Auro Fuafuaga Taulaga · 2020
Light Portal Malamalama Portal Lumanai Nofoaafi Aai
by QUAD Studio
- A' Design Award Auro 2020 in Fuafuaga Taulaga
- CLIENT: QUAD studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 153,131
- Verification code 3DACC6574D · Verify this award
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About Light Portal Malamalama Portal Lumanai Nofoaafi Aai
Malamalama Portal o se masterplan o Yibin Highspeed Rail City. O se toe fuataiga o le olaga fautua fautuaina uma tausaga uma i le tausaga atoa. I tafatafa o le Yibin High Speed Rail Station o loʻo faʻagaioia talu mai Iuni 2019, o le Yibin Greenland Center e aofia ai le 160m maualuga o loʻo tuʻufaʻatasi ai o Twin Towers e tuʻufaʻatasia ai le tusiata ma le natura faʻatasi ma le 1km umi o le laufanua laufanua. O Yibin e iai lona talaʻaga mo le sili atu i le 4000 tausaga, aoina le poto ma aganuu e pei lava o le palapala ile vaitafe na iloga ai le atinaʻeina o Yibin. O le Twin Towers o loʻo avea ma malamalama pupula e taʻitaʻia ai le au asiasi ma o se nofoaga taua mo tagata o loʻo potopoto.
About the A' Design Award Auro
O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Light Portal Malamalama Portal Lumanai Nofoaafi Aai, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Light Portal Malamalama Portal Lumanai Nofoaafi Aai e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Light Portal Malamalama Portal Lumanai Nofoaafi Aai e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.
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- 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. - Image Credits
- All images, ICON, 2019
