Linked Hybrid, Mixed-use building complex in Dongzhimen, Beijing, China

Linked Hybrid (Beijing Contemporary MOMA) is a complex of nine towers of varying heights on the northeast corner of Beijing's Second Ring Road, on the former site of the Beijing No. 1 Paper Mill. The towers are arranged in a ring and joined at floors 14 to 19 by an undulating elevated loop corridor, a layout inspired by Henri Matisse's painting La Danse. A pool sits at the centre of the ring, with a small hotel and a cinema on it.

Construction of the complex began in 2003 and was completed in 2009, marking a turning point in Chinese architecture toward sustainable building practices. This project was among the first major residential developments in China to employ geothermal energy as a primary source for heating and cooling systems.

The complex's name comes from its ring of towers linked by sky bridges, a layout inspired by Henri Matisse's painting La Danse, with figures holding hands in a circle. A pool sits at the centre, holding a small hotel and a cinema. The bridges at floors 14 to 19 carry a swimming pool, gym, cafés and galleries, and open passages between the towers let the public walk through the site.

The site sits just outside the northeast corner of Beijing's Second Ring Road, with the Airport Expressway along its south edge; the Wanguocheng MOMA complex lies across that road. The towers are grouped in the south of the plot, leaving the northern part as green space, and open passages between the towers let pedestrians cross the site. The cinema and a small hotel stand in the central pool.

The ring of towers was inspired by Henri Matisse's painting La Danse, with the towers arranged like figures holding hands in a circle. A pool sits at the centre of the ring, and a small hotel and cinema stand in the water as the visual focus.