{"id":254511,"date":"2026-01-27T18:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/254511\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:10:11","slug":"weico-wraps-xpeng-headquarters-around-twin-courtyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/254511\/","title":{"rendered":"Weico wraps XPeng headquarters around twin courtyards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architecture studio Weico has completed a headquarters for Chinese electric car brand XPeng in Guangzhou<\/a>, China, with a roof<\/a> that forms an X.<\/p>\n

Located in Guangzhou’s Tianhe district, Weico<\/a> designed the cluster of angular office buildings to house 13,000 of the brand’s employees.<\/p>\n

\"XPengThe headquarters is located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou<\/p>\n

The large headquarters is formed of two angular office blocks that rise in height from the southern end of the site, where the block’s size was determined by a height restriction due to the proximity to of a heliport.<\/p>\n

Both blocks were wrapped around courtyards<\/a> that each contain multiple terraces of varying sizes with large trees and stepped seating areas. There is also a five-a-side football pitch.<\/p>\n

\"XPengTwo courtyard office blocks are connected via an elevated platform in between<\/p>\n

The courtyard office blocks are connected by a low-level building toped by another planted and stepped terrace. Generous staircases<\/a> were created along the facade of the main buildings, providing casual meeting and resting points.<\/p>\n

Where the blocks join they create an X shape, which is highlighted by the rooftop photovoltaic panels, as a nod to XPeng<\/a>‘s name and logo.<\/p>\n

\"XPengThe roof outline of the two office blocks creates an X from above<\/p>\n

Along with office space, the headquarters contains research and development centres, reception spaces, showrooms and a testing centre.<\/p>\n

On the ground floor various more public functions were arranged along the north-south axis through the building. These include conference facilities, an exhibition centre, sales showrooms, fitness centre, post office and even a small hospital.<\/p>\n

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Almost half of the 50,000-square-metre basement level of the main office building contains the staff canteen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This dining area was arranged around four central courtyards that are lit from above ensuring plenty of day light and fresh air fill in the otherwise dark space.<\/p>\n

\"XPengThe building complex gently rises from south to north<\/p>\n

“In the era of AI-driven smart mobility, architecture is required to be more flexible, interconnected, and experiential,” said the Beijing-based studio.<\/p>\n

“The headquarter is no longer a traditional administrative office container; it is evolving into a ‘super connector’ \u2013 integrating design with industrial research and development, connecting AI exploration with social applications, stimulating innovation, and closely relating to the consumer market,” it continued.<\/p>\n

\"XPengOutdoor staircases link various office floors and the underground canteen<\/p>\n

A large underground corridor was created to connect the office complex to the nearby Cencun subway station.<\/p>\n

Several surrounding buildings contain a flagship store, shared conference centre and a flying car take-off and landing site, each within a separate building.<\/p>\n

\"XPengTop-lit courtyards bring light into the space<\/p>\n

Weico was founded by Sun Wei in 2021, it also recently completed a super factory for Xiaomi, another electric car brand in China.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in China, Team BLDG has converted two rural homes outside Shanghai into a guesthouse<\/a>, while HCCH has designed a doughnut-shaped viewpoint and pavilion in Huizhou<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Arch-Exist.<\/p>\n

Project credits:<\/p>\n

Gross floor area: 360,000 square metres
Architect-in-charge: Sun Wei
Project directors: Sun Mingze, Wang Deyuan
Project team: Sun Wei, Sun Mingze, Wang Deyuan, Duan Yun, Sun Chen, Zhou Jingyi, Zhang Lining, Zhao Yue, Zeng Lingyue, Peng Shijie
Local design institute: Shenzhen Capol International & Associates Co
Facade consultant: SuP Engineering Consulting (Beijing) Co.
Lighting consultant: RDI Lighting
Landscape consultant: Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co
Interior design: Cheng Chung Design
Contractor: China Construction First Building (Group) Corporation Limited
Exhibition design and construction: Shanghai Fengyuzhu Culture Technology Co<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Architecture studio Weico has completed a headquarters for Chinese electric car brand XPeng in Guangzhou, China, with a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,147195,607,43396,3336,501,156,10420,20796,111,139,69,1771,1621,1774],"class_list":{"0":"post-254511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-canteens","13":"tag-china","14":"tag-chinese-architecture","15":"tag-courtyards","16":"tag-design","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-green-roofs","19":"tag-guangzhou","20":"tag-new-zealand","21":"tag-newzealand","22":"tag-nz","23":"tag-office-architecture","24":"tag-sectionall","25":"tag-sectionarchitecture"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}