Due to limited supply, high demand, and an entire generation of first time homeowners, new housing developments in China’s Megacities lack the innovation, ambition, and quality expected of the contemporary office building. The ambition for XLW9 will be to develop a new typology for housing in China. Inspired by Northern European metrics for living spaces and mobility, coupled with a strong understanding of traditional Chinese housing and urban planning, XLW9 offers a standard of living unique and specific to China and Tianjin.