then review the Project Gallery for other material, colour and facade-layout references.
Discuss a terracotta rainscreen project
Send the project location, elevations, intended panel modules, colour direction, interface drawings, required evidence, quantity and programme for a current review. Product availability, engineering, testing, approvals and complete-system performance remain project-specific.