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Light Portal Kevyt Portaali Tuleva Rautatiekaupunki by QUAD Studio

Light Portal Kevyt Portaali Tuleva Rautatiekaupunki by QUAD Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Kultapalkinto A' Design Award in Kaupunkisuunnittelu Competition Category.


KultaKaupunkisuunnittelu· 2020

Light Portal Kevyt Portaali Tuleva Rautatiekaupunki

by QUAD Studio

Client: QUAD studio

Kultapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Kaupunkisuunnittelu Category

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The Design

About Light Portal Kevyt Portaali Tuleva Rautatiekaupunki

Kevyt portaali on Yibin Highspeed Rail Cityn yleissuunnitelma. Elämäntapojen uudistaminen suosittelee kaiken ikäistä ympäri vuoden. Yibin Greenland Center -keskuksessa, joka on toiminut kesäkuusta 2019 lähtien, sijaitsee 160 metrin korkeat sekoitetut kaksoistornit, jotka yhdistävät arkkitehtuurin ja luonnon 1 km pitkälle maisemabulevardille. Yibinillä on ollut yli 4000 vuoden historia, ja se on kertynyt viisaudelle ja kulttuurille aivan kuten joen sedimentti merkitsi Yibinin kehitystä. Twin-tornit ovat kevyt portaali opastamaan vierailijoita sekä maamerkki asukkaiden kokoonpanoon.

The Recognition

About the Kultapalkinto A' Design Award

Light Portal Kevyt Portaali Tuleva Rautatiekaupunki on Kultapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, erittäin arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään ensiluokkaisille, ihmeellisille ja erinomaisille designeille. Kultavoittajat ovat äärimmäisen innovatiivisia, visionäärisiä ja glamourisesti häikäiseviä luomuksia, jotka heijastavat suunnittelijoidensa nerokkuutta, viisautta ja taitavuutta. Light Portal Kevyt Portaali Tuleva Rautatiekaupunki:n odotetaan olevan korkeasti ylistetty, suuntaa näyttävä ja monumentaalinen keksintö, joka tuottaa ennennäkemätöntä arvoa. Tämä Kultapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign on näyttävä, arvostettu projekti, joka hyödyttää suuresti taiteen, tieteen, designin ja teknologian rajojen laajentamista. Light Portal Kevyt Portaali Tuleva Rautatiekaupunki herättää voimakasta haluamisen tunnetta, synnyttää intohimoa, rohkaisee luovuuteen ja kiehtoo meitä.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Integrating architecture and nature, shaping new lifestyles for future residents of Highspeed Rail City, Light Portal is designed meticulously. Located adjacent to Yibin High Speed Rail Station, Yibin Greenland Centre comprises of 160m tall mixed-use Twin Towers framing 1km long landscape boulevard.
QUAD believes a park should be multi-dimensional living platform rather than flat surface. To maximize the use of underground spaces, besides car park, a Botanic Educational Centre and a Sports Centre will be built underground in the east side of the park due to the natural topography.
Dimensions & Packaging
Parametric designed solar shading device- aluminum fins in tower curtain wall system in 1.2m high x 300-500 deep a piece

Total Twin tower site area 37390 square metre
Total project construction area 15000 square metre
Twin tower building height 163m/168m

Total Central Park site area: 76570 square metre
Tags
TOD, Yibin, High speed rail, mixed use, central park, intelligent city, Highspeedrail City
Production Technology
Main Construction Materials: steel, Low-e glass curtain wall, aluminum fins, stainless steel, limestone, homogeneous tile.
Design Challenge
Architects has to complete the design in tight construction cost and limited time, while the site, extra focus has put on designing terraces, public stars and ramps in central park due to its significant level difference along the north south axis. Local plant species carefully chosen to be evergreen, easy to maintain and compatible in colors and shapes with site surroundings.
Research
Architects envisions this mega project can be rooted in local Yibin culture and both facade design, landscape design and masterplanning can reveal the distinct regional natural features and its geographical significance.
Local plant species widely used and arranged as four seasons garden in central park.
Inspiration
The Light Portal symbolized as gateway to Yibin and lighthouse for Yangtze River reflecting the distinctive geographical location of the city.
In this central axis park that bears ideal life of Yibin in the new era, based on the ecological context of the city, the designer conceived a large urban park and created a colourful painting for this green ecological city. With the twin towers flanking the fluid central landscape boulevard, the twin towers will represent a tower of light that will be the iconic symbol for the new Yibin High Speed Rail City.
Project Duration
The project is located in Yibin, China The design aimed to commence in mid 2020.
Operation Flow
Twin towers:
Vertical aluminum fins applied on tower curtain wall as main solar shading device, while the parametric-designed incremental change in fin depth along the façade generates a subtle and elegant wave pattern viewed from distant, echoing the Yangtze River concept.

Tower mass deliberately well proportioned reflecting different function in each zone by introducing a central slot throughout the height of tower. This LED embedded central slot gives out a mesmerizing, continuous beam of light projecting to the sky at night.

Twin tower podium:
Podium divided into 4 interlocking masses in order to create multi dimensioned open space and maximize the views to central park.

Central Park:
Over 1 km long central park consists of 4 plots connected by 3 serpentine footbridges, cladded in local blossoms, descending to heart of park in ramp.
Public viewing decks also provided at footbridges to provide best view to central park.
Team Members
Kelvin Chu
Wai Tang
Adrian Pang
Diane Zhou
Jack Zeng
Jimmy Li
Yuanping Qian
Ashley To
Tianzhu Zhao
Quinton Zhang
Beidun Huang
Tim He
Image Credits
All images, ICON, 2019

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