Honghua Airport District Masterplan Plan Urbanistic Mixt by WoWA Architecture

Honghua Airport District Masterplan Plan Urbanistic Mixt by WoWA Architecture is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design de Arhitectură, Clădiri și Structuri Competition Category.

BronzArhitectură· 2021

Honghua Airport District Masterplan Plan Urbanistic Mixt

by WoWA Architecture

Client: WoWA Architecture

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Arhitectură Category

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The Design

About Honghua Airport District Masterplan Plan Urbanistic Mixt

Planul Urbanistic al Cartierului Aeroportului Honghua este un plan urban cu utilizare mixtă pentru un amplasament din Nanjing, China. Amplasamentul măsoară aproximativ 649 pe 590 de metri și este traversat de o fostă pistă de aeroport, lată de 62 de metri. O bandă de activități conectate unește părțile de nord și de sud ale amplasamentului de-a lungul parcului pistei. Un centru de spectacole ancorează planul și activează pista. Birourile, un hotel și spațiile comerciale sunt dispuse în jurul unor curți independente. Volumele clădirilor sunt fragmentate în cutii mai mici, suprapuse, cu fațade variate. Copertinele din sticlă cu LED-uri luminează nivelul stradal și susțin evenimentele publice.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Honghua Airport District Masterplan Plan Urbanistic Mixt a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Honghua Airport District Masterplan Plan Urbanistic Mixt să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Honghua Airport District Masterplan Plan Urbanistic Mixt satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Along the runway park, we designed a "linked activity bar" to connect the north and south. Performance center, "Cirque Du Soleil Anchor" is created to activate the runway and linked bar. Offices, hotel and retails are planned with independent courtyards as the extension from the runway. Building massing are broken down into smaller scale stacked boxes and provide diverse façade design. LED glass canopy and "ball" surface will provide animating light show to encourage street level's events.
Dimensions & Packaging: The site is almost like a 649m x 590m checkerboard with an old 62m wide airport runway cutting through in east and west direction. North commercial parcels allow 35m building height, and south residential parcels allow 100m building height. Only one parcel allows the tallest office tower to be 150m in height.
Tags: Airport, Nanjing, Honghua, Masterplan, Planning
Production Technology: Wood, stone, metal, concrete, steel, dirt, plants, and art installation will be used in different parts of the project depending on the design. We use a parametric design tool starting from massing studies, gross floor area calculation, facade pattern control, drawing generation with modifications to landscape design studies. The parametric design tool helps us find the right design balance faster based on scientific analysis and aesthetic preferences.
Design Challenge: The site is cut by a vast scale old airport runway, how to link the street level activity energy from north to south is the first major challenge. How to break the long courtyard office/ hotel facades to animate the runway park and link bar is the 2nd design challenge. How to intergrade different "flows" of traffic, such as commuters, visitors, local residents and allow them to find their own "belonging community" is the 3rd design challenge.
Research: Function, urban space, projects with similar site scale researches are conducted. Case studies and scale comparison are the methods used to collect design data. Our design team members conduct the research. Zoning map, activities suggestions, urban space articulation, and building forms are the result and insights we gain from the researches. And we believe the users here will find plenty of enjoyments and surprises to make this project a memorable place and become the destination of Nanjing.
Inspiration: Courtyard, mega frame and pixel infill concept are the main inspirations for this project, starting from master planning, building massing articulation, facade design to landscape pattern. Modernizing traditional Chinese design vocabulary for the pixel infill is additional inspiration. Consistent design elements with decent diversity mix is our design goal.
Project Duration: The project is located in Nanjing, China. And will complete in 2-3 years.
Operation Flow: Animated urban space such as sunken plaza, LED performance center’s building skin, LED glass canopy are all trying to actively engage natural, artificial lights and contents with pedestrians from the runway park and subway exits. Leading them to the outdoor activities hub to promote social interactions. Different art installations, zoning characters, exercise equipment suggestions are also meant we use to promote a healthy lifestyle and happiness for people who work and live in this area.
Team Members: WoWA Architecture