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Light Portal Ljós Vefsíða Framtíðar Járnbrautarborgar by QUAD Studio

Light Portal Ljós Vefsíða Framtíðar Járnbrautarborgar by QUAD Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award í gulli in Borgaskipulag og þéttbýlishönnun Competition Category.


GullBorgaskipulag· 2020

Light Portal Ljós Vefsíða Framtíðar Járnbrautarborgar

by QUAD Studio

Client: QUAD studio

A' Design Award í gulli Winner in Borgaskipulag Category

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The Design

About Light Portal Ljós Vefsíða Framtíðar Járnbrautarborgar

Light Portal er aðalskipulag Yibin Highspeed Rail City. Umbætur á lífsstíl mælum með öllum aldri allan ársins hring. Við hliðina á Yibin High Speed Rail Station sem starfaði síðan í júní 2019 samanstendur Yibin Greenland Center af 160m háum Twin Towers með blönduðum notkun og samþættir arkitektúr og náttúru við 1 km langa landslag Boulevard. Yibin á sér sögu í meira en 4000 ár og safnar visku og menningu alveg eins og botnfallið í ánni markaði þróun Yibin. Tvíburaturnarnir þjóna sem létt gátt til að leiðbeina gestum sem og kennileiti fyrir íbúa til að koma saman.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award í gulli

Light Portal Ljós Vefsíða Framtíðar Járnbrautarborgar vann A' Design Award í gulli, óendanlega virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er fyrsta flokks, dásamlegum og framúrskarandi hönnunarverkum. Sigurvegarar í gulli eru afar nýstárleg, framsýn og töfrandi glæsileg sköpunarverk sem endurspegla snilld, visku og hæfni hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Light Portal Ljós Vefsíða Framtíðar Járnbrautarborgar sé mjög lofuð, brautryðjandi og stórfengleg uppfinning sem skilar fordæmislausu virði. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í gulli er stórbrotið, virt verkefni sem gagnast mörkum listar, vísinda, hönnunar og tækni mjög vel og færir þau fram á við. Light Portal Ljós Vefsíða Framtíðar Járnbrautarborgar skapar sterkar þráartilfinningar, vekur ástríðu, hvetur til sköpunar og heillar okkur.

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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