U Cube Rénovation paysagère by Lacime Landscaping

U Cube Rénovation paysagère by Lacime Landscaping is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design Paysager Competition Category.

BronzeDesign Paysager· 2020

U Cube Rénovation paysagère

by Lacime Landscaping

Client: Lacime Landscaping

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Design Paysager Category

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The Design

About U Cube Rénovation paysagère

U Cube est la rénovation paysagère d'une rue de petite échelle à Shanghai, en Chine, achevée en 2018. Le projet suit une philosophie visant à éliminer la complexité pour préserver la simplicité. Des éléments minimalistes, des matériaux futuristes et des détails raffinés transforment la rue en un paysage de bureau fonctionnel. La ruelle d'origine était étroite et sombre : l'aménagement repose donc sur le principe de l'étirement de l'espace. Une plaque de porte soignée et une entrée emblématique séparent la zone de bureaux de la zone résidentielle. L'accès des véhicules est contrôlé afin d'offrir un environnement de travail calme et indépendant.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

U Cube Rénovation paysagère est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. U Cube Rénovation paysagère est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. U Cube Rénovation paysagère satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Following the design philosophy of removing complexity and keeping simplicity, Lacime made the small-scale streets a beautiful and practical office landscape by using minimal elements, futuristic design techniques, and exquisite details.
Dimensions & Packaging: The original lane was narrow and dark, which become more congested and depressed because of coexistence of passages and vehicles. So, the design was based on the principle of stretching space.
Tags: landscape, renovation, architecture, street, simplicity
Production Technology: The original street lacks a unique soul and character due to the messy city interface and the ambiguous boundaries between different industries. As a result, this commercial and residential land failed to inject vitality into the area. As to the facade, the futuristic materials, fine doorplate and iconic entrance stand out from the surrounding chaotic environment, dividing the office area from the residential area. Meanwhile, the nature of the land is highlighted with a new image, thus the value of the neighborhood has been improved.
Design Challenge: How to integrate the four elements into one, and to inject new life to the area from point to plane has become the main point of this design. The modern building contrasts sharply with the surrounding environment. The pure white walls and the tough clean lines both lay a good foundation for the landscape design.
Research: Looking at the endless stream of time, whether after five years, ten years, thirty years or even one hundred years, a good work can exist in time, beyond time, and will not be swallowed by time. This is what we have been pursuing and what we are longing for.
Inspiration: As Jane Jacobs pointed out in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities that while modern urban planning theory promotes regionalization, it devalues high-density, and the mixed use of small-scale neighborhoods and open spaces undermines urban diversity. The four elements of a vibrant urban area are proposed in the book: mixed land use, small-scale neighborhoods, coexistence of new and old buildings and high population density, which are integrated in this project.
Project Duration: The project is completed in 2018 in Shanghai, China.
Operation Flow: In addition to the landscape transformation, the vehicle is shielded by control, providing a relatively quiet and independent modern working environment which has a sense of future.
The thinking and design of a landscape project should be beyond what we see at present and design can promote value.
Team Members: Zhang Yi, Wang Jing, Hou Jianbang, Wang Donghao, Huang Xuelong, Wu Di, Ma Dawei, Zeng Xiaohui