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the village at shang xian lanesshanghai

concept proposal - work in progress

01.04.2014

introduction

“You can’t reallY saY what is BeautiFul aBout a place But the iMage oF the place will reMain vividlY with You”

Shang Xian Fang, a red-brick shikumen compound covers an area of around 6,000 square meters, and features four lines of 52 lane houses which are 3.6 meters wide and as much as 15 meters deep.

As a unique east-meets-west architectural style, a result of the booming real estate development in modern Shanghai with white Baroque-style facade, it is located opposite the red-brick former Municipal Council Building of the French concession, now the Shanghai Central Plaza, on Huaihai Road.

The design for Shanghai Shang Xian Square seeks to create a new landmark for the thriving Huangpu District, extend the growing neighborhood, and respond globally to the inimitable elements of the city such as the Shikumen architecture and the “hyper modern” lifestyle. The site, enclosed by Huaihai Road road on the south and Jinling road on the north, places the buildings adjacent to an active park, residential neighborhoods and retail streets. The multi-use project encompasses a diverse grouping of connective programs including, serviced apartments, a boutique hotel, villas, retail, and public space.

A monumental ‘urban gateway’ or “canyon” crosses the tower acting as a vertical street. This gateway encourages pedestrian flow into the site, houses the internal vertical circulation and is illuminated at night to craft the symbol of this permeable super block. In addition, a series of bridges and vertical roof gardens subtly connect the different portions of the building and populate the project with a series of “vertical public spaces”. As a result, the project connects the existing compound to the new development using natural street life qualities, visual connections and maximum access to daylight in order to enhance public attractiveness and activate social interaction.Shang Xian Square will form a harmonious relationship with its context through connective streets, local materials, program adjacencies and massing relationships with the city fabric and primary boulevards.

conceptchallenge

TRADITIONAL LANE HOUSES

HORIZONTAL cOmmUNITy VERTIcAL IDENTITy

INTImATE SpATIOUS

TRADITIONHyBRID = BEST OF BOTH

mODERNITy

mODERN TOWERpROjEcT HyBRID

pERpENDIcULAR RHyTHm

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AXIS

conceptapproach

HORIZONTAL VILLAgE -

TRADITIONAL

VERTIcAL VILLAgE -

mODERN

conceptsite plan - conceptual sketch

THE CANYON

CANYON

VILLAGE SHOPS

LOBBY

RETAIL

HOTEL

SERVICEAPTS

PARKING

conceptprograM coMponents

DIAgRAmmATIc SEcTION THROUgH cENTRAL LANE

INSpIRATION ImAgES - THE cANyON

INSpIRATION ImAgES - THE SHOp gALLERIES

approachprograM distriBution

SERVIcE ApARTmENTS

HOTEL

RETAIL / AcTIVITy

LEVEL 1

SeRvICe APARTMenT enTRAnCe

ReTAIl

lounge / ConCIeRge

BAllRooM

ReTAIl / F&B

BAllRooM PRe-FunCTIon

HoTel loBBy

HoTel enTRAnCe

ReTAIl

BASEmENT 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

approachprograM distriBution

approachprograM distriBution

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 5

LEVEL 6

HoTel RooMS

CAnyon TeRRACe

HoTel RooMS

ouTDooR TeRRACe

ouTDooR TeRRACe

SeRvICe APARTMenTS

HoTel RooMS

plansground Floor

plansBaseMent 1

VERSION A VERSION B - cENTRAL EScALATORS

planslevel two - hotel loBBY

planslevel three - BallrooM

VERSION A - BRIDgE BALLROOm VERSION B

planslevel Four - hotel rooMs

Typical apt layout - lower level

Typical apt layout - upper level

plansservice apartMents

HOTEL (200 rooms)8 fl @ 5m floor height

25 rooms / floor(maxed out)

=61m

200 m

pODIUm3 fl @ 7m floor height

=21m

SERVIcE ApARTmENTS (45k m² total)Average 150 m² / Unit31 fl @ 4.5 m floor height x 1,460 m² floor area = 45k m²28 fl @ 5m floor height x 1,607 m² floor area = 45k m²=200m height limit**Typical layout has 1,050 m² per floor

plansgFa + height analYsis

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exterior FacadesMaterial palette

gRID ClADDIng glAZIng lAnTeRnS

exterior FacadescoMposition eleMents

exterior FacadesFull height coMposition

NORTH ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION

exterior Facadeslanterns in the night

TRADITIONAL INSpIRATION :Stunning aesthetic of lanterns associated with festivals and used to attract attention to bars and restaurants.

exterior Facadescontextual elevation

exterior FacadesstudY view oF north Facade

the canYonconceptual approach

the canYoninterior studies

the canYoninterior elevation

the canYonstudY view looking south

the canYonstudY view looking north

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