Urban Symbiosis Awọn Ile-giga Apapọ-lilo by Xiyao Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
WúràÌkọ́lé· 2025
Urban Symbiosis Awọn Ile-giga Apapọ-lilo
by Xiyao Wang
Client: Extended Play Lab
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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The Design
About Urban Symbiosis Awọn Ile-giga Apapọ-lilo
Urban Symbiosis jẹ idagbasoke ile-giga to ga ju lori ibudo ọkọ-oju-irin 7 ni Ilu New York, ti o ṣapọpọ awọn ile-igbagbọ, ile-ayẹyẹ alabojuto, ati awọn ọfiisi. Ni ṣiṣe ayẹyẹ abẹ-ilẹ nla, ẹnu-ọna ọkọ-oju-irin abẹlẹ wa ni aarin, ti o npese imọlẹ adayeba ati wiwọle gbogbo eniyan ni 24/7. Apẹrẹ naa mu awọn ẹru agbara dara si nipa apapọ awọn eto ọfiisi ati ibugbe, ti o din titẹ lori nẹtiwọki agbara ku. Ko dabi lilo soke taara ti ibile, pipin petele ṣẹda ile-giga meji, ti o ṣẹda awọn aaye gbogbo eniyan ti a pin pẹlu awọn ohun-elo bii awọn ile-ounjẹ, agbegbe iṣẹ-apapọ, ati awọn ile-idaraya fun ibaraẹnisọrọ nigbagbogbo.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award
Urban Symbiosis Awọn Ile-giga Apapọ-lilo jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele àkọ́kọ́, tó jẹ́ ìyanu tó sì yàtọ̀. Àwọn olùborí Wúrà jẹ́ àwọn ẹ̀dá tó ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun gidigidi, tó ní ojú-ìwòye tó jìnnà tó sì ń tàn yòò tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ọgbọ́n, òye àti ìjáfáfá àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Urban Symbiosis Awọn Ile-giga Apapọ-lilo yóò jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tí a yìn gidigidi, tó ń gbé ìtẹ̀sí kalẹ̀ tó sì jẹ́ ìrántí tó ń mú iye tí a kò rí rí wá. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àkànṣe tó yani lẹ́nu tí a bọ̀wọ̀ fún tó ṣe anfàní gidigidi tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Urban Symbiosis Awọn Ile-giga Apapọ-lilo ń dá ìmọ̀lára ìfẹ́ tó lágbára sílẹ̀, ń jí ìtara, ń gbé ìṣẹ̀dá lárugẹ tó sì ń fà wá mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Urban Symbiosis reimagines the traditional tower by horizontally splitting residential and office spaces, forming two interconnected towers. This innovative layout smooths energy demand by balancing daytime and nighttime usage, reducing grid pressure. A central subway entrance celebrates public access, while extensive shared amenities foster community interaction. The sunken garden at street level enhances urban experience, creating seamless connections with the High Line.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The tower is 237m or 777 ft tall, consists of 56 residential floors, and 43 office floors, with retail at the ground and underground levels.
- Tags
- highrise building, mix use, residential, office, mass timber, public transit
- Production Technology
- The design employed a mix of urban planning and architectural analysis. Advanced parametric tools were used to study the relationship between public access, energy efficiency, and user flow. Vertical stacking was replaced with a horizontal division of programs, creating integrated spaces. High-performance materials and all-electric systems were chosen to ensure sustainability, while shared amenities were carefully planned to enhance social interaction and community-building.
- Design Challenge
- The greatest challenge was achieving a balance between urban connectivity and energy efficiency. Ensuring 24-hour public access while maintaining the privacy of residential spaces required a complex design process. The horizontal split of programs presented structural and logistical difficulties, as did integrating shared public amenities without disrupting the functional core. Balancing public engagement with sustainability and energy performance was a key obstacle.
- Research
- Research focused on balancing mixed-use program demands in high-density areas. Data was collected on energy consumption patterns and spatial usage in residential and office towers. Parametric modeling tools informed the horizontal split design, optimizing building efficiency and interaction. The resulting insights revealed that the design could improve energy loads, reduce grid pressure, and enhance public-private space integration, contributing to a sustainable and socially engaged urban development.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for the project stemmed from the symbiosis between residential and office programs, aiming to optimize energy usage by aligning their differing time demands. Drawing from urban connectivity principles, the project integrates public spaces with private development, influenced by the dynamic interaction between work and home life. Research on mixed-use high-rise buildings shaped its energy efficiency and public access approach.
- Project Duration
- The ideal was first conceived in 2017, and carried out in 2024
- Operation Flow
- Urban Symbiosis optimizes energy use by balancing day-and-night occupancy of residential and office spaces, reducing strain on the power grid. The design's split tower layout creates more public interaction zones, like shared amenities, between residential and office functions. The central subway entrance and sunken garden promote 24-hour accessibility. This blend of private and public space boosts community engagement, making it perform better than conventional vertical designs.
- Image Credits
- Xiyao Wang
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