DESIGN NAME: Hangzhou West Lake
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Service Area
INSPIRATION: This service area is located near Yuanpu Town of West Lake District. In the reconstruction of the project, the design team gave priority to the sustainability of the project and the experience of visitors and, incorporating the local cultural story background of Hangzhou, created a shopping mall styled comprehensive service area space. The designers selected sweet-scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration. In architectural design, they fully considered the visual connection between the architectural space and the surrounding landscape.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Hang Zhou West Lake Service Area is located near Yuanpu Town of West Lake District. The original project had a small scale, single function and old facilities. In the reconstruction of the project, the design team gave priority to the sustainability of the public buildings and the experience of visitors and, incorporating the local cultural story background of Hangzhou, created a shopping mall styled comprehensive service area.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Considering the characteristics of Hangzhou which boasts abundant fragrant golden cinnamons in autumn, the designers selected sweet scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration.The interior of the buildings also embodies the overall style of the architecture. With warm wood and pure colors, it creates a relaxed, cozy space atmosphere. The two main buildings in the north and south respectively provide a unique dining space of different themes.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project was located in Hang Zhou, China.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Under the special circumstance of the global pandemic, the designers introduced new service facilities such as smart capsule hotel, unmanned convenience store and unmanned coffee stand that apply the face recognition technology to reduce social contacts. Meanwhile, through the switch control in entrances of the building in five directions, they switch the one stop mode to the function separation mode, to reduce crowd gathering.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The project has an overall planning area of 61,408 square meters.
TAGS: Mall, City, Interior, Renew, Culture
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Hang Zhou West Lake Service Area is a reconstruction project , the design team gives priority to the sustainability of the public buildings. This project bring a Hang Zhou culture to the visitors, the two main buildings in the north and south respectively provide a unique dining space of different themes.
CHALLENGE: Considering the characteristics of Hangzhou which boasts abundant fragrant golden cinnamons in autumn, the designers selected sweet-scented osmanthus, the city flower of Hangzhou, as the source of inspiration. In architectural design, they fully considered the visual connection between the architectural space and the surrounding landscape. The exterior facades composed of super white curtain wall glass and wooden grilles are combined with the osmanthus shaped roofs to endow the whole buildings a unique dynamic effect.
ADDED DATE: 2020-09-23 08:11:32
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : CHUN KONG AU, KAI PONG TANG, MIGUEL ANGEL NARANJO NARANJO
IMAGE CREDITS: idl design
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