#LANDSCAPING AND URBAN PLANNING PROJECTS
UA studio 7 merges high rise functions for shenzhen bay super city competition
According to the latest master plan, the central bay region of shenzhen will become the most important pole in the city and hong kong’s metropolitan area.
The goal for competition is to create a world-class complex, with ‘super headquarters base’, ‘major economic center’, ‘super regional environment’ and ‘super city image’ being the key words of the design bid. taking these factors into consideration, UA studio 7 has developed a scheme titled ‘1>3′.
the name comes from the idea that ‘1’ represents the whole, while the ‘3’ represents separate entities. by combining the several distinctive processes and functions, a stronger and more efficient complex can be achieved. thus, the proposal contrasts the concept of a simple stacked configuration of economic, ecological, and cultural domains.
in order to open up as much space as possible at the street level for the public, a majority of the required area is organized into three high rise towers. the forms merge together both at the upper levels through a sky bridge and in the underground. the environmental performance of the development was increased by integrating the city park in a eco-merging system, connecting the platforms by sunken galleries, rain gardens, and planted floating bridges.
over the analysis of its demographic and social situation, we found that shenzhen is a typical ‘immigrant’ city, with a high proportion of young people living and working there. with this in mind, we tried to design a new type of development, a vibrant city where various functions like working, living, culture and entertainment merge together.’ – UA studio
